A track scholarship lured Eugenio Mannucci to the United States, but true love and a job in veterinary medicine is why he stayed. The All-American shot putter from Italy recently started work as a veterinarian at Hermiston's Oregon Trail Veterinary Clinic, where he practices traditional medicine and acupuncture on animals large and small.

Recently, Mannucci stood in the clinic's outdoor treatment area staring into a horse's mouth. Inside the cavity, he saw that the 16-year-old's teeth had become wavy and rough, which made it difficult for her to slide her teeth from side to side to eat grass. Mannucci reached for a long-handled grinding tool called a float and flipped on the switch — imagine a tiny disc sander on a pole.

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