Early Life
Rob grew up in the Texas Hill Country west of Austin and developed a love for horses during his childhood years.
His family spent a year living overseas when he was 11 years old. Attending school and traveling extensively allowed him to develop a broader sense of the world, its societies, cultures, needs and various faiths.
After returning to Texas, Rob spent a summer in Wyoming working with horses. An influential, local ranch veterinarian inspired him to become a horse doctor.
Learning the Ropes
Rob and Keith connected again to begin to explore how they could develop compelling, medically sound animal supplements to treat their patients with a company that served not only the animals it was supplementing but, equally as important, the animals that required supplementation in dire circumstances.
This led them to search for a way to share their veterinary education and expertise in a much more meaningful manner.
Rob and Keith were able to begin using their first product, a probiotic digestive aid, in their own patients in 2010.
The desire to do more for the horse through the initial successes of the company sent the two veterinarians to Mexico with the Equitarian Initiative, to perform much-needed medical care on donkeys, horses and mules in very rural, impoverished villages through the Equitarian Initiative.
They identified the core problem with these animals to be nutritional in nature. This trip inspired Rob and Keith beyond all of their other life experiences to engage in a crusade to meet the needs of the animals that meet the needs of their owners.
Rob and Keith took their product and their desire to provide assistance to animals in need and started Animal Stewards International and with their marketing partner Rob Hendrickson, launched their first business, FullBucket Animal Nutritional Supplements.
Dr. Rob and his partners continue to use this belief to focus FullBucket’s work in product development, customer service and patient care. Rob has been leading veterinary volunteer trips to Central America for the past 11 years with over 18 trips completed to Mexico, Guatemala, Panama and Nicaragua serving indigenous people, their working horses/donkeys/mules and helping to train veterinary colleagues of the country. The teams provide much needed veterinary education, veterinary care and nutritional support while on mission.
“As a board-certified equine specialist who has lived, practiced and traveled all over the world, I’ve developed a singular purpose in helping other people care for the animals that they depend on for physical labor, travel, pleasure and companionship. This ethos is what drives FullBucket forward each day.” - Dr. Rob Franklin
Doing Good
Rob and Keith connected again to begin to explore how they could develop compelling, medically sound animal supplements to treat their patients with a company that served not only the animals it was supplementing but, equally as important, the animals that required supplementation in dire circumstances.
This led them to search for a way to share their veterinary education and expertise in a much more meaningful manner.
Rob and Keith were able to begin using their first product, a probiotic digestive aid, in their own patients in 2010.
The desire to do more for the horse through the initial successes of the company sent the two veterinarians to Mexico with the Equitarian Initiative, to perform much-needed medical care on donkeys, horses and mules in very rural, impoverished villages through the Equitarian Initiative.
They identified the core problem with these animals to be nutritional in nature. This trip inspired Rob and Keith beyond all of their other life experiences to engage in a crusade to meet the needs of the animals that meet the needs of their owners.
Rob and Keith took their product and their desire to provide assistance to animals in need and started Animal Stewards International and with their marketing partner Rob Hendrickson, launched their first business, FullBucket Animal Nutritional Supplements.
Dr. Rob and his partners continue to use this belief to focus FullBucket’s work in product development, customer service and patient care. Rob has been leading veterinary volunteer trips to Central America for the past 11 years with over 18 trips completed to Mexico, Guatemala, Panama and Nicaragua serving indigenous people, their working horses/donkeys/mules and helping to train veterinary colleagues of the country. The teams provide much needed veterinary education, veterinary care and nutritional support while on mission.
“As a board-certified equine specialist who has lived, practiced and traveled all over the world, I’ve developed a singular purpose in helping other people care for the animals that they depend on for physical labor, travel, pleasure and companionship. This ethos is what drives FullBucket forward each day.” - Dr. Rob Franklin
