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Metamora Equine at-a-glance

Specialized sport medicine expertise

Advanced equine medical technology

Modern clinical documentation

Rapid expert guidance

Inside MPEC

We provide exceptional care for your equine athlete. Metamora Equine brings evidence-based medical solutions to the stall. We leverage technology and 40 years of experience to deliver health care to your horse.

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Clinical & Performance Services

Comprehensive care: working with your trainer, your farrier and you to provide the optimum performance management for your horse. 

  • Lameness and performance assessment with metrics
  • Enhanced diagnostic imaging on site
  • Equine dentistry for our sport horse clients
  • Injury specific rehabilitation plans
  • Targeted laboratory services
  • Target and personalized referral for optimal 3D imaging
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Our community talks

Metamora has really great imaging that they bring right to us. It allows them to follow every lead to fruition. No waiting and no guessing. They also take a very methodical approach to every exam. It’s a process, like building a puzzle, so using diagnostics and technology to collect data reveals another part of the puzzle.
Sarah Ash, Trainer, True Course Farm
Doctor Thaler is incredible at diagnostics. He has the tools, the training, and the experience to solve challenges that other vets really could not. Figuring out lameness can be very subjective. Dr. Thaler uses technology to look for answers and tell him things that the rider can’t, that the horse can’t.
Cindy Petherbridge, Trainer, Huntsover Farms
With Metamora, the horse comes first. They bring urgency and care to every visit. They’re good with the horses – even difficult ones – and then they take the time to talk to the owner or the rider.
It’s easy for vets who see hundreds of horses to quickly turn to solutions that have worked for them before. In contrast, Roland is always gaining new knowledge. He has the most modern and best diagnostic equipment, and so he suggests new perspectives and ideas. That's important to being successful in diagnosing injuries and problems.
For clients serious about performance, Metamora is my go-to. Roland Thaler is the top sports veterinarian and a partner and resource for diagnosing lameness and other problems, as well as suggesting therapeutic solutions.
Garth Short, Owner, Horseshoeing Incorporated
The communication from Metamora is key. I am always contacting them first with my questions. They're ability to answer the call and provide service to clients is unmatched, even if that means going the extra mile to accommodate.
Leah Smaller, Professional Rider and Trainer
Doctor Thaler has a problem-solving mindset. There’s no one better at finding an issue. He uses technology and experience to understand the issue.
Jaafar Reza, Trainer, Gross Point Equestrian
The technology has always been the thing that impressed us. Doctor Thaler has the science that backs it up. He has the tools and the techniques, and he's done the studies and read the latest news. When he makes a suggestion, there are facts behind it, not a guess. He gives you the best of all the options available for whatever we are dealing with.
Rhonda Wille, Owner
There are many different therapeutic applications that promote healing. Roland comes in with the science. He'll study the X-rays and do the diagnostics, then I’ll do the farrier work. We’ve brought horses back from lameness and saved horses that otherwise would be done. He’s 100% onboard to get the horse through it.
This practice defines excellence
Dana Wille, Head Trainer, Equine Odyssey
Sometimes I walk into a barn and know Metamora’s been there because there is a picture drawn of a horse's leg showing where this injury was. Roland is great at explaining complex things very simply.

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