Love Triangles and On-Call Chaos with Equine Vet Dr. Holly McMinn Hosts Dr. Chelsea and vet tech Trish welcome equine veterinarian Dr. Holly McMinn from Lebanon Equine in Ohio. Dr. McMinn shares her non-traditional path into veterinary medicine: growing up in California, leaving a training barn, shadowing an equine vet, gaining hands-on skills as an assistant at West Coast Equine, completing her undergrad at Cal Lutheran, and attending Ohio State for vet school. She describes meeting her husband in vet school, joining Lebanon Equine without a formal internship, and working there for six and a half years through a transition to corporate ownership. Dr. McMinn also discusses her farm life with four horses, a miniature mule, and young children. Dr. McMinn tells an on-call emergency story involving a poorly described “down, bleeding” horse (Trevor) at an unfamiliar barn, conflicting accounts of an attack by another horse, unclear ownership and relationships among the people involved, and a public make-out session that led to the barn becoming known as the “love triangle barn.” The case culminates in a planned euthanasia that is later canceled, and the bill not being paid. The group discusses how non-client emergencies can become unsafe, unpredictable, and often unpaid, and Dr. McMinn recounts another after-hours euthanasia call that felt potentially dangerous while walking into a dark pasture. Dr. Chelsea shares her own non-client emergency experience with a severe nail-in-the-foot case complicated by delayed reporting, a girlfriend searching snowbanks for a lost taser, concerns about a possibly stolen trailer, a declined credit card, and a later complaint filed by the horse’s attorney-owner who had felony assault charges on record—reinforcing why they stopped taking non-client emergencies. Dr. McMinn plugs her social media accounts (@HorseDocHolly on Instagram and TikTok), describing a mix of educational and humorous content created late at night. The episode ends with a call for listeners to apply to be guests via unhingedandoncall.com or [email protected], request ratings/reviews on podcast platforms, and subscribe on YouTube.
0:00 Welcome to Unhinged & On-Call (Meet the Hosts)
00:24 Introducing Dr. Holly McMinn from Lebanon Equine
00:51 From Malibu Barn Drama to Shadowing an Equine Vet
02:36 Learning the Ropes: West Coast Equine + Undergrad Years
04:05 Vet School Leap: Ohio State, New Life, and Landing in Ohio
05:24 Lebanon Equine Today: Corporate Transition & Practice Growth
07:43 Farm Life & Mom Mode: Horses in the Backyard, Kids in the Trenches
10:26 Story Time Setup: The On-Call ‘Love Triangle’ Emergency Begins
11:28 Down Horse Chaos: Missing History, Mystery Barn Owners, and Rising Drama
15:22 The Plot Thickens: Brunch Boots, Bucket-Washing ‘Bill,’ and a Makeout Mid-Discharge
18:00 Who Owns Trevor? The Vet Call That Raises More Questions
18:46 Euthanasia Scheduled… Then the Twist: “That’s Not Deb’s Husband”
20:02 Love Triangle Barn Fallout: Awkward PDA, No Answers, No Payment
21:22 Why We Stopped Taking Non‑Client Emergencies
22:00 After‑Hours Down Horse: Walking Into a Crime Podcast Scenario
24:08 Self‑Defense Talk: “I Have Enough Drugs to Drop You”
24:58 Nail-in-the-Foot Nightmare: Taser, Missing Hay, and a Maybe-Stolen Trailer
27:46 Collections & Felony Charges: The Bill That Backfired
29:46 Wrap-Up: Pink Cowboy Boots, Social Media Plug, and Final Goodbyes
32:33 Podcast Outro: Guest Submissions, Ratings, and YouTube Subscribe
