About Us

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JD Leclair, DVM

Dr. JD Leclair earned his veterinary degree from Colorado State University and is an equine practitioner in Northern Colorado. He and his wife Lori both moved to the Front Range for school and AAEPdecided to make it home.  JD grew up in Tanzania and Uganda, Africa where his family worked with dairy cows for Heifer Project International. His love of animals began there on the Serengeti Plains and continued when his family moved to Arizona. During high school JD worked both as a wrangler on a ranch near the Mogollon Rim and for a local veterinarian. He developed a passion for horses and chose CSU to study Equine Science and then Veterinary Medicine. While working on his degrees JD had the opportunity to gain experience working at the CSU Equine Reproduction Laboratory and the Center for Disease Control Laboratory in Fort Collins. After graduation he began practicing with Dr. Dave Sievers, an experienced equine vet in Brighton, CO.  JD and Lori are now excited to be serving their local community of Berthoud, Johnstown, Loveland, and surrounding areas.

Katie Ritchie, DVM

Dr. Katie Ritchie grew up in Austin, Texas riding in the hunters and jumpers. When she was nine years old, she decided she wanted to be an equine veterinarian and never looked back. Growing up around sport horses, Katie developed a passion for equine sports medicine. Katie received her biomedical sciences and veterinary degrees from Texas A&M University. She enjoys sports medicine, ultrasound, and internal medicine. She spends her free time hiking, fly fishing, riding, long distance running, and watching Aggie Football. Katie has wanted to move to Colorado since she was in high school and is very excited to be here!

Tiff Tilton

Tiff is our fabulous veterinary assistant!  Originally from Maine where she worked at the race track with Harness Horses, Tiff moved to Colorado in 2015. She enjoys riding her horses, working with cows, going to rodeos, and taking advantage of all that Colorado has to offer. You will probably also see Chloe, Tiff’s Corgi riding along in the truck.

 

 

 

Lily Leclair                                                Jack and Henry Leclair

Lily is officially one of our veterinary assistants! She helps out with stocking supplies and you may see her assisting in the field from time to time! Lily also loves to spend time riding her own horse Keeper. She loves being a big sister and helps a lot with her two little brothers!

Jack and Henry are aspiring veterinary assistants. They love when they get an opportunity to tag along with Dad in the field. They both love riding horses as well as playing outside and anything involving trucks or tractors! Their specialty is making you smile when your horse is sick!

Find out more about our Equine Vet Services in Berthoud, Johnstown, Loveland, Mead and surrounding areas