Joined Buffalo Equine: July 2024
Dr. Ethan Strain was born and raised in Virden, Manitoba, Canada on a ranch where he and his
family raise and exhibit Percheron horses. As a 5th generation Percheron breeder and exhibitor,
Dr. Ethan has been fortunate to show with his family, as Silver Oak Percherons, across Western
Canada and the Midwest USA with the 2018, 2022 World Percheron Congress’ and Minnesota
State Fair in 2018, 2022, and 2023 as recent highlights. He attended St. Matthew’s University
for veterinary school and performed his clinical year at Washington State University. Ethan has
spent the last 2 years working in North Carolina at Tryon Equine Mobile as an intern for the first
5 months and an associate after that. His professional interests include lameness, sports
medicine, wellness/preventative medicine, and internal medicine. In his spare time, he can be
found at draft horse events, hiking, spending time with friends and family, or working with his
own horses.