Judith M. Shoemaker, DVM, is an internationally known practitioner and educator in complementary veterinary medicine and therapy.  Dr. Shoemaker is a 1980 graduate of the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.  She is licensed to practice in most of the states on the East Coast and in Colorado, Kentucky, Indiana, and Alabama. Dr. Shoemaker was recently awarded the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association’s Practitioner of the Year 2011-2012.

Dr. Shoemaker’s equine and companion animal veterinary practice focuses on complementary medicine and holistic therapy — integrating chiropractic, acupuncture, and other alternative modalities.  The practice’s equine patients include Thoroughbred and Standardbred racehorses, pleasure horses, draft and gaited horses, top-level competition horses in dressage, open jumping, endurance, western sports, and combined training.  Over the last ten years, Dr. Shoemaker has been affiliated with premiere equine sports therapy centers, providing comprehensive maintenance, therapeutic management, and consultation to equine competitors in the US and internationally.  Many of Dr. Shoemaker’s canine patients are competitors in performance events such as obedience, agility, lure-coursing, and tracking.  She provides therapy and maintenance support to service dogs and to search and rescue dogs as well as many wonderful family companions.