Dr. Scoggin grew up in Boulder, CO, but traveled east to Colgate University in Hamilton, NY for his undergraduate degree, majoring in chemistry and minoring in religion.  He traveled back home to attend both graduate and veterinary school at Colorado State University where he obtained an MS in equine reproductive physiology in 2001 and his DVM in 2005. Following vet school, he served a one-year internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute and then was an associate veterinarian at a referral practice in California.  Dr. Scoggin then accepted a position as a resident veterinarian at a Thoroughbred breeding farm outside Paris, KY, where he practiced from 2008-2015. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists (animal reproduction) in 2012, and he joined the team at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in July 2015.  Dr. Scoggin's professional interests include stallion reproductive physiology, problem mares, and assisted reproductive technologies. He is an affiliate faculty member in the clinical sciences department at Colorado State University, the vice-chairmen of the educational programs committee for the American Association of Equine Practitioners and a board member of the Society for Theriogenology.