• There have been many reports and worries about a Virginia outbreak of EHV-1.  Check out the most up to date information on our Client Education Page or check out the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services webpage located here.

• Glamorgan Veterinary Services welcomes Kelly Anderson, L.V.T. to the practice.  A Licensed Veterinary Technician, Kelly joined us in October of 2006.  Kelly has 12 years of experience in veterinary medicine and graduated from the Nortern Virginia Community College in the spring of 2005 with a degree in Veterinary Technology.  Help us make her feel welcome!

• Schiffon has arrived!  Find out more here.

• Breeding services soon to be available at Glamorgan Veterinary Services.  We are in the process of finalizing approval and building a new breeding facility at Glamorgan.  This two-building center is being designed to offer the mare or stallion owner the latest in advanced, assisted, reproductive technologies including CASA (computer assisted semen analysis), rate-controlled semen freezing, and embryo vitrification.  Estimated completion is in 100 days.  Keep your fingers crossed and let us know if we can help you in any way.

• keeping quality, computerized records in the vehicle so all information is available at the time of an appointment,
• offering a wide variety of Wellness programs to meet the continuing preventative care needs of all of our patients,
• offering frequent opportunities for client education either through day seminars or downloadable files from this website,
• being on time for our appointments, and
• following up with our clients in a timely manner to make sure there are no unanswered questions or surprise outcomes.

Unlike many people in the horse industry, I was never a horse brat. Truthfully, I didn’t even start to ride until my junior year in high school. One of my best friends at the time taught riding lessons, and she convinced me that riding was a good idea. She must have been right as college found me at Virginia Intermont College studying horses and photography. After graduation I managed a hunter- jumper stable in Mechanicsville, VA. While there, I had the good fortune to meet Lea Ann Hansen. We were married in 1992. After leaving the barn manager position, I spent several years working at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals as a pharmacy technician and attended Virginia Commonwealth University. Although I had learned a tremendous amount about horses in college, I had almost none of the prerequisites to start vet school. I graduated from the Virginia- Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1998.

Having lived in Virginia since 1986 and wanting to stay in the area, I started working with Woodside Equine Clinic soon after graduation. I had spent quite a lot of time with the vets at Woodside before and while I was in school. As one of the largest private equine ambulatory practices in the state, Woodside provided me with a diverse view of the equine industry. I was able to develop my skills in many areas of practice, including lameness evaluation, internal medicine, and surgery; however, dentistry, preventative health care, and, especially, reproduction (Theriogenology) have been my passions.

Since leaving Woodside at the end of 2004, I have spent nearly all of my time working on our farm, setting up the framework for Glamorgan Veterinary, and studying for my specialty boards in Theriogenology.

In my moments of free time, I try to expend some of my creative energy with photography. I have to admit I’m a bit of a photo throwback as I rarely use a digital camera, preferring film whenever possible. My favorite camera is a Sinar Alpina, an old-style, large format camera complete with the cloth over my head and the large bellows. A couple of my favorite pictures are below. The image on the left is the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park. The waterfall on the right is part of Big Tumbling Creek in southwest VA.