Sound Equine Veterinary Hospital

Reviews

• JW

  Julie Hoffman WA-ENUMCLAW

  Aug 26, 2026
  5.0
  Great communication with the front office and vets after my horses surgery! Fair pricing and very knowledge vets!!! 10/10 recommend this place!!
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  Marissa Bernhofer

  Aug 19, 2026
  1.0
  I accompanied my friend during an after-hours colic emergency involving her older gelding. Although I believe the veterinarian’s clinical assessment and ultimate recommendation for euthanasia were appropriate in this case, his communication and treatment of us throughout the visit were shockingly condescending, dismissive, and devoid of any real compassion. Before I arrived, I urged my friend to call a veterinarian because her horse’s condition was not improving with walking and the otc pain meds she normally used for his occasional, mild colic episodes. Even before he set foot on the property, Dr. Beau Green was extremely unprofessional over the phone, initially chastising the owner for being unable to get a downed horse back on his feet by herself. Unfortunately, because large-animal emergency care is so limited in this area, she had no realistic alternative when he ultimately decided he could make the farm call. To make an already terrible situation worse, his behavior only deteriorated after he arrived. Beau repeatedly spoke down to us, dismissed our questions and concerns, and criticized decisions my friend had made regarding her horses’ care. Even after the owner and I identified ourselves as human medical professionals, and I explained that I had previously worked in veterinary medicine, he continued to mansplain and speak to us as though we were incapable of understanding basic medical information. Even more unfortunately, Beau was the only person present who could help her horse, and he ultimately controlled the course and cost of the visit. The owner therefore tried to maintain her composure despite being emotionally devastated. Once the decision to euthanize was made, the owner was understandably distraught. She became even more distressed by the effects of the sedatives and pain medications given to make her horse more comfortable. Beau did not take even a few additional seconds to explain or prepare her or her teenage daughter for what they might witness in the next moments. He barely verbalized, “I’m doing it now,” before proceeding. Her daughter was left horrified by the rapid sequence of events and the physical responses she witnessed in a horse she deeply loved. These were things that could and SHOULD have been compassionately explained beforehand and doing so would not have required any additional time while he was drawing up medications and preparing for the procedure. After all was said and done, my dear friend still had numerous questions she had been afraid to ask because of Beau’s demeanor, and attitude throughout the entire experience. No owner should be left afraid to ask questions about her horse’s medications, condition, euthanasia, or final moments because a veterinarian has made her feel belittled and intimidated. I was involved in veterinary medicine for much of my life before switching to human medicine, and I have never encountered a veterinarian so arrogant and needlessly uncompassionate during an end-of-life emergency. This entire experience was grotesque, to say the least, for everyone involved. It is deeply unfortunate that Sound is the only after-hours option available to many horse owners in this area. After this experience, I would not recommend Beau or this clinic to anyone.
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  Chuck Capps

  Jun 24, 2026
  5.0
  Dr. Smith and team are amazing! We can not say enough great things about them. We are new horse owners and she has been so helpful, listens, and makes sure we understand. It's been a joy to work with her and can not thank her and her team enough for how they take care of our boy Ace! Thank you Dr. Smith and team!! We appreciate you guys so much!
• RG

  Rogue Glazier

  Jun 12, 2026
  5.0
  Our beautiful Clyde'sdale Gurty fell to the ground right in front of us and started thrashing and rolling back and forth then she'd stop breathing periodically. My wife believed she colicked My wife called emergency vet right away when the Dr Fahy showed up he took charge and handle the situation and it was brutal and physical and well heck he even helped her stand up .he got her stabilized and I'm sure without him she would have died. The next day Dr Green and his assistant came and did a followup with some additional needed things like trimming feet witch was like wrestling , well a Clyde'sdale. I thank you all so much for saving our horse !! Steven and Gloria. Tahuya
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  Steven Nielson

  Mar 29, 2026
  5.0
  We had an emergency with our goat. They were open and available to help. Knowledgeable and even took follow on calls directly from the doctor the following day. Built on trust!

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