Employment Information
Practice name
Rhinebeck Equine, LLP
Last Updated
November 5, 2024
Internship Type
Combined
The Rhinebeck Equine internship program is an opportunity for an intensive year of clinical experience for five early career veterinarians in an equine private practice setting with both ambulatory and referral hospital services.
The practice is committed to providing interns with a rewarding and diverse educational experience. Mentoring is provided by boarded specialists in surgery (2), internal medicine (2), theriogenology, and ophthalmology, as well as seasoned ambulatory practitioners with advanced training in sports medicine and dentistry.
While we expect our interns to work hard, they also have ample time to recharge and enjoy the beautiful Hudson Valley Region of upstate NY. Our interns are treated as doctors and play an essential role in the practice. While interns are called upon to evaluate hospital patients as needed and assist with occasional after-hours treatments, the hospital is fully staffed by experienced technicians around the clock. A generous benefits package is offered, including a contribution towards student loans, time off, and funding for a national continuing education meeting.
Our program provides dedicated and authentic mentorship during and after the internship. We are proud of the high rate of retention of our former interns in equine medicine. Career advising is provided during and after the internship year to enhance the professional development of our interns.
Our internship provides excellent preparation for individuals seeking admission to advanced training programs or a career in general equine practice. Past interns have gone on to residencies in surgery, internal medicine, theriogenology, ophthalmology, and dentistry; advanced training in podiatry and emergency and critical care; as well as general ambulatory, integrative medicine, and racetrack practices and practice ownership.
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- Equine general practice
- Racetrack practice
- Sports medicine practice
- Equine/LA surgical residency
- Equine/LA medicine residency
- Equine/LA critical care residency/fellowship
- Ophthalmology residency
- Theriogenology residency
- Dentistry residency
- Imaging residency
- Anesthesia residency
Start date
June 1, 2026
End date
June 11, 2027
Application Deadline
August 1, 2025
Does the practice offer externships?
Yes, please email the practice contact for details
Is an in person visit or externship with the practice required to be considered for an internship?
Yes, required
Contact Information
Rhinebeck, NY
[USA] New York
Dutchess
1272
26 Losee Lane, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Practice Mailing Address
26 Losee Lane, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 - Rhinebeck, NY - Dutchess - [USA] New York - 1272
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
Yes
Service rotation description
Interns rotate bi-weekly through surgery, medicine, ambulatory services, sports medicine (Aug – Feb), and reproduction (Feb – Aug). On hospital rotations, the interns are responsible for assisting with all patient evaluations, procedures, and diagnostic imaging. The interns assume a primary role in daily patient care and developing appropriate treatment plans under the guidance of board-certified hospital clinicians.
Surgery rotations allow the intern to follow elective orthopedic, soft tissue, and emergency cases from initial evaluation, through surgery and post-operative care, to discharge and follow-up. Additionally, sports medicine and advanced diagnostic imaging cases are managed alongside our surgeons and sports medicine clinicians. Anesthesia is learned alongside an experienced veterinarian and, as skills progress, interns are responsible for managing the anesthesia of elective and emergency cases. The internal medicine rotation exposes the interns to a wide variety of cases, both in the hospital and in the field, and is particularly busy in the spring due to the large neonatal foal caseload. The interns learn breeding management and advanced reproductive techniques from our boarded theriogenologist at the clinic and local stud farms. The growing ophthalmology caseload affords an excellent learning opportunity. During the ambulatory rotation, the interns become comfortable with common ambulatory emergencies, routine wellness care, reproduction, dentistry, and lameness evaluation. Case rounds and weekly journal club/teaching rounds provide additional learning opportunities.
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
50-75%
Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians
Yes
Teaching rounds held
Yes
Frequency of teaching rounds
Twice a month
Weekly journal clubs held
Yes
M&M or other specialized rounds held
Yes
Intern has opportunity to attend a professional CE meeting
Yes
Intern has opportunity to complete a study or publication
Yes
Intern has access to current medical textbooks
Yes
Intern has access to online journals
Yes
In the past 5 years, how many studies/cases have been published by interns as the primary author from work pursued primarily during their intern year?
4
Equipment the intern has exposure to within the practice
- Arthroscopy
- Laparoscopy
- Fracture repair sets
- Gastroscopy
- Endoscopy
- Dynamic airway endoscopy
- Stat CBC analyzer
- Stat whole blood chemistry analyzer
- Blood gas analysis
- On site diagnostic lab
- Digital radiography
- Ultrasound linear probe
- Ultrasound macroconvex probe
- Ultrasound microconvex probe
- Ultrasound endorectal probe
- Nuclear scintigraphy
- ECG
- Exercise ECG
- ETCO2 monitoring
- Shockwave
- Stall side orthobiologics
- Stem cell capability/utilization
- Embryo Transfer
- Power dentistry
- Other (please list)
Lameness Locator
Any additional information the practice would like to share on their internship program:
Rhinebeck Equine is part of Cavalcade Education, a collaborative group of local, independently-owned equine practices. Our interns have the opportunity to participate in multiple Cavalcade events, including our annual event for equine-focused vet students that is held in September. The interns have the opportunity to assist with hands-on labs while also learning from the instructors. They also have the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion and share their experiences.
Interns also are encouraged to attend CE dinners hosted by Cavalcade that are put on for local equine veterinarians. These include presentations by Rhinebeck Equine and outside specialists and are an excellent opportunity for learning and networking.
In addition to teaching rounds taught by our specialists, the interns have teaching rounds from a local equine nutritionist and a farrier to broaden the scope of their education, The interns also participate in a dedicated series of talks on common ambulatory emergencies at the beginning of their internship year.
To increase the interns’ exposure to multiple disciplines and career paths, our interns spend time with practitioners at Standardbred races at Goshen Track, Thoroughbred racing at Saratoga Racetrack, and hunter-jumper shows at HITS-On-the-Hudson.
Caseload
Total number annual cases
20464
Total number ambulatory cases
15755
Total number in-house cases
4107
Avg number of after hour emergencies per week in the busiest time of year
>50
Avg number of after hour emergencies per week in the least busy time of year
25-50
Significant seasonality to the caseload
Yes
Seasonality description
Our practice sees a diverse population and the seasonal caseload varies. Due to the population of local breeding farms and our emphasis on reproduction and neonatology, foaling and breeding season is quite busy, with April and May historically our busiest months. Some of our show horse population travels south for the winter, typically returning in late March and leaving in November, showing locally in between. The summer months are quite busy with horse shows. We are on call for multiple horse shows at HITS-On-the-Hudson, which is less than 30 minutes from us, and see multiple hospital referrals from there as well.
Species other than equids
No
Number of specialty certified clinicians
Number of clinicians in direct support of program
11
Diplomats of the following specialties (including their European Equivalents)
ACT – American College of Theriogenologists - 1
ACVIM – American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - 2
ACVO – American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists - 1
ACVS – American College of Veterinary Surgery - 2
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
None on staff, we work regularly with a veterinary podiatrist (a former intern), multiple farriers, and nutritionists.
Additional certifications/area of expertise represented in the practice
Acupuncture certification, Chiropractic certification, Rehabilitation certification
Technician present on ambulatory calls
Yes
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
Yes
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
Our practice employs multiple LVTs (7), veterinary assistants (10), and barn assistants (1). The hospital is staffed 24-7 by an LVT and a variable number of assistants. We also have service LVTs who assist our specialists and rotating technicians on call to facilitate emergency surgeries. Our ambulatory veterinarians each have a technician or assistant with them for weekday calls. Ambulatory veterinarians and interns do not have a dedicated assistant with them during after-hours emergency calls. However, interns go with senior doctors for the first few months of their internship, and externs are available for much of the year to ride along with and assist our ambulatory veterinarians and interns.
Compensation
Annual Salary
$25-29k
Total benefits package
Download the Benefits Worksheet
Additional opportunity for emergency compensation
Yes
Interns are paid for all hospital emergencies for which they are the primary intern and all ambulatory emergencies that they attend whether they are the primary doctor or attending with a senior doctor. They also receive a fee for filling scripts after hours (this does not happen frequently but we want them to be compensated for the inconvenience).
Opportunities for additional income (production bonuses, working horse shows, etc).
Yes
The interns may have the opportunity to assist at the county fair and at horse shows, for which they are compensated directly.
Benefits
Benefits offered
Yes
Click here to download the Benefits Worksheet
Value of total annual compensation
$58,600
Housing offered
Yes
Housing Type
Other
Housing Amount
$14400
Paid time off (PTO) offered
Yes
# of PTO days
15
PTO stipulations
5 vacation days, 5 sick days, 5 CE day
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee plus dependents
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
We provide a $525/month stipend towards their choice of high-deductible plans.
Dental insurance offered
Yes
Life insurance offered
No
Short-term disability insurance offered
Yes
Long-term disability insurance offered
No
Liability insurance offered
Yes
CE stipend offered
Yes
License/DEA fees reimbursed / stipend offered
Yes
State license required
Yes
USDA license required
No
DEA license required
No
Association fees reimbursed / stipend offered
Yes
Student loan payments reimbursed / stipend offered
Yes
401K program offered
Yes
Employer matching offered
Yes
After one year of continuous employment and 1000 hours worked you will be eligible to participate in the company’s 401K plan. Rhinebeck Equine will match 100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% of your contributions; practice contributions can change in the future.
Clothing / logo wear stipend offered
Yes
Phone or phone stipend offered
Yes
Maternity / paternity leave offered
Yes
Discounted pet care and / or a pet medications policy offered
Yes
Practice vehicle or mileage reimbursement offered
Yes
Other benefits offered
The practice will reimburse up to $1000 per year towards student loan payments.
Contract
Non-compete clause required
No
Non-US residents may apply
Yes
Method internship offers are made
Verbal offer with benefits package summary and contract provided via email.
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
August 1
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
November 15
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
For the past several years, we have made internship offers on a rolling basis and strive to give applicants as much time as possible to make a decision, depending on their personal timeline with other practices and the time of year (i.e. more time can be given earlier in the application cycle). We encourage applicants to reach out to us if they get an offer from a practice lower on their list and do our best to give them a fair assessment of where they stand. We have never given an intern less than 2 weeks to decide.
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
18 years
Avg number of interns who completed the program per year for the past 5 years
5
Number of interns from this program who applied for a residency in the past 5 years
7
Number of interns from this program who entered a residency position directly out of the internship in the past 5 years
6
Number of interns from this program who accepted a second or specialty internship in the past 5 years
4
Number of interns from this program who accepted a residency position in the past 5 years
9
Number of interns retained by the practice as associates in the past 5 years
Of the interns that started the program in the past 5 years, how many are still in equine practice (and/or in an advanced training program targeted at specialty equine practice)?
70-99%
Number of former interns currently employed by the practice
4
Are current or former interns from the practice available for reference?
Yes, email the practice contact for details.
Additional information about the internship program
While we have not retained any interns post-internship in the past 5 years, we have hired 4 former interns within the past 5 years; one ambulatory associate, one boarded theriogenologist, one boarded surgeon, and one boarded internal medicine specialist.
