Midland Acres Standardbred Farm is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Amanda J. Durand, DVM to the farm as a new attending staff veterinarian. She will be joining the reproductive team, caring for all on-farm horses and foals, as well as outside clients hauling in horses. A native of Connecticut and a graduate of the Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine, her passion for veterinary medicine in reproduction, neonatal foal care, and intensive critical care medicine. Before joining Midland Acres, Dr. Durand worked extensively in equine private practice and has significant experience in both basic on-farm general surgery (laceration repair, castration, wound management) and internal medicine. She recently completed a program in Animal Chiropractic for horses and dogs at the Animal Chiropractic Education Source in Texas. The esteemed program required over 240 hours of classroom and clinical case-based work. In her free time, Dr. Durand enjoys her two chihuahua-mix dogs Poncho and Peter, and trail riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, John Henry. Dr Durand has worked in the Standardbred industry for several years. She is glad to be helping continue the legacy of the Mossbarger family at Midland Acres; and looks forward to continuing the tradition of the farm and building on the strong Standardbred racing foundation in the great state of Ohio.