Brendan W. Furlong, MVB MRCVS

Dr. Brendan Furlong has served as the Team Veterinarian for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team since 1994. He is one of the foremost sport horse experts in the United States. An Irish horseman, Dr. Brendan Furlong was born and raised on a farm in Adamstown, county Wexford of Ireland. His father was an exceptional horseman, and Dr. Furlong’s passion for sport horses was developed from a very young age. He graduated from the Veterinary College of Ireland with honors in 1976, and in 1977 came to the United States for a two-year internship. He never left. In 1980 he founded the practice that bears his name, and over 30+ years has built it into one of the premier equine clinics in the nation. His passion has always been sport horses; because of his experience and expertise Dr. Furlong has been highly sought after for pre-purchase exams and has traveled around the world to perform exams on behalf of his clients. He has been part of the careers of some of the world’s most prolific sport horses. Due to his experience and expertise, he has been apart of numerous United States teams since 1990. From 1994-2012, he has served the Three Day Eventing Team as team veterinarian at every Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and World Championship Games. In this role, he has provided the necessary support to the horses and riders to allow them to bring home numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals. Additionally, he has accompanied the Show Jumping Team to Europe and Mexico for World Cups, cared for horses at the Combined Driving World Championships, and in 2010 he was one of the team veterinarians attending to 80 U.S. Driving horses at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. Brendan is married to Dr. Wendy Leich, who is also a vet in the practice. They have two sons: Adam, who is the Project Manager at the practice, and Jonathan, who recently earned his DVM from the University of Melbourne and has recently joined the practice as an associate. Brendan and Wendy breed and train sport horses on the farms in Pittstown, NJ. In his spare time, Dr. Furlong is a member of the Essex Fox Hounds and also enjoys farming. (Source)

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