Equine Staff

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.

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 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.