Dr. Bart Halsberghe grew up among horses in Flanders, Belgium. He participated in dressage, jumping and eventing competitions from childhood to a young adult, and was particularly engaged in the training of young horses. He was also a competitive triathlete in his early twenties, eventually competing in one of the toughest one-day competition in sports, “the Ironman”.

Dr. Bart Halsberghe attended vet school in his native Belgium at the University of Ghent where he graduated with distinction in 2003. During his veterinary education, he pursued the equine track and got particularly interested in sports medicine.

Upon graduation, Dr. Bart Halsberghe moved abroad to broaden his horizons and pursue an equine veterinary career. After one year living and working in the United Kingdom, he relocated to the United States where he joined a thoroughbred racehorse practice serving the racetracks in Louisiana, Kentucky and Arkansas. There, he worked under the watchful eye of some top veterinarians in the industry and developed a great knowledge in lameness, respiratory problems, exercise physiology (training) and nutrition.

After almost four years working in the thoroughbred racing industry, Dr. Bart Halsberghe joined Peninsula Equine Medical Center, one of the main equine sports medicine and referral facilities in California. There he further developed his skills in equine sports medicine and rehabilitation working with a wide variety of horses within their respective disciplines (show jumping, dressage, eventing, endurance, reining, western pleasure, polo). (Source)

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