Here at AAHA, we stay mainly in the small animal realm, but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn from our colleagues in equine practice. Mike Pownall, DVM, MBA, practice owner, consultant, and fellow podcaster, joins us to talk about what veterinary professionals in any corner of the field can take away from the Synchrony’s 2023 Equine Lifetime of Care study.

From the recommendation many of us “grew up” with – to keep veterinarians out of cost conversations – to the question of where insurance and financial planning should first be discussed, Mike reminds us that we have more in common than we have differences. In the end, we all came here for the same reasons, and we can and should help each other grow and learn.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Synchrony Equine Lifetime of Care study

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