An Iconoclast In The Horse World
Category: Travels With Doc T™
I Am Very Grateful
I reflect here on how the threat of COVID-19 is affecting all of us as I travel from a deserted Newark airport. I offer advice that seems to work for …
Ghost Town
Flying from San Francisco in an almost empty 787 I discuss why I am still out here working on horses amidst COVID-19. I look at the silver linings of…
Get Your Brain Right, Get Your Horse Right
"Cognitive Laziness" is how we interact with horses today. Through agenda driven medicine and marketing, I look at the collision of new and old.
A Veterinarian’s Christmas Story
This is a reprint of a blog I wrote in 2013 how I was faced with the possibility of killing my own horse with my incompetence. A story about faith.
The Death Of Horses
Horse owners say, “I just want what’s best for my horse.” This is code for “I’m overwhelmed with information. I don’t know who to trust.…
Thank You
This is just a "Thank You" to all who invite us to your farm to help with your horses. We feel so blessed. No national holiday needed. While "booty" i…
Disrupters
I discuss what an "altruistic disrupter" is and how they can benefit your horses in health and well being. While not easy for the horse industry, it i…
My Christmas Wish 2018
Root causes of horse diseases. How food triggers genetic disease expression. We need to start advocating for horses and not how marketing is telling u…
The 2018 AAEP Meeting – A Summary
The shortcomings of the 2018 AAEP meeting. Doctors spending more time testing than looking at the patient. I don't hold back my frustration.
A Chilling Walk In San Francisco
A chilling look at the state of America as I saw it. I walked a mile from the 2018 AAEP meeting site seeing what we don't see on our farms. I was shoc…
The Story of David
This is a true story that has nothing to do with horses. It's about the connections in this universe. All horse owners have these experiences. They ar…
Jimi Hendrix
This is a true story that looks at the cosmic connections we have all had at some point in our lives. The ending is thought provoking as we mystically…
Nothing
Nothing about dentistry, nutrition or horses. I take a break. We all should once in a while to rejuvenate my senses. Photography is how I do this. Jus…
Why Do I Bother?
Attending the 2017 AAEP meeting offers the small but guaranteed chance of learning something that will last a lifetime. Here is one of those times fro…
An African Breeze
Hurricanes, floods, fires and ice bring anxiety along with preparation work. Similar natural disasters occur everywhere. Here are links for help in th…
Decay Of The Profession
An 80 year old client lost his mare because he could not get adequate veterinary care. The reasons are disturbing and reflect badly on this profession…
Comfortable
People are comfortable where they are - unwilling to make the effort to connect with each other or their horses. People pass opportunities when they s…
The Best Interest Of The Horse
Integrity is a trait assumed to exist in all professionals but they are only human. The stories here and my first hand experiences indicate the associ…
A Vet, A Truck And A Dog
There is something about a dog(s) that goes with people, horses, a truck and dirty fingernails. We all will relate to this story of me and my dog on m…
Islands
Horses are not found on islands unless they can swim there. I've worked on Gardner's, Island, Shelter Island and the islands of Puget Sound. Here is …
Traveling On Back Country Roads
Traveling miles and miles can cause mental fatigue which can lead to accidents, death and destruction. So it almost was with a large turtle versus my …
Life Is Sooooooo Good
Some days the sun shines, the music is good, horses behave and clients are appreciative. This was one of those days I needed to write about. It balanc…
Barracuda!
I struggled against the Atlantic Ocean current to hold my depth as I watched a barracuda effortlessly stare at me in the distance. To become as effort…
Our Special Day
This is a tribute to 38 years with Kathy. She recognized that "thing" in me that only a woman can recognize and she is the reason I am here with you t…
500,000 Miles
Half a million miles with few mechanical problems.My GMC pick up truck is the most important piece of equipment. It takes me safely around the country…
Travels With Doc T – June 6, 2014
Pictures from New York on a summer's day. A beautiful barn with hand made interior doors and a set of wolf teeth from a 27 year old that were loose at…
Happy Holidays from The Equine Practice, Inc.
May the Season be bright and the new year turn out to be just right. With warmest wishes for Good Health and Happiness. Have a wonderful New Year!
The 2014 Equine Affaire
My family traveled to the 2014 Equine Affaire in Springfield, MA to bring attention to our style of Horsemanship Dentistry and our new Equine Dentistr…
The 2014 AAEP Convention
2014 AAEP meeting Salt Lake City, NV. Horses again discussed as objects without feelings. EOTRH bantered - no conclusions. Another disappointment for …
Small Paradise
A unique stall in south FL. We should be as creative on our own farms. I wonder how the horse likes it and if this helps their psyche as some horses s…
“Ollie Berger”
The loss of my best equine friend cannot be adequately express.From an embryo on my ultrasound through being an orphan to 24 years later. He slipped f…
Stranded
This wasn’t planned for the end of my day. A leak in a radiator hose shut us down for the day. Thankfully, AAA has sent this fine towing service and…
Travels With Doc T – June 23, 2014
This past weekend spent working on the equine dentistry school. Nothing more to say here. Certainly fun, but not as much fun as flying the helicopter …
Travels With Doc T – June 19, 2014
I have finally gotten over last week’s all night driving from NY to FL. I have also calmed down from my first helicopter flying experience for Fathe…
Travels With Doc T – June 9, 2014
Summer in the northeast. A beautiful barn in NJ, NY City southern sky line, parasite control images, a white tail deer in tall grass, a picturesque cr…
Travels With Doc T – June 4, 2014
A gorgeous summer day in NY. A sales barn with horses from Germany, France, Holland and Russia. A NY barn in the hills with 2 very large horses, one r…
Travels With Doc T – June 3, 2014
This rabbit and chickens on a non-profit in Florida help people with psychological disorders heal with help of nurses. Also extraction of 2 end stage …
Fusaichi Pegasus
The grandson of Fusaichi Pegasus. I had floated the teeth of this great TB race horse when he won the Kentucky Derby. Also image's from a client's "C…
A Pain In My Finger
Our style of equine dentistry does not automatically medicate the horses. There are days I pay the price of a head that moves and my finger gets raspe…
Who Knocked Out My Front Tooth?
A lost incisor from decay (EOTRH). I also quote a client with her description of how the horses respond to our Horsemanship Dentistry approach. We are…
Retrospect
Split rail fences in need of repair. stark against the snow randomly carved with animal paths. Melissa parked the car then we both just stared at the …
Christmas Eve
Veterinarians are horse owners with confidence coming with the degree. But it wanes when we face life decisions on our own horse. This is my story of …
Sun-Up Sunday In The Hamptons
The eastern tip of Long Island, NY. Trapped in the past filled with modern chic from the city. It's also home to a working cattle ranch and arguable t…
The George Washington Bridge
1 - the illegal closing of the GW bridge trapped us for hours as we crossed about midnight. 2 - the threshold of pain as it relates with dentistry. Se…