DVM , Diplomate ABVP (Equine).
Dr. Nat Messer is a 1971 graduate of Colorado State University. He is currently an Associate Professor of Equine Medicine and Surgery at the University of Missouri. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, Certified in Equine Practice. He has been an equine practitioner and/or equine clinician since graduation and active member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners for over 30 years. He served as the chairman of the AAEP Equine Welfare Committee from 1995-1998 and played an instrumental role in the association's efforts on such issues as care of mares on PMU farms, the Horse Protection Act, humane transport of horses to slaughter, and welfare of wild horses and burros managed by the Bureau of Land Management. He also served on the Board of Directors of AAEP from 1996-1999, as well as on numerous other committees. In 2001, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the AAEP, which honors individuals who have provided exemplary service to the AAEP to the benefit of the horse, horse industry, or equine veterinary medicine. His primary research interests include equine endocrine disease and equine laminitis. He is also a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and a life member of the American Quarter Horse Association.