Cave Creek, AZ 85331
Equine Staff

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.

Co-Owner of Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center
Equine Surgeon
Equine Sports Medicine
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.

Equine Surgery and Critical Care interest

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.



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.

Dr. Humble was born in southeast Missouri but grew up in northeast Oklahoma and earned her degrees from Mississippi State University (Bachelor of Science in Animal and Dairy Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine). She then completed an internship at Mid-South Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery in Tioga, Texas in May 2025. She has two Quarter Horses, and a Border Collie. In her free time, she enjoys reading, riding, spending time with her dog, and traveling. She has a passion for western performance horses and general equine practice.

Dr. Jacob Bloom was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He attended Michigan State Where he received his undergraduate in animal science and genomics/molecular genetics. Dr. Bloom attended vet school at Midwestern University. He has lived in Arizona for 5 years and has 1 cat named Maverick. Some of Dr. Blooms special interests include internal medicine, cardiology, colic management, Gi and hepatic diseases and donkey medicine. His favorite part of the job is doing echocardiograms, passing NG tubes, and cuddling the donkeys in the clinic. One interesting fact about Dr. Bloom is he is an avid skier and skied competitively in high school.

Dr. Jablon achieved her undergrad at the University of Arizona where she majored in Veterinary Science and was the Captain and Vice President of the Equestrian team. She then attended Vet School at Tufts University. She was born in Western Massachusetts but lived in Tucson Arizona for 4 years. Her special interest consist of riding different disciplines and reading! Dr. Jablon’s favorite part of the job is sports medicine and surgery. Lastly, an interesting fact about Nicole is that she has been to 45 states!

Dr. Nyah March was born in Tacoma Washington and attended UC Davis for undergrad and vet school! She owns a 17-year-old Arabian gelding named Tigger. She also has a dog named Tink and 2 cats Tux and Siri. She enjoys riding dressage, playing tennis and snuggling with her animals. She also has enjoyed vacationing in Costa Rica and Ireland. One interesting fact about Nyah is that her high school was used for filming the movie “10 Things I hate about You.” Her favorite part of her job is helping the sick horses, and their owners feel better.

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 Practice Manager - Hospital Clinical Operations. She also manages our pharmacy and inventory. 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 workflow and helping where needed-she can always figure out a way to help. She loves to ride and enjoys the comic relief of her donkey, Amos. She also has a soft heart for dogs. She is very involved with agility with her dogs Nash and Levi. Like Amos, Gus is also around for comic relief. Needless to say furry creatures have stolen her heart.

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 has been very busy as Dr. Andrea’s tech, teaching anesthesia and Imaging. Now she is the Practice Manager in charge of the Administration of our hospital. She is married, has a little girl named Ellika who is as cute as a button and has inherited her love for horses. She has two dogs, Oswald and Red. She enjoys riding and spending time with family and friends.

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 Anesthesia Technician
Advanced Imaging

Equine Anesthesia Technician
Advanced Imaging
Courtney was born in Pennsylvania and has lived in Arizona for about 15 years. She has 3 horses and 1 cat. Her special interests include emergency medicine, anesthesia and advanced diagnostic imaging. She enjoys being a part of the AAEVT Anesthesia Society and taking continuing education to advance her knowledge and skills.

Equipment Specialist

Equine Technician – Surgery
Sabrina was born in Mount Vernon, Washington, she has lived in Arizona for 3 years. She is newly married to her husband Thomas and they have horses. She has attended Grand Canyon University with her major in marketing. She enjoys always learning and meeting new people and has her own marketing company.


Ambulatory Technician
Olivia was born in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended William Woods University studying Equestrian Science. She has 1 dog and 1 cat, and loves all animals, she enjoys cooking and visiting new places. An interesting fact about Olivia is that a few of her riding students have gone on to win World/National titles (Morgan Grand Nationals)!

Ambulatory Technician
Ryan was born in El Paso Texas and has lived here in Arizona for the past 10 years.
She has a horse named Rusty and a Heeler named Riggin’. Some of her interests are silversmithing, welding and camping, hiking and fishing. Ryan’s favorite part of her job is helping with emergencies.

Milton Arvizu
Milton is currently attending Scottsdale Community College studying Equine Science. He was born here in Phoenix and has lived here his whole life. He currently has 7 horses, 1 dog and 7 tortoises, in his spare time he enjoys Quarter Horse Racing and football.

Yaz has lived here in Phoenix her whole life. She obtained a bachelor’s in justice studies from Grand Canyon University. She has a soft heart for our furry friend, she has 5 dogs, a horse and 3 chickens! Yaz enjoys working with performance horses and the western industry. We are so happy to have her on our team!



Taylor Rogers was born in San Diego California. She moved here 3 years ago. She has a love for furry four legged animals, she has 2 dogs, Ace and Annie and a cat named Onan. Taylor started here at the front desk a couple of years ago, moved into a Ambulatory Tech position and then moved on to a plumbing company. She finally saw what a fun opportunity it had been working here and return to our family. We are so glad to have her back!

Noah is a 5th generation native to Arizona. He attended Cactus Shadows High School and EVIT for a year. He is currently attending Scottsdale Community College with a double major in Equine Science and Biology. He has two horses and a dog. On the weekends he enjoys being a Worship Singer for a church and he loves Eventing.







Katelynn was born in Mesa, Arizona and has lived here her whole life. She is studying Equine Science at Scottsdale Community College while working full-time. She has 3 cats and a dog. In her free time, she enjoys concerts, volunteering at horse shows and arts and crafts. She is an welcome addition to our Maintenance team.


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. 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.

