Joyce Harman, DVM

Dr. Harman finds the best approach for the horse is a team approach involving veterinarians, therapists, farriers, dentists, riding instructors, and saddle experts. She became the first veterinarian to acquire a computerized saddle-fitting device and is currently using the Pliance unit. This equipment gives a color scan of the pressure points under as saddle while the horse is being ridden at all gaits.

She has “written the book” on saddle fitting, with two volumes, The Horse’s Pain-Free Back and Saddle Fit Book for western and English horses. She also has a booklet to help introduce people to homeopathy for horses, The First Aid Guide to Homeopathy for Horses. Her goal is to help educate the equine industry about natural, holistic, and integrative medicine.

She writes extensively in both the lay and professional magazines and also speaks to both groups frequently. She has published over sixty articles in professional journals and more than that in lay magazines. A number of equine magazines have also featured her work and she is a regular contributor to “ask the vet” on http://equisearch.com/resources/expert/. She was president of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association in 1998 and 1999, the president of the Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association from 2006-2008.

In what little spare time can be found, she has a Connemara-Thoroughbred mare that she rides, drives and enjoys. She is also a nature photographer and her work can be found at www.harmanyinnature.com

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