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The American Association of Equine Practitioners Salutes Arizona Veterinarian |
Dr. Mark Anderson has been named the May honoree of the American Association of Equine Practitioners' Good Works For Horse Campaign. He has provided 24 years of service to therapeutic riding programs. Dr. Anderson, whose niece benefited from a therapeutic riding program in Montana, started serving at Horses Help, a PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center in Phoenix, 24 years ago. His veterinary advocacy helped the small start-up grow to become a more than 20-horse operation.
Dr. Anderson said that watching disabled children make developmental breakthroughs while riding has kept him grounded in his everyday practice. He encourages colleagues who want to get involved with therapeutic riding to find information through the PATH Intl. website, www.pathintl.org.
"For me personally, watching the human-animal bond work in that setting gives me an understanding of why horses were domesticated," Dr. Anderson said. "It's a neat thing. When you get in the daily crunch of veterinary practice, you can forget about that bond."
The AAEP's Good Works For Horses Campaign honors AAEP-member practitioners who perform volunteer service to benefit horses and the equine community. |
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