Equine Staff

Equine Veterinarians

Martin G. Crabo, DVM
Co-Owner of Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center
Equine Sports Medicine
Equine General Practice

Dr. Crabo joined Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center in 1991. He graduated from the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine in 1990 and subsequently completed an internship in Large Animal Medicine & Surgery at Washington State University. Dr. Crabo has been involved in breeding and developing Three Day Eventing horses with his family for the last twenty plus years. He continues to follow and support his daughter, Jordan, in her pursuit of a riding career. You will see them at horse shows throughout the West Coast and the entire country. Besides enjoying horse shows in his time off, Dr. Crabo is an avid skier, mountain biker and enjoys playing ice hockey, travel and the ocean. Professionally, Dr. Crabo's interests include equine sports medicine, lameness, and imaging as well general equine practice. He strives for an in-depth knowledge of equine ultrasound and anatomy through his membership in ISELP, the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology.

C. Renee Andrea, DVM, DACVS
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Co-Owner of Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center
Equine Surgeon
Equine Sports Medicine​​​​​​​
Dr. Andrea was born and raised in the state of Washington where she held her first job cleaning kennels at the Gig Harbor Veterinary Hospital. She obtained her Associates Degree in Animal Health Technology and worked her way through college as a Certified Veterinary Technician. She then attended Washington State University where she graduated with a B.S. in Animal Science in 1990, and her DVM, with honors, in 1994. Dr. Andrea came to Arizona to complete an internship at Arizona Equine and thereafter, completed a residency in equine surgery at the University of California, Davis. She earned her Diplomate status as a Board Certified Equine Surgeon in 1999. Dr. Andrea joined Chaparral as an equine surgeon in 2001 and became a partner in the practice in 2003. She was grateful to help build the referral and surgical portion of the practice and the transition into Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center in 2008 was a dream come true. She has enjoyed growing with the practice over the years and continues to be a huge part of the Chaparral team.
Dr. Andrea has published research in equine orthopedics, as well as soft tissue reconstructive surgery. She specializes in all areas of lameness, sports medicine, and surgical conditions of the horse. Training in the southwest solidified her love of the acute abdomen (surgical colic), but her true passion is orthopedic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Andrea brings a unique perspective to diagnosing and treating conditions of the equine athlete, being a barrel racer herself and having years of experience working on horses from all disciplines with performance-limiting lameness issues. She strives to provide the most cutting edge treatment modalities to her patients, staying current with advances in regenerative medicine and combining these treatments with surgical therapy when needed.
Dr. Andrea and her family (husband Mike Freeland, and sons Canon and Shea) currently have 9 horses that complete their rodeo team. When not making a run herself, she is keeping the rope horses working.
Christine Moyer, DVM, MS, DACVS
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Equine Surgery and Critical Care interest​​​​​​​
Dr. Moyer grew up in Kansas showing hunter/jumper horses, and continued to ride on the Kansas State University NCAA Equestrian Team. She completed her undergraduate degree and veterinary school at Kansas State University, graduating summa cum laude in 2013. Dr. Moyer completed her internship at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky focusing in surgery, internal medicine, and anesthesia. She then completed a second internship in internal medicine at Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Virginia. She stayed at Marion duPont Scott EMC for her surgical residency until its completion in the summer of 2018. Concurrent with her surgery specialty training, she completed a master's degree focused in equine wound healing. Dr. Moyer has been a part of the team at Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center since July of 2018 and is eager to be a part of the Arizona community. Her clinical interests include a wide variety of emergency, critical care and surgical conditions, with a special interest in critical emergencies and triage care. She also has an interest in equine sinus pathologies and lameness. In her spare time, Dr. Moyer enjoys spending time with her husband, Chance, and German Shepherd, Docker.
Elyse Durket, DVM, DACVS
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Equine Surgery and Sports Medicine interest​​​​​​​

Dr. Durket is originally from Ohio where she had her first job working with small animals and shadowed an ambulatory veterinarian as a high schooler. She went off to Miami University and got a bachelors degree in zoology. She also met her husband and became a “Miami merger.” After undergrad, she achieved her lifelong dream of becoming a true Buckeye. She graduated veterinary school from The Ohio State University. She came to Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center and discovered her love and passion for equine surgery during her internship. She then pursued further training at the University of Florida with an internship in surgery and sports medicine. After her year in Florida, she returned to the Midwest to complete a surgical residency at Iowa State University. She has a passion for lameness, sports medicine and colic surgery. She has published research in both orthopedics and post-operative colic management. Dr. Durket has a passion for horses and aspires to have a horse of her own soon; in the meantime, she is currently exploring which discipline is her favorite. She also may be a low- key crazy cat lady.

Anastasia Keyser, DVM
Equine General Practice​​​​​​​


Dr. Anastasia Keyser joins Chaparral from Texas. Although she did not get the opportunity to grow up on a ranch, her family always had horses. She was riding before she could walk and continues to maintain that passion for horses. Dr. Keyser initially received a BA in business administration majoring in business management. Her decision to pursue veterinary medicine followed a few years later after realizing that she wanted to do even more to help horses besides training them and running a 501(c)3 horse rescue. She attended Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. During her time in College Station, she was employed in the large animal ICU at Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. After veterinary school, she completed an internship at Reata Equine Hospital in Weatherford, TX. Dr. Keyser is an equine general practitioner who provides ambulatory and in-clinic services. Dr. Keyser enjoys all aspects of equine medicine with a special interest in dentistry, reproduction, and sports medicine/podiatry. She currently owns 7 horses and 3 dogs. Dr. Keyser often spends her free time trail riding, hiking, camping, scuba diving, skiing, traveling, and competing in horse shows.
Evan Scott, DVM
Equine General Practice and Sports Medicine​​​​​​​
Dr. Evan Scott is from Fort Worth Texas and attended Texas A&M University earning a Bachelor of Science majoring in Biomedical Sciences in 2011 and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Texas A&M in 2016. He went on to a sports medicine fellowship in Pilot Point, Texas working on show horses across the US and Canada, and was one of the attending vets at AHA Canadian, Youth, and US Nationals as well as numerous regional shows across the country. He has been a practicing member of the International Society of Equine Locomotive Pathology and a Federation Equestre Internationale, FEI, Treating Veterinarian at CSI4*-W Longines world cup qualifier. He enjoys sports medicine including regenerative medicine and stem cell as well as general practice. He is trained in acupuncture and chiropractic and uses them in conjunction with western medicine to achieve the best possible result for his patients. Outside of work he plays on an adult league ice hockey team and enjoys scuba diving and spending time with his girlfriend who is also an equine veterinarian and their two horses Bertha and Kid, and three dogs Lou, Tuck, and Carlos.
Jillian Minuto, DVM, DACVIM
Equine Internal Medicine​​​​​​​
Dr. Minuto was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, where she rode recreationally before becoming active in 4H. She completed her undergraduate degree in animal science at the University of Vermont before graduating from the Ohio State University for veterinary school in 2018. Dr. Minuto completed a rotating internship at Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center in New Jersey, focusing on internal medicine, surgery, anesthesia, and ambulatory practice. She then completed a residency in large animal internal medicine at Tufts University in Grafton, MA. Dr. Minuto's clinical interests include medical causes of poor performance, neurological disease, neonatology, and emergency and critical care. She has completed extensive research looking for novel treatments of Equine Asthma. Outside of the office, Dr. Minuto enjoys spending time outdoors - skiing, mountain biking, and paddle boarding.
Kaylee DeBusk, DVM
Equine General Practice
Dr. DeBusk was born and raised in Orange County, CA. She graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor's degree in Animal Science. Following undergraduate studies, she attended Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts & Nevis. She completed her clinical year at Texas A&M University. After spending her internship with Chaparral, we enjoyed her so much that we offered her a full-time Associate position. In her free time you can find her with her dog Rose, or partaking in outdoor activities like hiking or swimming.
Cierra J. Geyer, DVM
Equine General Practice

Dr. Geyer is a born and raised Arizonan. She grew up around western performance horses and that’s what drew her into equine medicine. She earned a Bachelor of Science majoring in Veterinary Science at the University of Arizona in 2018 then received her DVM from Midwestern University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2022. After veterinary school, she completed a 1-year equine internship in Weatherford, TX working with reined cows and cutting horses predominantly. She’s excited to be back home in the desert and to begin serving the equine community. Her special interests include sports medicine and reproduction. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, scuba diving, baking, and riding her own horses.

Amanda Chagas, MV
Equine Intern Veterinarian​​​​​​​
Dr. Chagas is from Brazil and went to Veterinary school (UFU) in Uberlândia-MG. Horses are her passion since she was a child, but she also loves her dog, Hubble. She loves meeting different people, places, and food.
Mudabbir Iqbal, DVM
Equine Intern Veterinarian​​​​​​​
Dr. Iqbal is from Pakistan. His love for horses from early childhood inspired him to attend veterinary school. He completed his veterinary degree from the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences soon after which he passed his North American Veterinary Licensing Exam. He is passionate about introducing elite veterinary care for horses in underprivileged parts of the world. He loves horse riding and spending time with family and friends.
Missy Golden, DVM
Equine Intern Veterinarian​​​​​​​
Dr. Golden is from northern Indiana. She completed her undergraduate degree in animal science at Purdue University and her veterinary studies at Lincoln Memorial University. She has always loved horses and convinced her dad to get her one when she was thirteen. Dr. Golden was in 4-H for a few years, but mostly she rides for fun and really enjoys trail riding. She has a dog named Ginger who she enjoys spending her free time with. Aside from working with horses, she enjoys running, cooking, and reading. Her professional interests include ambulatory work, equine dentistry, and colic cases.
J Brent Rollins, DVM Emeritus
Dr. Rollins originally founded Chaparral in 1971 and retired at the end of 2012 after 45 years as an active practicing veterinarian. He is a 1967 graduate of Colorado State University where he received his DVM. He grew up in Phoenix, attending Osborn grade school, Washington High School and Arizona State University. His interest in horses came from his dad's Thoroughbred Racing Business (started on the end of a pitchfork and ended up with a trainer's license before Vet School).

After receiving his DVM, he served for three years as a captain in the US Army in Fort Detrick, MD. After the service, Dr. Rollins completed an Equine Internship at the University of California, Davis, Veterinary Teaching Hospital. In July 1971, he entered private equine practice in North Phoenix.
Dr. Rollins feels his greatest accomplishment is his family. Brent and Francie have been married since June 1st, 1963. They have five children and 25 grandchildren (at last count) and his days of retirement were spent keeping up with all their activities.

Dr. Rollins will be missed and forever memorialized as a part of our team at Chaparral. He passed away on January 27, 2018 surrounded by his loved ones.

Equine Technicians

Brooke Taranton
Clinical Operations Manager
Inventory Manager
Originally from San Diego, Brooke is a veteran member of the Chaparral team and has been with us since October 2008. Brooke is our clinical operations manager and also manages our pharmacy and inventory. She has gracefully stepped into this role and has remained a leader of the team, training others in anesthesia and day to day operations. Her love of horses began at the age of 3 and she has made horses her life. In her work life, she most enjoys the challenges of organizing the work flow and helping out where needed-she can always figure out a way to help. She loves to ride her horses and enjoys the comic relief of her donkey, Amos. She also has a soft heart for dogs. Needless to say, furry creatures have stolen her heart.
Krista Dupree
Imaging and Equipment Specialist
Equine Anesthesia Technician
Krista is an Arizona Native with a passion for horses for as long as she can remember.  Krista has been with Chaparral since 2011.  She is an equine anesthesia technician, she manages the equipment needs of the clinic and she runs the imaging department at the clinic.   You will likely see her out with Dr. Andrea or busy doing a bone scan or MRI. She is married, has three dogs, and a baby.  She enjoys riding and spending time with family and friends.
Taylor Taranton
Equine Anesthesia Technician
Advanced Imaging
Taylor is originally from San Diego, CA. She moved to Scottsdale when she was 3. She followed in her older sisters’ footsteps and fell in love with horses. Now she is a single mom to Tucker her son, they both lived in Melbourne, Australia for 2 years while she attended Swinburne University of Technology where she earned her Certificate in Early Childhood Education. She worked in that area for 5 years and had to follow her heart back to her love of horses.

Lauren Rosendahl
Equine Technician - Internal Medicine
Lauren was originally born in Washington, D.C. but has been in Arizona for 16 years. She has studied both political science at NAU and biology at ASU. Her children are her animals, lol, who include her horse Cash and her dogs Stella and Hellie. Lauren enjoys rock climbing and kayaking when she isn't helping to save horses' lives.

Kenzie Smalls
Equine Critical Care Technician
Kenzie brings smiles to our patients at night when nobody else is here. As a night tech, she takes advantage of the daylight hours by attending Equine Science undergrad courses. She loves her adorable dog named Gohan.

Tatum Folmar
Equine Technician - Surgery
Tatum’s favorite part of the job is aiding in various lameness exams and sports medicine. She also enjoys admiring all the performance horses, especially the Quarter Horses. In her free time, Tatum enjoys going to barrel races, spending time with her friends and family, and growing her PEMF business, Saguaro Performance Therapy. She has 2 horses named Martini and Rosie, and a dog named Dally

Carolina Casas
Equine Ambulatory Technician
Carolina was born and raised in Arizona. She has been around horses her whole life. She has two Quarter Horses, a pony, two dogs, and two cats. She enjoys helping horses in any way. She went to Scottsdale Community College and obtained her Associate's Degree in Equine Science. Some of her hobbies are camping, off-roading, riding horses, and traveling.

Administration/Support

Holly Taranton
Lead Practice Representative
Holly is a pivotal part of the Chaparral team as a practice representative and master of many things. She has a long history of administrative work in the legal, real estate development, construction and shopping center management industries and has always had a love of animals. She started off her oldest daughter at the age of 3 riding horses and her love of horses continued with her other 2 daughters. She now enjoys spending time with her husband, 3 grown daughters, her grandson and their many rescue dogs and horses. She, her husband, middle daughter, and grandson recently moved back to the United States from living in Melbourne, Australia.
Cassidy Harper
Practice Representative
Cassidy has lived in Arizona her entire life. She has a Bachelor's degree in family and human development from ASU. When she isn't delighting our clients with her big smile and helpful demeanor on the phone or in person at the front desk, she is spending quality time with her three horses and three dogs.
Suzan Rockvam
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Suzan is originally from central California, but she has lived in the Scottsdale area for decades. She has always had a passion for animals and raised poodles and Lhasa Apsos in the past. She satisfied her equine passion by completing the Equine Science program at Scottsdale Community College resulting in a degree in Equine Science. Suzan spent many years as the office manager at Southwest Equine Hospital in Scottsdale. She was also employed in administrative positions in retail, real estate, health care and she now has returned to the veterinary world. She is the proud owner of 2 rescue dogs: Sally (a jet-black corgi mix,) & Sunny (a buff cockapoo mix.) Her many hobbies include fitness, music, and travel, but she spends most of her time enjoying her home and teenage son, Robert.
Merle Black
Bookkeeper
Merle recently came to Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center as our new bookkeeper. She recently moved to Arizona from Southern California after many years working in the non-profit sector. The need to assist our fellow man and four-legged friends never leaves our heart, which makes Chaparral a perfect fit for her.
Amy Goda-Dieguez
Facilities
Amy has been working with horses for 29 years in many different venues and has been fortunate to have traveled around the United States and the world. She started out working with and riding racehorses and her dream has always been to help care for horses. Amy also loves working with a passionate group of people who love what they do. She enjoys spending time with her wonderful daughter, Mae, and husband, Wilson, who also works at CVMC. 
Terry Delaney
Facilities Maintenance and Groundskeeper
Terry recently moved from Michigan where he spent the last 15 years managing an 80-acre private horse farm. We are happy to have him at Chaparral where he has become our go-to guy for all our maintenance needs!
Liliana Grabish
Facilities
Liliana is originally from Las Vegas and is currently studying Equine Science at Scottsdale Community College. She has a Shih Tzu/Lhasa Apso mix named Birdie. When she isn't at work taking care of the horses, she loves to read and write. She loves anything to do with horses and Star Wars.

Consulting Veterinarians

Zoe ReedEye Care for Animals
Eye Care For Animals
Joanna Norman DVM, DACVO

Dr. Norman graduated from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College majoring in both Biology and Chemistry. Prior to veterinary school, she worked in a large equine clinical and research facility in Southern Pines, North Carolina, where she gained valuable experience in clinical research. She also externed at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and worked with a team of oncologists, researching squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. She then received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 2002 from North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

After graduation, Dr. Norman completed a private practice rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery. For two years prior to beginning her residency she continued as a small animal and exotics general practitioner in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr. Norman joined Eye Care for Animals in 2005 and completed her three-year residency in veterinary and comparative ophthalmology. In 2008, she was named Eye Care for Animals’ Resident of the Year. She became board certified and achieved Diplomate status in 2009. Dr. Norman has published literature in both national and international journals of veterinary medicine. Her primary clinical interests are in the management of ocular disease in the horse and corneal and cataract surgery in all species.

Dr. CrawfordEye Care for Animals
North Fork Integrative Vet Care
Erin Crawford, DVM

Dr. Erin Crawford graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2000 with a degree in Biology and received her DVM from Colorado State University in 2006. During her college and vet school years, she worked for a dude ranch outfitter in Wyoming looking after their horses and mules and spending time on the trail. She also spent several winters driving draft teams at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson. Following graduation from CSU, she spent a year as an intern at Oakridge Equine Hospital in Edmond, Oklahoma. After her internship, Dr. Crawford joined Sawtooth Equine Service, a primary care clinic that also served as a secondary referral facility, in Sun Valley Idaho. Dr. Crawford completed the Acupuncture for Veterinarians course at CSU while in vet school and then pursued additional training for Chiropractic work. Dr. Crawford completed the training in Animal Chiropractic in 2017. She also completed and maintains her International Veterinary Chiropractic Association certification. Dr. Crawford strives to treat the whole horse, incorporating acupuncture and chiropractic along with cutting-edge and modern therapies. Her professional interests include general medicine, reproduction, general dentistry, and most things horse. When not at work, she is at home exploring the mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho with her husband on their horses with their small pack of mostly well-behaved dogs.

Zoe ReedEyeshine Veterinary
Eyeshine Veterinary
Zoe Reed, DVM, DACVO, MFA

Dr. Reed is one of less than five-hundred veterinary ophthalmologists certified by the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology in the world. Dr. Reed recently opened Eyeshine Veterinary: Arizona’s only locally-owned, independent ophthalmology-only practice treating ‘anything with eyes’ in Phoenix. She treats small patients at Eyeshine and provides ophthalmology services for horses both at local equine hospitals and in-the-field. In addition to seeing patients, she has authored a number of journal articles and continues to participate in clinically-focused research. Dr. Reed attended UC Davis for her DVM degree and completed her comparative ophthalmology residency here in the Valley of the Sun. Experience working in various ophthalmology practices and multi-specialty veterinary hospitals in the western United States inspired Dr. Reed to start her own veterinary ophthalmology practice where she can create an environment focused on caring for animals and the people who love them.