The on-site veterinary clinic may not be quite as lavish (thanks to budget constraints) as originally hoped for, but it’s proving quite up to the task of taking care of the horses at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, according to WEG chief veterinary advisor A. Kent Allen, DVM.

TheHorse.com caught up with Allen at the halfway point of the Games, the day after eventing competition wrapped and as jumping was commencing at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Things at the temporary clinic are going “very well,” said Allen. The facility is staffed with two surgeons around the clock and features two ultrasound units and other high-tech equipment, all on standby to diagnose and treat nearly all manner of equine ailments, minor and major. (For a detailed rundown of the veterinary arsenal, click here to read my article, “Keeping the WEG Healthy.”)

As expected with the rugged equine triathlon known as eventing, cross-country day produced a few injuries. The good news is that “none of the horses had a life-threatening injury,” said Allen, who referred to the lot as “normal wear and tear” incurred when the fittest and keenest of equine athletes meets an ardous 28-fence course over varied terrain