Planning for Equine Emergencies
From Ask The Horse by The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care
June 13, 2025 · 59 min
About this episode
Veterinarians share advice on planning for equine health emergencies to avoid delays and unexpected expenses.
Planning ahead for equine emergencies can help you avoid delays in care and unexpected expenses, and reviewing your emergency protocol regularly helps protect both your horse’s health and your wallet. In this Ask TheHorse Live episode, two veterinarians share advice on planning for equine health emergencies. This episode is sponsored by CareCredit . About the Experts: Michael Fugaro, VMD, Dipl. ACVS, is the owner and founder of Mountain Pointe Equine Veterinary Services, in Hackettstown, New Jersey. Fugaro received his VMD at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, in Kennett Square, where he graduated in 1997. He then completed a large animal internship at the University of Guelph, in Ontario, Canada, and a large animal surgical residency at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana. Previously, Fugaro was the resident veterinarian and a tenured full-professor at Centenary University, in Hackettstown. He has also taught as a visiting instructor at Rutgers University in the Animal Science Department, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Fugaro has held veterinary positions with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health and the New…
People in this episode
Host: Michael Fugaro
Guest: Michael Fugaro Vmd
Topics covered
- equine emergencies
- veterinary care
- health planning
Keywords
- emergency protocol
- horse health
- veterinary advice
Sponsors
CareCredit
Mentioned in this episode
Products: CareCredit
Books & works: Ask TheHorse Live
Places: Hackettstown, New Jersey, Kennett Square, Ontario, Canada, West Lafayette, Indiana, New Brunswick, Morris County, Chester County
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