horse doctors

Stable medical professionals

Horse doctors are veterinarians who specialize in treating horses, or more loosely, any veterinarian.

The term often carries a slightly dismissive or rustic connotation, suggesting someone less refined than a physician: The old horse doctor knew more about animals than most vets today.

Historically, it referred to farriers or others who treated horses without formal veterinary training.

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mustangs · colic · farrier · treatment · vet · animals · foals · navicular disease · syringes · diagnosis · stethoscope · thoroughbreds · yearlings · breeding stock · lameness · medicine · Arabian · fetlock

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Equine hoof care specialists

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