I recently sat down with Dr. Chris Newton, a partner at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital here in Lexington, and while I was waiting for him I was reading EN on my ‘phone, as you do! It was the day the news broke that the Hoys might apply for the US team coach position, so when Chris arrived, I was bursting to share the news, “Oh, yes, I knew that” he said, smiling, and then we had a fascinating discussion about his opinion on each candidate so far. I think Chris may know everything, and could certainly talk about almost any subject in an informed and engaging manner. Full of energy, friendly, polite and helpful, and yet somehow there’s a touch of a rebel in there too, it’s no wonder they picked him to lead the veterinary way at WEG under Dr. Kent Allen – if anyone can organise an army, whilst also doing a hundred other things, it must be Dr. Newton. He and two of the vets working at the WEG wrote a review for Rood and Riddle about the experience, and meanwhile, Dr. Newton and I tried to figure out just how many vets and volunteers were on board at WEG last autumn in the Bluegrass….
This article was originally published on SamanthaLClark.com and won ‘Best of the Blogs’ this morning.
