A full service equine facility that covers all aspects of sports medicine and internal medicine with an added focus on equine reproduction, advanced dentistry, and equine acupuncture.

“from conception to champion”

Nestled on 28 acres, 1.2km south of the junction of highways 11 and 20 at Sylvan Lake, Alberta, this equine practice includes pastures, spacious mare and foal pens, stallion pens, indoor box stalls and foaling stalls.

Heide Vet Services Gives back!!

Once again we have been faced with some starved animals in 2010. this last winter has been a hard one as its been very cold and hay was expensive and in short supply. we currently have 6 horses up for adoption right now. 4 mares with AQHA papers, 1 grade filly and a grade palamino gelding.

Earlier in 2009 we were contacted by the Alberta SPCA about a seizure of starved horses from east-central Alberta. These horses were in bad shape. 2 animals died on farm and 4 others came to our clinic this spring in terrible shape. Oscar, pictured below left, was the worst and the palamino (below right) was 9.5 months pregnant as well as being starved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 It was touchy trying to bring them back from such neglect as some colicked after worming (they were heavily infested). As well we were concerned with introduction of food as they were not used to eating adequate amounts. we started them slow and the pounds started to come.

 

Palamino with her newborn baby peanut in early july. peanut had a small issue at birth due to her mothers starvation but  we were there to help her through it and she is in perfect health.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STAFF

Dr. Brian Heide   BSc. DVM  IVAS

- Brian Graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 2002. In his early career he developed a keen interest in several areas of equine reproduction, medicine and surgery. In 2007 ,together with his wife Jackie, he purchased the clinic to expand his interests in these areas. They welcomed their little boy Chase in January 2008. Brian owns and breeds cutting horses while his wife Jackie rides Arabian and half Arabian show horses.

Allison Miller,   AHT

-Allison Miller graduated from the animal health technician program at Olds College in 2007. She started at Heide Veterinary Services in Feb 2008 after working in her hometown clinic in Wetaskiwin. She has become a valuable member of our health care team. Allison loves riding and when not working can usually be found on the back of her horse.

Tina Walker

Tina Walker came to Heide Veterinary Services in June 2008. Tina was a longtime employee of D.Dalton Equine Veterinary Services (the previous face of HVS). She is an accomplished horsewoman who is involved in the Paint Horse show world. She is also a valuable member of our health care team.