Steve Allday

Dr. Steven Allday (born 1958) is a renowned equine veterinarian specializing in lameness and sports medicine. He lives on a farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky, just west of the bluegrass horse region. Dr. Allday is most known for his work in the thoroughbred and standardbred industries, primarily because of his association with several prominent equine patients and their trainers.

Biography

Allday was born in 1958 in Texas. When he was one year old, his mother and father moved to Maryland, where they had bought a horse farm that included Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, and show horses. It was here that he became accustomed to working with and taking care of horses, including assisting veterinarians who were occasionally called in. He became interested in horse lameness, in particular, when one of the family Quarter Horses developed a particularly difficult case. After trying many treatments, the family was referred to the noted lameness expert, Dr. Edwin A. Churchill.

As a result of these experiences, young Allday decided to study veterinary science. which he did at Texas A&M University. Allday had stayed in touch with Dr. Churchill and interned with him in 1984. After graduation in 1985, Allday began his equine veterinary practice in upstate New York. While in New York, he got a job with Dr. Kenneth Seeber, who, like Dr. Churchill, specialized in lameness. Dr. Allday moved to Kentucky in 1985, where he opened his current practice.

Dr. Allday is also the co-developer of an equine joint supplement called LubriSyn. This liquid supplement is a daily, oral version of hyaluronic acid (HA), also called sodium hyaluronate, which had normally been administered by injection. HA is used to promote normal joint function, and to improve horses’ joint comfort and performance.

References:

“Treat Every Horse Like a Champion,” The Plaid Horse, July, 2007, P.2 http://www.theplaidhorse.com/phjuly07.pdf

“Q&A with Dr. Steve Allday,” The Blood-Horse, Volume CXXXIII, No. 25, June 23, 2007, pp. 3460–3462

“All Stocked up” (Swollen Legs: Step by Step), Marcia King, The Horse, Vol. XXIV, No. 7, July 2007, pp. 73-78