I have had some really bad vets (one managed to totally botch a neutering and my pup almost died - I kept taking him back in and she kept saying it was fine until I rushed him to the emergency vet - who was horrified) and some good vets. For all of my disdain towards mds, I do use dvms for the pets because when they are sick or in pain - I don't trust my herbal world expertise when it comes to them. I think I have put the specialty vet's children through private school and possibly bought him a boat over the years - sometimes my pets don't get normal stuff wrong with them.
Sorry to hear about the horse.

I suppose I am nerdy about my herbs and tinctures - It is kind of fun making them and applying them and so forth. I think I would like being better at it.