Phillip Kapraun

Harvard, IL United States

Owner, Veterinarian

Medical / Health Care / Pharmaceuticals

An experienced veterinarian who concentrates on the diagnosis and treatment of lameness in horses, Dr. Phillip Kapraun provides key medical services to a range of Standardbred racehorses, racing Quarter Horses, barrel racers, reining horses, Western pleasure horses and other performance horses. His primary area of professional expertise is osteochondrosis dessicans (OCD), a condition that occurs in the joints of horses. Focusing on the impact of OCD on Standardbred horses, Dr. Kapraun has authored a number of published clinical articles with colleagues such as Dr. Kevin Kline, head of the Equine Science Department at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.