What we need from you...
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Download and fill out a request form and be sure to include any concerns and questions.
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​​Email us your:
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We email you a completed report along with phone consultation if requested. Payment is accepted through Venmo or Zelle.
What you get in return...
We send you a detailed document containing our recommendations/comments with visuals to aid our explanations and to make our recommendations more clear. We then ask to get feed back and will work with you and make further recommendations if needed. See some examples below.
The Purpose of Pep
The goal of pinnacle equine podiatry (PEP) is to provide horse owners with timely and affordable advise on their horses hoof alignment and shoeing no matter where they live. After communicating with you about your horse and and acquiring the history and images necessary we will create a thorough report containing custom recommendations specifically for the trim and shoeing of your horse. The report will provide clear visual and written instructions for your farrier. Our goal is to help clients correct lameness and performance issues in their horse as well as to help prevent future injuries and improper wear and tear.
The trim and shoeing of your horse is often overlooked despite the fact that it contributes to a large part of lameness issues. The imbalanced hoof or inappropriate shoeing creates improper joint alignment causing lameness, osteoarthritis, laminitis and serious soft tissue injuries.
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Too often the emphasis of lameness exams is focused on finding and treating the lameness medically without really considering what initially lead to the lameness and how to correct it. Many lameness issues can be resolved or at least greatly improved by making even the slightest changes in the trim and shoe type.
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PEP also offers second opinions for any imaging such as radiographs or ultrasounds performed during veterinary exams or prepurchase exams. Having a second look over prepurchase radiographs provides you with the support you need to confirm the initial assessment or may provide you with a different interpretation , either way it will help you to make a very informed decision regarding the purchase of a horse as well as the management of the horse moving forward.
Get to Know Dr. Fulgoni
Dr. Caili Fulgoni is the owner of Pinnacle Equine Sports Medicine, a practice specializing in equine lameness and podiatry on the central coast of California.
After graduating from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Caili Fulgoni started out under Dr. Kent Allen at Virginia Equine Imaging. After becoming an FEI permitted treatment veterinarian and working at events such as Rolex, Dr. Fulgoni started her own practice in the central coast of California called Pinnacle Equine Sports Medicine serving clients from Woodside to Santa Barbara. The base of her practice is lameness, podiatry and prepurchase exams. She has been able and honored to help a wide range of clients with their goals from getting to peak performance events such as the World Equestrian Games to stabilizing and resolving severe and chronic laminitis cases. After years of success helping her clients and their farriers with podiatry advice she decided to try to expand her ability to help more than just her local clients.
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"For so many horses, just a small adjustment in their trim or shoe type can make such a a big difference."- Dr. Fulgoni