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Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center

Managing Partner: 
Dr. Doug Herthel
Phone: 
(805) 688-6510
Fax: 
(805) 688-0269
Address: 
2501 Santa Barbara Avenue
P.O. Box 249
Los Olivos, CA 93441
National Region: 
West
About Us: 

On the path to health for 40 years

Established in 1972, Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center is one of the foremost equine clinics in the world. It combines state-of-the-art equine hospital facilities and programs such as rehabilitation, teaching and research with an outstanding field practice that cares for many of the horses in the Santa Ynez Valley. Our staff has played a pioneering role in the advancement of veterinary medicine, striving to develop and refine many of today’s equine treatment procedures and techniques. Our goal remains to provide the best and most advanced in equine medical technology, diagnosis, treatment and care to our patients and to further the depth of veterinary knowledge through research.

The Alamo Pintado Story

Welcome to Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center, one of the premier equine referral hospitals in the United States.

Since it’s establishment in 1972, Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center has become one of the foremost equine clinics in the country and abroad. It combines state-of-the-art equine hospital facilities and programs such as rehabilitation, teaching and research with an outstanding field practice that cares for many of the horses in the Santa Ynez Valley. Our staff has played a pioneering role in the advancement of veterinary medicine, striving to develop and refine many of today’s equine treatment procedures and techniques. Our goal remains to provide the best and most advanced in equine medical technology, diagnosis, treatment and care to our patients and to further the depth of veterinary knowledge through research.

More than 3,500 horses – from beloved family pets to show horses, to Olympic team athletes, to thoroughbred racehorses – pass through the gates of Alamo Pintado each year, to be placed back on the path to health and peak performance.

Thank you for visiting us, we hope you enjoy our facility. You can access the different sections of our website by clicking the tabs above. For more information about the nutrition program developed at Alamo Pintado, please visit the Platinum Performance website. We welcome your questions or comments so please feel free to contact us.