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Stephen D. Fisch, DVMDr. Stephen D. Fisch has been a horse enthusiast since early childhood. He was a jockey before pursuing his DVM degree from the University of Georgia, where he graduated in 1982. He is president of AVS Equine Medical & Surgical Hospital in Tallahassee, which is the only full service equine medical and surgical referral hospital within 150 miles of Tallahassee. Dr. Fisch’s special interests are diagnosis and treatment of equine lameness, surgery, equine sports medicine and all aspects of reproduction. Dr. Fisch enjoys helping high caliber competition horses perform to the best of their ability. He is certified in equine acupuncture and qualified in 2001 as an FEI veterinarian. Dr. Fisch has been the official FEI veterinarian for Red Hills Horse Trials, a World Cup Qualifying Event. Dr. Fisch's passion is family & breeding racing Quarter Horses. His spare time is spent with his wife, Kelley, and four children – Joe, Jessie, Casey, and Zoey. He avidly follows Quarter Horse racing and is working hard to bring Quarter Horse racing back to Florida. He is shown above with "First Down Straw" a Quarter Horse racing stallion that stands at AVSE. |
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W Joseph Fisch, DVM "Dr. Joe"Dr. Joe Fisch grew up riding ponies. He rode and trained his Pony Finals mount in 1992. He moved from ponies to horses, showing in the southeast in USET and other equitation classes. Next, the need for speed took over and Dr. Joe enjoyed success on the Jumper Circiut before heading to college. Joe Fisch, DVM went to the Dr. Joe enjoys many hobbies and likes to be outside as much as possible with activities including kayaking, scuba diving, water and snow skiing topping the list. He likes playing and watching sports (A LOT!). He loves to zipline as shown in photo on right and has been know to jump out of airplanes in foreign counties. |
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Laura L Chaney, DVMInternLaura L. Chaney, DVM is a graduate of the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. She grew up showing quarter horses and paints, and developed a sincere interest in veterinary medicine at an early age. Dr. Chaney’s special equine interests include lameness and reproduction, and she also enjoys bovine medicine. |