FALL 2006 NEWSLETTER
Text Box: Emilie Scheels joined us in May and has taken over Ambulatory Billing.  She is a  graduate level B  pony clubber from Difficult Run Pony Club.  She has over 20 years horse experience as a competitor, trainer, and barn manager.  Emilie enjoys three-day eventing, dressage, and was a member of the equestrian team at James Madison University which competed with the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.   She has also been a member of the Professional Ski Instructors of America, the American Association of Snowboard Instructors, and the National Ski Patrol for over ten years.  Emilie also enjoys outdoor winter activities, including snowboarding and snowshoeing.
Text Box: Karen Piercy  returns to Blue Ridge Equine Clinic after having attended school at Blue Ridge Community College and obtaining her veterinary technician license.  She recently attended a clinic in Kentucky and became certified in Technical Large Animal Rescue.  She lives in Madison, VA on a farm with her husband, two sons, and various animals.

 

Text Box: Congratulations to the United States Vaulting Team and Lisa Casinella.  Lisa recently served as the official USEF veterinarian for the US Vaulting Team that won the CVI 2-star competition in Rein, Germany.  Vaulting is a popular sport in Europe where quality dressage horses are lunged to the left in a surcingle, competing in compulsory, free-style and team competitions, and are judged both on horsemanship and the horse’s athletic performance.  There are approximately 60,000 vaulting competitors in the EU from which to choose teams, while in the US, there are only 1000 competitors from which to choose.  In addition to the duties as the team veterinarian, Lisa was involved in the selection of the team horses for the upcoming World Equestrian Games, to be held in Aachen, Germany, in approximately one month.  Lisa enjoyed her short time in Germany and was particularly impressed with the sportsmanship demonstrated by all the international competitors.  A true comradery exists among the participants as they frequently share horses and help one another prepare for the competition.    

                   

                     

 

 

Text Box: Please help us welcome Tracy Norman back into the fold of Blue Ridge Equine Clinic.  After Tracy completed her internship here in 2003 she accepted a residency in Large Animal Internal Medicine at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine.  She recently received the news that she passed the certifying examination; therefore, she is now a boarded certified member of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.  Tracy has had a busy spring – in addition to passing the board exam she married her long-time boyfriend, Teddy McMurdo and moved back to Virginia.  Tracy started at the end of July, please help us welcome her home.

 

 

 

Text Box: Oli Billcheck joined Blue Ridge Equine Clinic in June 2006 after graduating from Blue Ridge Community College in May and getting veterinary technician license shortly after.  She lives in Barboursville, VA  with her husband, three dogs and cat.  She also recently became certified in Large Animal Rescue. Text Box: Debbie Pyle has been hired to be our new administrative assistant. She recently moved to Scottsville, VA from Fairfield County, CT with her “significant” other Don Madigan. Don is involved in the horse transportation business with MJR Horse Transportation.  While living in CT, Debbie worked in NYC and had a very successful career in advertising placement sales working for Time Inc., specifically for PEOPLE magazine and Field& Stream/Outdoor Life magazines. In her short months here, Debbie has become familiar with the Blue Ridge Equine family through 3 of her 4 horses, which she currently keeps at home. She competes in the Adult Jumpers on her horse, OnStar, whom we have met on one of his many visits to the clinic!