January 2007

Dr. Andrea Floyd Says No Horse Is Hopeless

According to Dr. Floyd, there are only two things that kill horses with laminitis: economics and ignorance.

Nestled in the beautiful countryside of central Virginia is an equine hospital aptly named Serenity Equine. What’s different about this hospital has nothing to do with its superb facilities and everything to do with the work that is being done there. Much of it funded by the nonprofit organization Cashvan Family Memorial Equine Fund (CFMEF).

Jack, a rescued miniature donkey, gallops across the field with a prosthesis on his lower left hind leg.

The hospital is the creation of Dr. Andrea Floyd, who has predicated her career on the value that every horse is worth saving. Within these walls you’ll find horses declared to be "hopeless" laminitis cases now running freely in their turn outs, even amputees with devastating leg injuries fitted with prostheses. …