We are excited to announce the addition of Dr. Kari Christianson to our board of directors. We first started working with Dr. C when she enlisted our assistance to help two of her patients whose families were in need of help from our rescue.
One of those horses was Babee, the mare with severe founder (pain in her feet) who we provide rehab and medical care for in 2014 and whose story was shared across many posts in our blog. Dr. C is pictured on the right.
Over this past year Dr. C has become more involved with all the horses and assisted us with Maverick, Tucker, Babee, Fancy, Danny, Lucky and currently with Jewell. She has shown a great interest in the success of our programs, getting EqWBR known and recognized in this area as a legitimate rescue and all that entails. And as an independent business woman she understands how to run a business in Arizona, has business acumen and a great sense of humor which is a big help to our board.
Meet Dr. Kari Christianson
Dr. C was born in Mesa, AZ but spent most of her childhood in Crystal Lake, IL. After receiving a Bachelor's degree in Genetics from Iowa State in 2006, she completed her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree focus on mixed animal practice at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. Licensed in both Arizona and New Mexico she also hold membership in numerous trade associations She spent a year practicing on the rainy Oregon coast before returning to her home state. She is also a member of two emergency response teams, All Volunteer Emergency Response Team (AVERT) and Arizona State Animal Response Team (AzSART) to help aid should another disaster arise. Her small animal practice is located in Eagar, AZ and her mobile equine, small animal, livestock, exotic practice covers several hundred square miles of eastern central Arizona and western central New Mexico. This year her practice moves into a larger more state of the art building that will eventually have indoor equine diagnostic and treatment facilities.
Dr. C lives with her cat, Deianira, dogs, Noshoni and Sasha, and Arabian horse named Draven. In her free time she enjoys drawing and painting pet portraits, dog training, hiking, camping, rock climbing, fishing, trail riding, and playing the guitar. She is working to create a feral cat spay/neuter program for the local communities. I can see it now... Equine & Feline!
To learn more you can check out her website
North Country Veterinary Clinic website or her Facebook page
Dr. Christianson's Facebook page
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