Justin B. Long
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Author • Storyteller • Podcast Host
Honest conversations about recovery, relationships, horses, and the lifelong process of learning to understand ourselves.
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For a long time I believed things about myself that weren’t true.
Those beliefs shaped my life in ways I didn’t understand until much later.
Recovery, therapy, marriage, and life inside the horse world eventually taught me something important:
The way we see ourselves isn’t fixed.
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With honesty, self-awareness, and the right help, those beliefs can change.
And when they do, life stops being something to endure and becomes something to embrace.
BOOKS
Stories about life in the horse/veterinary world, recovery, therapy, and lessons learned along the way. And some science fiction, just for fun!
Podcast Conversations
I’ve appeared on over 100 podcasts and radio shows discussing addiction recovery, trauma, leadership, horses, and the process of personal growth.
My Podcast
My amazing wife, Dr. Erica Lacher, and I started Straight from the Horse Doctor’s Mouth in 2017 to teach horse owners more about horse health, and we’re still going strong.
Adventures of the Horse Doctor’s Husband Series
A behind-the-scenes look at life in a rural equine veterinary practice — told with humor, honesty, and a deep love for the horses and people who make up this world.
What started as stories from the clinic grew into a series that horse owners, veterinarians, and animal lovers around the world have come to love.
Books in the series:
• Adventures of the Horse Doctor’s Husband
• More Adventures of the Horse Doctor’s Husband
• Adventures of the Horse Doctor’s Husband 3
What I Talk About
Self-Awareness & Recovery
Addiction, therapy, trauma, and learning how to change the beliefs we hold about ourselves.
Relationships
Marriage, partnership, humility, and what it takes to build healthy relationships.
Life in the Horse World
Stories from inside an equine veterinary practice and the lessons horses teach us.
Leadership & Business
Running a veterinary clinic, building teams, and creating healthy workplace cultures.
Featured Conversations
Present and Sober Podcast
One of my favorite conversations about alcohol, why it was such a big part of my life, and why I don’t use it anymore.
Love and Victory Show with Val
I’ve been a recurring guest on the L&V Show every month since 2022, and some of my most important relationship conversations have taken place here.
Horses in the Morning
I’ve been on this show several times as a horse husband and an author of horse books, although it’s usually just to brag about my amazing wife!
Lead to Greatness Podcast
Building a great team and culture in our vet clinic is a passion project of mine, and something I can talk about all day with Cedric!
The Books
The Righteous Rage of a Ten-Year-Old Boy
A deeply personal story about childhood trauma, EMDR therapy, and discovering that learning to love myself is possible with the right help.
Adventures of the Horse Doctor's Husband Series
3 books featuring 20 short stories each of crazy horse emergencies, life, and the general mayhem of being married to an equine vet!
How to Become an Equine Veterinarian
This guidebook will help young people from age 10-25 prepare for the rigorous process of getting accepted into veterinary school.
The DimWorld Series
This 3-book sci-fi series dives into an exciting world of multiple dimensions of reality, alternate histories, and a small group of friends fighting an evil corporation across them all.
The Books
The Righteous Rage of a Ten-Year-Old Boy
A deeply personal story about childhood trauma, EMDR therapy, and discovering that learning to love myself is possible with the right help.
Adventures of the Horse Doctor's Husband Series
3 books featuring 20 short stories each of crazy horse emergencies, life, and the general mayhem of being married to an equine vet!
How to Become an Equine Veterinarian
This guidebook will help young people from age 10-25 prepare for the rigorous process of getting accepted into veterinary school.
The DimWorld Series
This 3-book sci-fi series dives into an exciting world of multiple dimensions of reality, alternate histories, and a small group of friends fighting an evil corporation across them all.
The Podcast
Straight from the Horse Doctor’s Mouth
I’ve learned everything I know about horses from producing this podcast. I’ve been interviewing my amazing wife, Dr. Erica Lacher, about every imaginable aspect of horse health since 2017. I’ve also been fortunate enough to meet and interview a lot of the people at the cutting edge of research in various fields inside equine medicine, and it’s inspiring to talk to people who are literally changing the world for horses.
It doesn’t matter what you do with your horse, or what you know or don’t know: this podcast is one of the best resources imaginagble for every horse owner.
I hope you get as much out of it as I have!
About Justin
Justin B. Long is a writer, entrepreneur, and storyteller who lives at the intersection of horses, humor, and human resilience.
Best known as the author of the Adventures of the Horse Doctor’s Husband series, Justin writes about the strange, chaotic, and often hilarious world that unfolds behind the scenes of an equine veterinary practice. Married to equine veterinarian Dr. Erica Lacher, he has spent years witnessing the realities of horse ownership, emergency farm calls, and the unpredictable adventures that come with life in the horse world. Those experiences became the foundation for stories that resonate with horse owners, veterinarians, and anyone who appreciates a good laugh about the unexpected moments life throws at us.
But Justin’s writing isn’t limited to humor.
In The Righteous Rage of a Ten-Year-Old Boy, he tells a deeply personal story about childhood trauma, healing, and the long journey toward self-understanding. The book reflects a core belief that runs through much of his work: that the stories we tell about ourselves can shape the lives we ultimately build.
Outside of writing, Justin is a builder of ideas. He has helped grow and manage a busy veterinary practice, launched digital projects that support horse owners and veterinary clients, produced podcasts that bring equine medicine to a wider audience, and developed tools that make complex topics more accessible.
At heart, Justin is a storyteller who believes that humor, honesty, and curiosity can turn even the most difficult experiences into something meaningful — and sometimes even a little bit funny.
He lives in Florida with his wife Erica, their animals, and a life that continues to provide plenty of material for the next story.