SportHorses.vet is an independent equine veterinary service based in Bocholt (3950), Belgium.
Specialized in equine orthopedics, sport horse medicine and performance-oriented veterinary care across Europe.
Training, experience and youth
Installed in the north of the province of Limburg in Bocholt, Belgium where we provide our veterinary service specialized in sport horses.
We are a team of veterinarians working around the world as a joint network, all of them experts in orthopedics and sports medicine for horses.
Dr. Marcos Würschmidt is an expert in horse orthopedic disease, with a PhD doctorate degree in horse joints problems and 20 years of experience as a veterinarian. Most the time he develops the activity in Belgium and also travels regularly to work with sport horses throughout Europe, South America and USA.
Dr.Marcos Würschmidt, DVM, PhD
Veterinarian . Year 2002.
Degree of Doctor. PhD
Expert in joint horses problems. Year 2015.
Member of the International Equestrian Federation – FEI
Veterinarian certified by F.E.I
Member of the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology. I.S.E.L.P
Member of the Norwegian veterinary association
Authorized and reputable as a vet in Norway
Member of the Belgium veterinary association
Authorized and reputable as a vet in Belgium
Member of the Spain veterinary association
Authorized and reputable as a vet in Spain
Member of the Swedish veterinary association
Authorized and reputable as a vet in Sweden
Dr. Würschmidt worked and always full training sport horse focused at different sites such as:
- in the area of surgery Elgin Veterinary Hospital in Texas, USA, in 2002-2003.
- Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Kentucky, USA, in 2004-2005
- Private Clinic traveling with sport horses, Windsor, England in 2006
- Veterinary Hospital University Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid, Spain, in 2007
- Equine Hospital Service Kentucky, USA in 2008-2010.
- Private travel clinic in SERVEQ (founder and owner Dr. Würschmidt) from 2011 to 2018.
- Currently installed in the north of the province of Limburg in Belgium, he works at SPORT HORSES VET (founder and owner Dr. Wurschmidt)
Graduate Degrees
He received the Diploma of Advanced Studies for his research in Kentucky, USA in 2004-2010, on the incidence of articular Osteocodrosis Dissecting in Horses.
He obtained a doctorate degree (PhD) with the collaboration of prestigious veterinarians in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Memberships & Affiliations
Asociación Española de Veterinarios Especialistas en Equinos (AEVEE) Asociacion Andaluza de Veterinarios Especialistas en Equidos (AAVEE) American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association (KVMA) Kentucky Association of Equine Practitioners (KAEP) American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP)
External Consultants:
Dr. Arnaldo L. Monge, DVM
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Lexington, Kentucky Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers’ Club (KTFMC) American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Chi Institute International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA)
Dr. José R. Castro, DVM, DACVS-LA, DABVP-Equine, CVA-Equine
Clinical Assistant Professor-Equine Surgery Diplomate, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Equine Practice) Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal) President of Phi Zeta Phi Chapter- University of Tennessee University of Tennessee-Veterinary Medical Center-LACS