Simon Roughan has a strong background in working with animals, hands on. His formative years were spent working on farms, shearing and shepherding throughout New Zealand.
This was followed by several years working as a professional horse trainer, starting hundreds ofhorses under saddle both in New Zealand and the USA. Simon also rides competitive dressage horses and likes to follow Equitation Science based principles in all areas of his equine work.
Although most of his dentistry work is done on horses unsedated, he works alongside veterinarians if major work is required.
Qualifications
Simon is a certified Fundamental Equine Gnathologist, having trained at the Equine Gnathological Training Institute in Idaho, USA under Dale Jeffrey and Bert Lambert.
For over ten years he has certified on all age groups and a wide range of horses, from show jumpers in California to rescue mustangs in the Nevada desert. Simon now works in New Zealand and Australia on horses from many different disciplines including some of the country's top show jumpers, high level dressage horses, thoroughbred and harness racing stables.
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Thanks for your interest. I look forward to meeting you and discussing how I can help care for your horses dentistry.
