Equine Medical Center of Ocala

Incredible facility with people who genuinely care about your horse! From the moment we arrived (a three hour drive with sick horse in tow), we were greeted by Dr. Pastis and his professional team of helpers! I finally took a breath, confident that my little horse was getting the very best care possible. They ran every possible test, and Dr. Pastis explained what looked good and why other issues might be of concern. Our horse had a serious case of colic with descended colon. Our local vet had recommended EMCO and I will forever be grateful! We were fortunate, and after a night of careful observation, we got the “surgery not necessary.” Dr. Adam’s and Dr. Spagnol were always patient, kind and explained everything perfectly to the “anxious family.” I would never hesitate recommending this top notch facility. After an extra night of observation, we got to take our boy home and I have no doubt it was due to their expertise!

posted: 02/09/2025

I’m not sure where to start with how much I appreciate everyone at this facility and how amazing they are. I brought my horse Isabella in for sand impaction through the ER. The doctors took her in for evaluation immediately, and were very thorough and clear about everything going on with her. I was an emotional wreck and they were very compassionate and understanding. She went to surgery the next day, and the surgery team was amazing in taking great care of her. The front desk was very patient with me through all of my questions and figuring out finances. The facility is absolutely amazing and a well oiled machine. Thank you Dr. Krause, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Welch, Dr. Cullen, Dr. Pastis, Gayla, Rebecca, and anyone involved. Thank you to every doctor, nurse, care taker, front desk personnel, and management involved. I would have not gotten through this without you all and now my girl is on the road to recovery.

posted: 08/06/2024

Our first experience with EMCO and our new colt who had choked this weekend. I feel they did a wonderful job and EMCO is incredibly easy to get a hold of and address any concerns I might have had with the process. Which I feel is very rare in any medical field. I definitely trust them for future visits of any of our equine babies. :)

posted: 10/19/2020

Very rude person answering the phone, did not have the simplest of information to give me and was not willing to find out for me before I scheduled my appt. Told me in a snide way, "ok, ma'am, I hope you have a GREAT day" rather than trying to retain me as a client by being respectful, helpful and pleasant. Customer service training needed, or just get someone who can talk pleasantly to the public.

posted: 06/09/2025

I can't begin to describe my appreciation to the EMCO team for their help with Cookie when the three of us appeared Friday night in dire straits. Cookie had the large intestine compaction and my husband and I had had an emotional overload of bad news about Cookie's future prognosis after his surgery earlier in the day at Ocala Equine Hospital (another fabulous place with a team who did a wonderful job). With the onset of colic, they recommended EMCO where Cookie needed to be transported to immediately. A special thanks to Dr. Carpenter and the techs that night that dealt with the three of us. Besides knowledge and professionalism, I was blown away by the compassion and caring for all of us as she may have saved Cookie's life. Special thanks also to Dr. Henry and Harrison for the daytime care and compassion they showed the three of us also. They were very kind and patient and allowed me a lot of hang-out time with Cookie. I am forever grateful to you all for saving him as I lost my last horse to colic in 2008. Again, thank you for everything.

posted: 11/21/2023