Stephen O’Grady, DVM, The Plains, Va.

Working as a farrier for 10 years, O’Grady used this income, experience and training to pursue a degree in veterinary medicine. He learned the shoeing trade through a formal apprenticeship under International Horseshoeing Hall Of Fame farrier Joseph Pierce of West Chester, Pa.

After graduating from veterinary school, O’Grady worked for 2 years in Cape Town, South Africa, before returning to the United States. After spending 5 years at the Georgetown Equine Hospital in Charlottesville, Va., he opened his own veterinary practice that is devoted to equine podiatry work in The Plains, Va. 

STEPHEN O’GRADY. Working as a farrier for 10 years, he used this experience and training to pursue a degree in veterinary medicine.

O’Grady has published numerous articles, including a number of extremely valuable articles for American Farriers Journal…