Dr. Houtsma attended Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island, where he earned his veterinary medical degree. Immediately prior to moving to Warrensburg, Dr. Houtsma worked for 4 1/2 years at a large, exclusively equine practice. That practice has one of the foremost embryo transfer programs in the nation, and while working there Dr. Houtsma gained valuable experience performing embryo transfers.

Dr. Houtsma is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Association of Equine Practicioners, the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association and the West Central Missouri Veterinary Medical Association.

While Dr. Houtsma enjoys all facets of equine medicine, his special interests lie in reproduction and podiatry/lameness work.

In his free time Dr. Houtsma enjoys working on his farm that he shares with his wife and daughter, as well as their menagerie of animals. Dr. Houtsma and his wife have a small sport-horse breeding program, but his true love lies in western performance events, and he enjoys roping whenever he has a chance.