Desert Pines Equine Center

Thank you to the team of doctors that worked on my daughters mare while we were there for the Supershow. Dr. Leslie Shurr and Dr. Wyatt Winchell were outstanding!!!! The care our mare received was wonderful. The whole facility was top notch and everyone that works there was so very nice and always had information for us. Thank you again Missy and Peyton Crowder Read Less

Dr Christensen is a very caring and proficient Doctor. He is honest, straightforward, and is thorough while showing consideration for the pocketbook. The staff is friendly and efficient. I love this facility and the staff. He has seen our Senior and our mini for treatment. J Solaegui Read Less

Desert Pines is an amazing equine clinic. Dr. Christensen is unfortunately no longer there, but he was my horse's doctor for years and absolutely wonderful. I had to euthanize my horse in June, but the care he received from Dr. Boeche in the weeks leading up to his death was nothing short of the best. Their entire staff is so kind and compassionate, it truly made a difference in dealing with the loss of my horse. Read Less

This place is just amazing, today we had to make a very tough choice to put down our wonderful mare Phoebe.  The whole staff was just supportive and understanding.  They gave us every option and told us the truth rather then trying to sugar coat it or get more money out of us.  Phoebe had very aggressive skin cancer, while we could have spent every last dime we had to do the surgery, Dr. Jennifer Boeche was honest with us that given the way it had already developed it would most likely come back.  In a tough time that kind of honesty was really needed.  We didn't want phoebe to suffer just to have to go through it all again.  They let us take as much time as we needed to say our goodbyes.  I know she went peacefully and knowing how loved she was.  Thank you Dr. Jennifer Boeche and the whole staff at Desert Pines for taking such good care of us and our hooved family member.. Read Less

We had to run one of our rescued baby goats in to this facility today. We were met by Dr. Christensen.  We were certain we were going to lose our baby today and within an hour our little Monet was standing and looked so much better!!! Thank you so much Dr Christensen and your staff for caring so much!!!!  You are our new vet and will be forever!!! Read Less

I'd never thought I'd be writing a good review for a place that euthanized one of my horses. My mom and I have owned horses for 9 years. She owned a stunning 26 year old Arabian gelding and I have a marvelous 31 year old Morgan gelding. Their ages be damned these are two of the healthiest, happiest horses I've ever known. My mom's horse, lovingly called Jah-sh (Josh) was the picture of health (or so we thought) up until this month. He began to lose interest in his feed and became less playful than normal. Thinking we had the beginning signs of illness we took him in to have him diagnosed with Sand Colic. He showed classic signs of it and, let's be honest, we live in a desert so this is obviously going to be the first thing that jumps out. Little did we know he had terminal lymphatic cancer that would ultimately lead us to euthanize him August 20th. This review is meant specifically to highlight Dr. Ballard, so I won't spend much time discussing the specifics of the illness. This vet is hands-down the best I've ever dealt with. His level of professionalism was incredible. He was knowledgable, descriptive, thorough, and tactful. I have dealt with many of the other large animal vets at this hospital and I would request him again and again over any other. Within 5 minutes of bringing our horse to the clinic we knew how serious it was and that we'd likely be losing him that night. Dr. Ballard maintained a positive attitude without ever giving us false hope - ultimately running several tests over several hours and finally leading us to the humane conclusion of letting him go. We were devastated, but trusted Dr. Ballard. He didn't let us down. He gave us peace of mind that we were doing the right thing and let us call the shots - even doing a necropsy for free on the horse we just euthanized so he could give us closure as to what killed him. He was professional with just the right amount of heart and tenderness - it was so comforting to have him be our vet that night. I just finished speaking with him on the phone a moment ago as he explained to me the results of the final lab test we'd done to find out what kind of cancer our horse had. He reassured us that we did the right thing at the right time - there was no way to save this horse. Lymphoma was the untimely killer and he again offered to meet with me at the clinic and go over any questions I had, show me pictures from the necropsy, or take an in-depth look at the final lab test. I can't sing his praises enough - and what I've dealt with the other staff members - everyone else reflects his same passion and intelligence. Read Less