Dr David Bolt
Dr. med. vet., MS, MRCVS
Diplomate ACVS & ECVS
ECVDI (Associate, LA)
American, European and RCVS Specialist in Large Animal Surgery (Equine)

David Bolt is a Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery at the RVC Equine Referral Hospital. He graduated from the Veterinary School of the University of Bern, Switzerland in 1994. He then spent 2 years at the Institute for Animal Pathology of the University of Bern earning a Masters Degree (Dr. med. vet.). From 1997 to 1999 David completed a 3-year rotating program in Equine Medicine, Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging in Bern. In 2000 he entered a one-year rotating internship in Equine Medicine and Surgery at Louisiana State University where he stayed on for a 3-year Equine Surgery Residency and completion of an intercalated Masters Degree program (MSc Vet Clin Sci). David then moved to California where he completed a one-year Fellowship in Equine Surgery at UC Davis. He is a Diplomate of both the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Surgery (Large Animal) and an Associate Member (Large Animal) of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. His main research interests lie in equine lameness and surgery, diagnostic imaging and veterinary education. Prior to joining the RVC ERH in 2007, David spent 2 years at the Galbreath Equine Centre of The Ohio State University as a Temporary Assistant Clinical Professor in Equine Orthopaedics.

David is one of the founding members of Horsepower and we are delighted to have him back!
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He rides a 2010 Triumph Speed Triple SE 1050 – these days under fair weather conditions only