The Remuda | Fall 2023 Edition
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Telling
Our
Story
Leslie
Easterwood, DVM
The Texas Equine Foundation
believes that one of the best ways that we can
confront the shortage of equine veterinarians
is by letting the successful, fulfilled, stero-type
shattering veterinarians that are making waves
every day, tell their own stories. We are our own
best advocates. We believe that there are a
multitude of ways to define success in our careers.
We support each other in defining what success
looks like for them.
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At the age of 93, most accomplished horsemen are content
to sit on their porches and watch their aging broodmares
from their rocking chair. That does not describe one of my
most favorite clients.
Dr. Nat Kieffer, Professor Emeritus in Genetics from Texas
A&M University, Korean War Veteran in the USMC, and
member of the Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame is not even
close to slowing down. He drives himself to the farm every
day to care for over 200 tomato plants and anxiously wait
for his next Triple Crown prospect. His 2023 foal was to be
"his last one'."
He carefully planned the breeding and had big plans for
this 2023 Eagle X Dixie Wheat foal. This one should be a
runner and has all the potential to take his connections
to the Winner's Circle. As we diligently talked through
