Dr. Clint Barthle grew up on a ranch which raised beef cattle and Quarter Horses in Dade City, Florida. As a young man he enjoyed high school rodeo, 4-H and FFA. He took his passion for Animal Husbandry to University of Florida in 1995. He received a B.S. in Animal Science in 1997. Upon acceptance to the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida he chose to concentrate on large animal medicine and surgery. Dr. Barthle graduated in 2001. He and his family settled in Saint Cloud, Florida where he now owns and operates Large Animal Associates. His areas of expertise and focus are lameness, reproduction and denistry. He is married and has two daughters.