Dr. S.P. Balakrishna Polanaidoo
SportHorseCM.com Contributing Veterinarian

Balakrishna Polanaidoo (Dr. Bala), A.M.T., B.V. Sc & A.H., Cert. V. Ophthal (Syd)  has attended Olympic horses as an official veterinarian at the Olympic Games in Sydney (2000). He was an official Malaysia Equestrian Team veterinarian at three consecutive SEA Games – Bangkok (Thailand, 1998), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, 2000) and Busan (Korea, 2002). He has been a President of the Veterinary Commission at the World Cup Showjumping (SEA League) in 2001, 2002 & 2003, Malaysia and for the Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix CSI*****, FEI International Showjumping, 2003.

He has also been stall-side at the 2001, 2003 FEI Australian Endurance Riding Championships, the 1999 FEI European Endurance Championships and 2002 FEI World Endurance Championships, along with many others. In addition to racking up the frequent-flier miles, Dr. Bala operates Good Shepherd Veterinary Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In addition to his practice, Dr. Bala travels around the countries for his equine consulting business. With a help of his assistant, Dr. Bala develops an individualized program for the horse to perform optimally, using evaluation of training, musculoskeletal concerns, shoeing and competition schedules, among other criteria.

Dr. Bala graduated from the College of Veterinary Science, India. After earning his degree, he has been yearly attending the various equine courses at the University of Sydney and last year unrolled for the Post Graduate Distance Education Program at the University of Sydney Australia for Advance Equine Surgery Course.

In addition to sporthorses, he also treats Thoroughbred racehorses. Dr. Bala is a personal veterinarian to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamed’s horses.