DRS. ROMY MODOMO AND PERCY MODOMO

EQUINE PRACTICE

This father-son duo have made headlines in the past for their volunteer work, perhaps most notably having treated a horse hit by a bus in Manila in 2017. At Modomo Veterinary Practice and Trading, Dr. Romy and Dr. Percy Modomo are equine specialists – a practice Dr. Romy says has “always been a great challenge to a newly graduate veterinarian.”

According to Dr. Romy, veterinary students are trained in companion animals and foodproducing animals, which leaves much to be desired for those interested in equine practice.

Dr. Romy first dabbled in equine medicine while maintaining thoroughbred race horses at a race track. His employer, the late Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr., then sent him overseas to study Equine Medicine and Surgery under the late, great equine vet, Dr. Percy E. Sykes. Dr. Romy was then sent to the University of Sydney at Camden as a senior clinician, and returned to the Philippines as an equine practitioner.

His son, Dr. Percy (named after Dr. Percy E. Sykes), followed in his footsteps by graduating from the College of Veterinary Medicine in UP Los Banos in 2017. “It’s a great advantage to work with your parent with the same profession,” he says. “You have all the experience that will be shared with you and a job is waiting for you.”

Drs. Romy and Percy, who are members of the Philippine Veterinary Medical Association as well as the American Association of Equine practitioners, currently operate an Equine Surgery Farm in Brgy. Sto. Nino, Lipa City, among other services. They continue to participate in hands-on training for cutting-edge equine technology.

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