Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital
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| Equine veterinarians | |
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | 2150 Georgetown Road Lexington, Kentucky 40511 |
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Saratoga Springs, New York Wellington, Florida |
| Website | http://www.roodandriddle.com/ |
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital was established in Lexington, Kentucky in 1986 as a partnership between veterinarians William Rood and Thomas Riddle. It has since grown to a world-renowned facility offering a full range of services for the treatment of horses. They have cared for many famous Thoroughbreds both at the racetrack and on the farm. They also provide support for other equine sporting events such as the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games held in Lexington. Rood & Riddle operates branches in Saratoga Springs, New York and Wellington, Florida.
William ("Bill") Rood, DVM, is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Rood & Riddle. He graduated from the University of Louisville Equine Industry Program.
W. Thomas Riddle, DVM, whose father was also a veterinarian, grew up in South Carolina and graduated from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 1978. His specialty is reproductive veterinary medicine and he still frequently travels to the horse farms around Lexington. Riddle joined Rood's practice in 1981 and became a partner in 1984. They founded Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in 1986.
Larry Bramlage, DVM, is another partner at Rood & Riddle, specializing in equine orthopedic surgery. "For many orthopedic injuries, when I first started doing surgery, it was somewhat of a last-ditch effort," he said in 2002. "Now orthopedic surgery has changed to where surgery is the first line of defense. Previously, the concern about doing surgery was that the surgery would do as much harm as the injury did."
Rood & Riddle has been called the "Mayo Clinic for horses" and is a full-service equine referral center. In a 2002 interview, Rood said the hospital treated about 10,000 cases each year, which included 4,600 surgeries and 1,293 arthroscopies. Their most common cases were colic and pneumonia. At that time, the hospital had 36 vets and 135 support staff. By 2013, the hospital had grown to a 24-acre facility with 50 vets and nine barns capable of holding 150 equine patients. The Lexington property includes surgical centers, a podiatry unit, a reproductive center, a colic intensive care unit, a neonatal unit and advanced diagnostic technology. In 2013, Rood & Riddle expanded to Saratoga Springs, New York after purchasing Saratoga Equine Veterinary Services. In 2016, they purchased a hospital facility in Wellington, Florida, a center of sport horse activities such as show jumping.
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