|
Dr.Kacie Wells
Dr.
Wells is a Santa Cruz native. She grew up competing in hunter/jumper shows across California. She graduated with honors from
UC Santa Cruz with a bachelors degree in biology. After college, Dr. Wells enjoyed a few years living in San Francisco before
attending veterinary school. She graduated from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with an emphasis in equine surgery
and medicine. After veterinary school, Dr. Wells worked at Steinbeck Country Equine Clinic in Salinas, CA. There, under
the guidance of Dr. Tim Eastman, she sharpend her skills in equine surgery and lameness diagnostics and treatment.
Dr. Wells Started "Edgewater Equine Clinic" in July 2007. She is now available for general health care, lameness
diagnostics and treatment, pre-purchase exams, reproductive services, vaccinations, dentistry and emergencies. Dr. Wells
enjoys riding her Swedish Warmblood "Ali" and traveling to exotic countries. Recently Dr. Wells spent 2 weeks in
Australia with her husband, Dr. Aaron Hodder, helping him with reproductive work on several thoroughbred breeding farms. Dr.
Wells provides a complete mobile practice to service horses in Santa Cruz and surrounding counties. She is now available
for appointments Monday-Saturday and emergency call 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Kerrin Murphy, Veterinary
Assistant
Kerrin grew up with horses with her family in England and in Mexico where she lived
as a child. She came back to the US for High School and went to UCSC where she got a B.A. in Psychology with a Biological
emphasis (Psychobiology-- the study of the relationship between Biology and Behavior). She then got her M.A. in Bilingual
Education at UCSC and was a teacher for 10 years, where her specialty and passion was Science instruction to the 4th and 5th
graders she taught.
A Santa Cruz resident for
20 years, she eventually decided to return to her passion, Veterinary Science and Animal Health, and got her Certificate in
Veterinary Assisting at Foothill College. She is now half way through her studies to become a Registered Veterinary Technician.
She has worked with both small and large animal Veterinarians in the area over the past 3 years but her main interest is in
Lameness, Farriery, and preventative hoof care. Kerrin has attended several hands on workshops in shoeing and trimming and
has a full complement of Farrier equipment.
Kerrin
and her husband have 5 rescued animals; A Pitbull, "Pogonip", a Golden Retriever, "Annie" and a Border
Collie/ Cattle Dog mix, "Bongo the Monkey". She and her husband also have two Thoroughbreds, rescued from the track,
named "River Pageant" and "Parkview II". One big happy family!