Covered Bridge Equine, P.C.
1071 Jamestown Blvd, D-1
Watkinsville, Georgia 30677
706-769-4749
706-769-4460 - Fax
What's New at CBE?
Merial and CBE joined
together at a local farm to
offer CBE clients the
opportunity to have their
horse's stomach's scoped to
investigate their likelihood of
posessing gastric ulcers. The
results were astounding and
many horses were
appropriately treated with
Gastrogard and have reported
improved performance and
better feed efficiancy!

Here are some of the photos
from inside the horse's
stomachs!
Normal stomach showing a healthy non-glandular
(white) portion of the stomach and healthy glandular  
(pink) section. The line dividing the two, the margo
plicatus, is well defined and not interrupted by
ulcerations.
Multiple moderately severe ulcerations along
the margo plicatus in a 7 year old sport horse
with no clinical signs of ulcers.
Severely hemorrhagic area of stomach, the
pylorus, where ingesta enters the small
intestine in a 12 year old mare in light work
with no clinical signs.
Moderate ulcerations in the non glandular
portion of the stomach in an 8 year old sport
horse described as a hard-keeper.
Fall 2008
December 2008 - Dr Keeton is now a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist! We are excited to
offer our clients this new service!
Very mild ulcerations in a 7 year old OTTB
upper level performance horse
prophylactically treated with Ulcergard when
travelling.
July 2009 - Covered Bridge is excited to welcome Dr. Charity Stone to the CBE Team!
September 2009 - CBE once again joined with Merial to provide gastroscopy to our clients
at no cost. Several horses were affected with gastric ulcers and have been treated accordingly. We
wish these horses and their owners continued success and improved performance!
October 2009 - The veterinarians and staff at CBE have been very busy this fall attending
lectures and conferences in order to stay current and offer our clients the latest and greatest of
equine therapies and technologies.  

Dr. Peroni journeyed to Washington, D.C. for the American College of Veterinary Surgeons
Symposium while Sheila Ogle attended the Georgia Department of Agriculture's Large Animal
Rescue course and is now certified at the Awareness Level of Technical Large Animal Emergency
Rescue (TLAER).
April 2009 - CBE is excited to welcome Sheila Ogle to the CBE Technical support staff. She
looks forward to meeting our clients and horses!
November 2009 - Dr Peroni is
successfully utilizing sterile medical grade
maggots to manage  chronic sinusitis in a
Paint gelding, "Chinook" at Ashland Farm!