The equestrian facility at CSU Spur offers full-service veterinary and rehabilitation services with state-of-the-art technology.
The CSU Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center at CSU Spur focuses not just on injury, but on global rehabilitation (full body rehabilitation), with programs designed specifically for each individual horse. The Center is run by veterinarians who specialize in sports medicine and rehabilitation.
The Center will provide rehabilitation for equine athletes through services such as:
- Acupuncture
- In-ground and above-ground underwater treadmills
- A standing cold saltwater spa
- Solarium
- Whole-body vibration plate
- Chiropractic
- Solarium (ultraviolet and heat therapy)
- Pulsed electromagnetic therapy
- Laser therapy
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Shockwave therapy
- Therapeutic exercises
- Kinesiotaping
- Proprioceptive /neuromuscular rehabilitation
- Mesotherapy
- Myofascial release therapy
- Percussion massage therapy
- Therapeutic ultrasound
- Conditioning programs
- Digital radiography
- Digital ultrasound
- Regenerative therapies (IRAP, PRP, ProStride, and bone marrow-derived stem cells)
A veterinarian and veterinary technician team will be on-site working with horses and connecting with visitors regularly.
As a visitor, check out the equine sports medicine and rehabilitation center viewing area on the 2nd floor (follow signs to the north side of the Vida building), and watch horse walking on underwater treadmills and working with veterinarians (check the CSU Spur events calendar for timing). Visitors can explore additional exhibits about horses and live video in the viewing area.
Equine veterinarians serving horse show clients at throughout the year will have access to the sports medicine facility, including exam rooms, lameness asphalt runways, and arenas.
Want to book a service? Email vth_esm@mail.colostate.edu.
Hours
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
2nd Saturday of every month: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (closed all other Saturdays)
Closed Sundays
Location
4777 National Western Dr.,
Denver, CO 80216
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JOCELYN HITTLE
Associate Vice Chancellor for CSU Spur & Special Projects, CSU System
Jocelyn Hittle is primarily focused on helping to create the CSU System’s new Spur campus at the National Western Center, and on supporting campus sustainability goals across CSU’s campuses. She sits on the Denver Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Council, on the Advisory Committee for the Coors Western Art Show, and is a technical advisor for the AASHE STARS program.
Prior to joining CSU, Jocelyn was the Associate Director of PlaceMatters, a national urban planning think tank, and worked for the Orton Family Foundation. She has a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton, and a Masters in Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Jocelyn grew up in Colorado and spends her free time in the mountains or exploring Denver.
TONY FRANK
Chancellor, CSU System
Dr. Tony Frank is the Chancellor of the CSU System. He previously served for 11 years as the 14th president of CSU in Fort Collins. Dr. Frank earned his undergraduate degree in biology from Wartburg College, followed by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. and residencies in pathology and toxicology at Purdue. Prior to his appointment as CSU’s president in 2008, he served as the University’s provost and executive vice president, vice president for research, chairman of the Pathology Department, and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He was appointed to a dual role as Chancellor in 2015 and became full-time System chancellor in July 2019.
Dr. Frank serves on a number of state and national boards, has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications, and has been honored with state and national awards for his leadership in higher education.
Dr. Frank and his wife, Dr. Patti Helper, have three daughters.
We’ll see you Saturday!
2nd Saturday at CSU Spur is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. this Saturday (April 13)! The theme is the Big Bloom.
Hope to see you there!