Both Iron Pin Ranch and CLS turn 10 this year, and both the Harvins and Strickland say they’ve learned a lot from one another in this first decade together.

The groundhogs may have predicted six more weeks of winter weather for 2026, but no matter when those warmer temperatures do settle in to stay, there’s no doubt a rise in mosquito population will soon follow. That’s a leading reason why the equine veterinarians at Custom Livestock Solutions think this is the ideal time of year to vaccinate horses, donkeys, and ponies against mosquito-borne diseases.

Rarely a week goes by that the Custom Livestock Solutions phone isn’t ringing with calls for a vet to please come out and see downed cows, bulls, or calves. Because bovines can go down for a number of reasons, and the longer cattle are down, the more detrimental a case can become, the CLS team considers these emergency cases.