Dr. Jacob Crotts grew up in Sumter, South Carolina. He began riding at an early age in nearby Camden, South Carolina, where he developed a passion for foxhunting and steeplechase racing. As a teenager, Dr. Crotts worked as an exercise rider for trainers Arch Kingsley, Jr. and Michael Matz. Dr. Crotts graduated from Clemson University with a bachelor’s in animal science before attending veterinary school at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.

While in veterinary school, Dr. Crotts served as president of his class and was an active member of both the student AAEP chapter and the Omega Tau Sigma veterinary fraternity. Dr. Crotts also worked as a student vet assistant in the UGA Large Animal Teaching Hospital. During his clinical year he received UGA’s Large Animal “In House” medicine and surgery award. Dr. Crotts has special interests in emergency medicine, theriogenology, sports medicine and anesthesia. In his free time, Dr. Crotts enjoys running, live music, spending time with his dog Murphy, following college football and basketball, and cooking.