Texas Equine Veterinary Association

Oliver is Vice President of Performance Equine Associates Texas Equine Veterinary Association. Dr. Oliver. Grew up on a large cattle ranch in eastern New Mexico. Using horses to work cattle and learning to break colts at a young age spurred his interest in horses. He worked for many neighboring ranches, including working for legendary cutting horse trainer Larry Reeder. He graduated high school from Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and attended Oklahoma State University as an animal science major. Graduating he entered Oklahoma State College of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation, Oliver found his love of surgery and sports medicine during his internship at Oakridge Equine Hospital under the tutelage of Drs. Mike Major and Brent Hague. Following his internship, he was accepted for a large animal surgical residence at Texas A&M University. During his time at Texas A&M, he was fortunate enough to learn surgical skills under skilled surgeons Drs. Jeff Watkins, Joanne Hardy, and Peter Rakestraw. Dr. Oliver accepted an associate position at Performance Equine Associates in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Where he has been since 2014 as a surgeon. Dr. Oliver's professional interests include orthopedic surgery, soft tissue surgery, and diagnostic imaging. He enjoys being teamed up with western performance horse trainers in their pursuits on the show circuit. He also serves on the Texas Equine Veterinary Association board of directors and as the vice president-elect of the association. He enjoys the interactions with students and other practitioners through the association. In his time away from work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children (all girls) and following them to all their extra-curricular activities. He is active in his church, serving as a deacon. He also enjoys bird hunting, shooting competitive sport clays, snow skiing, and fly fishing. SHEM OLIVER, DVM, DACVS 40 | SPEAKERS Hospital. In Australia, Scone Equine Hospital is the leading neonatal foal hospital in the country. Dr. Norton practiced at Elgin Veterinary Hospital for seven years prior to pursuing her passion to begin her own mobile specialty practice, Texas Equine Medical Associates. Dr. Norton's specialty includes neonatology, gastroenterology, nephrology, urology, pulmonology, neurology, oncology, and cardiology. This training gives her the tools needed to solve puzzling cases and to help other veterinarians find the necessary answers to ensure that your horse is on the road to recovery. She also has a passion for determining the etiology of equine nasopharyngeal cicatrix in this region. In addition to her daily practice, Dr. Norton also serves on the Board of Directors of the Texas Equine Veterinary Association (TEVA) and is a past president of TEVA. She served on the Infectious Disease Committee for the American Association of Equine Practitioners and was the past the editor of TEVA's educational veterinary journal, The Remuda. Plunkett has a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of California, Davis. She completed her internship at Comstock Equine Hospital, 2015, and her residency from Oklahoma State University (OSU) in 2018. Her professional interests include soft tissue and colic surgery, critical care, lameness & sports medicine, orthopedic surgery, laparoscopic surgery, upper-airway surgery, and advanced wound care and synovial sepsis. Dr. Plunkett was raised on her family's small Quarter Horse, sheep, and cattle ranch in northern California, where she was also heavily involved in 4-H, showing livestock and western performance horses. She studied animal science at the University of California, Davis, (UC Davis) where she also obtained her Master of Science in animal biology and continued at UC Davis to earn her doctorate in veterinary medicine. She completed an internship at Comstock Equine Hospital in Reno, Nevada, prior to being accepted to and completing the equine surgery residency program at OSU. Following residency, she returned to Northern Nevada and California as an associate veterinarian at Great Basin Equine Hospital. In 2021, Dr. Plunkett joined the team at Weatherford Equine Medical Center. AMANDA PLUNKETT, DVM, DACVS AMANDA PLUNKETT, DVM, DACVS SPEAKERS

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