OklahomaHorses Magazine July 2021

July/August 2021 • OklahomaHorses 13 Care (noun) - the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance and protection of someone or something. O ver the past year or so, you’ve probably handed your small or large animal over to a veterinary technician outside and waited to be called when the visit was over. If we couldn’t be there to comfort our pets, we trusted our vets and their teams to take “care” of them in our ab- sence just as if they were their own. While we may not give much thought to the term care, by definition, it sounds like pretty big shoes to fill—“the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance and protection of someone or something.” Whether your horse or small animal needed a checkup, emergency care or routine vaccinations, your veterinarian was there, meeting all of the afore- mentioned needs of not only sustaining life but also maintaining quality of life—and doing it with the utmost concern. From curbside drop-offs to video visits and online scheduling, we all had to adjust. Our DVMs went to great lengths to continue providing the same quality of care in the most difficult of circum- stances. Now more than ever we are grateful for the work of our veterinary care community, and we’re proud to spotlight them here in our annual feature. From all of us at OklahomaHorses, to our DVMs, thank you! Equine Medical Associates Logan Kembel Whitfield, DVM Serving Edmond, Guthrie, OKC, Mustang, Piedmont, Yukon, Choctaw, Crescent, Deer Creek, Norman, Purcell, Bethany, Newalla, El Reno, Harrah, Shawnee, Wellston and referrals from surrounding areas D r. Whitfield grew up near Shawnee, Kansas. She knew from a very young age that she wanted to be a vet- erinarian. Her mother says as soon as she could talk, she was telling people she was going to be a veterinarian. Dr. Whitfield acquired a love for horses when she was just 5 years old and re- ceived her first horse, Shadow. She began taking riding lessons at a local hunter/jumper barn. She later bought Dakoda, an off the track Thoroughbred, as she became a more experienced rider and needed a horse that could jump higher. She showed in the local show circuits up until she moved to Oklahoma for school. Once here, Dr. Whitfield attended Okla- homa State University where she utilized the 3 + 1 program to earn her B.S. in Animal Science in 2016 and DVM in 2019. Dr. Whitfield was able to gain large animal veterinary experience while working as a weekend overnight veterinary assistant in the Boren Veteri- nary Medical Hospital during her first two and a half years of veterinary school. She quickly developed a passion for equine medicine. She assisted with two research projects and worked full time as an equine veterinary assistant at the Boren Veterinary Medical Hospital during the summer between her second and third years of veterinary school. Dr. Whitfield was an active member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners Student Chapter, serving as a wetlab coordinator and president. Dr. Whitfield joined Equine Medical Associates in Edmond shortly after grad- uation in May 2019. She completed her internship in May 2020 and then remained at Equine Medical Associates as an associate veterinarian. Dr. Whitfield’s main areas of interest include general wellness/routine care, wound management and neonatal medicine. Dr. Whitfield married her husband Joey in April 2021. They have three dogs and enjoy spending time outdoors. They enjoy camping, fishing and spending time with family and friends. She hopes to get anoth- er horse soon and resume riding. OklahomaHorses DVM Annual Feature CARRYING ON WITH CARE