A veterinarian examining a horse's leg in the barn aisle at Solo Select

Equine Veterinary Services · Gainesville, Texas

Care Built Around Your Horses. From the Arena to the Breeding Barn.

Haul in to Gainesville, or bring the Solo Select veterinary team to your barn for lameness and performance exams, imaging, injections, scoping, routine care, and more throughout North Texas, southern Oklahoma, and nationwide.

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Start with what changed

When Something Changes, We Want the Whole Story

A horse starts swapping behind, resisting a turn, losing rate, or feeling short-strided. A mare stops cycling or becomes harder to breed. That is where this team comes in.

Tell us what the rider, trainer, or breeding manager has noticed. We will build the right workup, from lameness or reproductive evaluation to radiographs, ultrasound, or diagnostic blocks.

Serving outside clients locally and nationwide

One Horse, a Full Barn, or the Week Before a Show

Bring one horse to Gainesville for a focused workup, or schedule the team to come to your farm in North Texas or southern Oklahoma. The appointment can be built around a specific performance concern, routine care, or several horses that need to be handled in the same visit.

For barns farther away, our veterinarians travel nationwide, including planned barn work before major shows. They can work through the horses that need exams, imaging, injections, scoping, or follow-up treatment before the trailers roll.

Yes, our veterinarians are available to come to you.

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Veterinary services

What You Can Schedule

Start with one horse, one concern, or a list for the whole barn. We will plan the visit around the work that actually needs to be done.

Lameness & Performance Exams

A systematic examination to identify where pain or restriction begins, using hands-on assessment, gait evaluation, flexion tests, hoof testers, and diagnostic blocks when indicated.

Radiographs & Ultrasound

Digital radiographs evaluate bone and joints. Musculoskeletal ultrasound evaluates tendons, ligaments, and other soft tissue, with follow-up imaging available to track healing.

Joint Injections, PRP & IRAP

Targeted joint therapy and regenerative treatment selected for the horse, the structure involved, and the work ahead, not a one-size-fits-all maintenance schedule.

Upper-Airway & Gastric Scoping

Upper-airway endoscopy helps investigate breathing and performance concerns. Gastroscopy provides a direct look at the esophagus and stomach when ulcers are suspected.

Shockwave & Laser Therapy

On-site therapeutic options to support healing and rehabilitation, paired with rechecks and a practical plan for returning the horse to work.

Wellness & Vaccinations

Scheduled wellness examinations and vaccination plans built around the horse's age, travel, competition schedule, and exposure risk.

One-Hour Rush Coggins

Official Coggins testing through our USDA-approved laboratory, with a one-hour rush option when a horse needs paperwork for travel, competition, or sale.

Wound Care & General Medicine

Scheduled evaluation and treatment for wounds, illness, and routine medical concerns, with the ability to follow the horse through recovery on the farm.

Pre-Purchase & Sale Exams

Physical, gait, lameness, and neurologic evaluation with radiographs, ultrasound, or laboratory testing added according to the horse and intended use.

Sale Radiographs

Radiograph sets for consignors preparing a horse for an online or live sale, completed to the sale's requested views and organized for repository or buyer review.

Meet the team

The Veterinarians

Dr. Chris Ray leads the team as a board-certified equine surgeon. Dr. Hannah Carter focuses on sports medicine and lameness, and Dr. Shelby Horton works across reproduction, lameness, and sports medicine.

Lead Veterinarian

Dr. Chris Ray, DVM, MS, DACVS

Equine Surgery, Lameness & Orthopedics

Originally from Borger, Texas, Dr. Chris Ray brings more than 30 years of equine surgery and a focus on lameness, orthopedics, soft-tissue surgery, joint health and the long-term soundness of performance horses to Solo Select's veterinary team.

A Texas A&M grad, he completed an equine internship at Littleton Equine Medical Center, then a surgical residency and master's degree at Colorado State University, and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1998.

He has practiced in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Montana, working with horses and horsemen at the top levels of performance-horse competition and rodeo, and in 2018 he was named a finalist for the PRCA Veterinarian of the Year Award.

Dr. Hannah Carter, DVM

Sports Medicine & Lameness

Originally from North Idaho, Dr. Hannah Carter brings a lifetime of equestrian experience and a passion for sport horse medicine and lameness. A Mississippi State CVM graduate, she completed a competitive sports medicine fellowship at Mid South Equine and has spent years on the road at major AQHA shows, keeping horses sound and performing when it matters most.

Having grown up showing and competing in college rodeo, she has lived the pressure these horses are under firsthand. When she is not working, she is outside with her young daughter or running barrels herself.

Dr. Shelby Horton, DVM

Reproduction & Sports Medicine

Originally from West Tennessee, Dr. Shelby Horton grew up on a small cattle and horse farm and brings that hands-on background to a passion for theriogenology and reproduction, alongside lameness and sports medicine. An Auburn veterinary school graduate, she completed her rotating equine internship at ESMS in Weatherford, building broad experience before focusing on the areas she loves most.

Having grown up in the saddle, she brings a real feel for what horses and their people need, not just textbook knowledge. When she is not working, she is a big traveler who loves to ride and spend time with her standard poodle.

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The Lab and Reproduction Team Are Here Too

Veterinary care, in-house laboratory testing, reproduction, and sale preparation work together on one campus.

Good to know

Veterinary Services FAQ

Who are the veterinarians on site?

Dr. Hannah Carter, DVM, focuses on sports medicine and lameness. Dr. Shelby Horton, DVM, works in reproduction and sports medicine. Both are full-time Solo Select veterinarians working where your horses live, foal out, are bred, or are fitted.

What veterinary services do you offer?

We offer lameness and performance examinations, digital radiographs and ultrasound, joint injections, PRP and IRAP, upper-airway and gastric scoping, shockwave and laser therapy, pre-purchase examinations, sale radiographs, wellness care, vaccinations, one-hour rush Coggins testing, wound care, and scheduled general medicine.

Do you see horses that are not part of the Solo Select program?

Yes. Outside clients are welcome. Our regular service area covers North Texas and southern Oklahoma, and our veterinarians also travel nationwide for scheduled farm calls, barn work, and care planned around major shows.

Can your veterinarians come to our barn before a show?

Yes, our veterinarians are available to come to you. We schedule farm and barn calls around client needs, including visits before major shows. Call the office with your location, timing, and the number of horses so the team can plan the right visit.

Can your veterinarians perform a pre-purchase exam?

Yes. Pre-purchase and sale examinations can include digital radiographs, ultrasound, and laboratory testing selected for the horse and its intended use.

Do you provide emergency care or dentistry?

No. Solo Select Veterinary Services provides scheduled sports medicine, wellness, wound care, and general medicine, but it is not an emergency practice and does not offer equine dentistry.

Do you handle Coggins, bloodwork, and lab testing?

That runs through Solo Select Diagnostics, our USDA-approved in-house lab, with a one-hour rapid Coggins option. See the lab diagnostics page for the full test menu.

What about reproduction, embryo transfer, and foaling vet care?

Our reproduction veterinarians handle breeding, flushes, ICSI, transfer, and 24/7 supervised foaling. Those live on the reproduction and recipient mare leasing pages.

Where are you, and can I bring my horse in?

Solo Select is at 444 Solo Select Dr, Gainesville, TX 76240, about an hour north of the DFW metroplex. Call 940-641-2795 or email vet@soloselect.com to arrange an evaluation or a visit.

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