boys Ty and Cays and their 10-year
old daughter, Grace.
For Equine Vet Dr. Chad Marsh,
DVM, DACVS, it wasn’t a straight and
narrow path that got him to Equine
Sports Medicine and Surgery, but
after growing up around horses, it
was a no brainer for him to be a vet.
He says that although being a vet is
sometimes challenging, the thing he
loves the most --his clients.
“I love being around the clients
and getting to know them and having
a personal relationship with clients
is fun for me,” he explained. “[The]
most rewarding thing is making
people happy and fixing the issues
that they have and seeing the enjoy-
ment in their eyes after fixing some-
thing that they have been dealing
with for a long time. [It] is something
that I enjoy more than anything.”
Vet Dr. Ali Broyles grew up in
Tennessee where her family owned
horses and cows, making livestock a
big part of her life from the beginning.
“I always wanted to be a veteri-
narian and in 2005 I moved to Texas
to work at the Four Sixes Ranch,”
Dr. Broyles explained. “After work-
ing there for a year and a half, I went
to veterinary school at Texas A&M
where I met my husband, Brandon,
who was a classmate of mine. After
veterinary school I went to Lexington,
KY for an internship at Rood and
Riddle Equine hospital and then later
completed a surgical residency there
as well. I joined the ESMS team in
Weatherford in May of 2018.”
For Dr. Boyles, the most rewarding
thing is simply saving a horse’s life.
“Horses mean a lot to people.
There are often situations when we
treat a horse that we know right off
the bat is very special to the client.
Being able to save that horse’s life or
get it back in the show pen or on the
racetrack is very rewarding,” she said.
She’s excited about the develop-
ments with diagnostic imaging and its
advancements in the last five years.
“We are now able to diagnose
musculoskeletal injuries that we did
not know existed,” she explained.
“I predict advanced imaging will
become even more accessible in the
next few years, and we will get even
better at diagnosing and treating diffi-
cult orthopedic conditions.”
Another vet, Dr. Laszlo Hunyadi,
DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, is board
certified in internal medicine with a
focus in neonatology and infectious
diseases. He finds the most difficult
and rewarding thing in his line of
work to be treating neonatal foals. He
gets to work with babies and more
babies. The most interesting case he
has ever had also deals with foals, in
fact a special foal.
“A septic foal with meningitis,
septic joints, encephalopathy, an
inability to stand and then later seeing
it run and buck in the fields with its
mare,” he explained.
The most exciting development
in Dr. Hunyadi’s field is the new
diagnostics for the rapid detection of
infectious diseases and newer under-
standings of neonatal encephalopa-
thy.
Florida native Dr. Lane Morrison
graduated from Auburn University’s
College of Veterinary Medicine. She
knew early on that she wanted to be
an equine veterinarian and came to
Weatherford to complete an intern-
ship at ESMS.
“I was fortunately able to stay on
as an associate,” she explained. “My
husband, who is also a veterinarian,
and I are very excited to be living and
practicing in Parker County.”
For Dr. Morrison, the most
rewarding part of her job is being to
help to provide a good outcome for
both my patients and clients. When
asked about her most interesting
case, she said it would be the critical
neonatal cases.
“The foals are able to make such
great strides with appropriate support
and treatment,” Dr. Morrison said.
“It is a very exciting progression to
watch.”
Equine Sports Medicine and
Surgery also offers race horse medi-
cine services including lameness
evaluation and treatment, emergency
care, digital radiography and endos-
copy at over 15 tracks across the
country including Lone Star Park in
Grand Prairie, Prairie Meadows in
Iowa, Remington Park in Oklahoma
City, Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico
and many more.
For more information about
Equine Sports Medicine and
Surgery and their fantastic staff, go to
equinesportsmedicine.com.
Clear Fork Veterinarian Clinic
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Dr. Darryl McEndree —Continuing His Passion For Pet Wellness
ledo native Dr. Darryl McEndree has been practic-
ing veterinary medicine in Parker County for 19
years and loving every bit of it. He has attended college
all over the Lone Star State, starting his first two years at
Weatherford College on full scholarship and continuing
on to Texas Tech, also on scholarship, graduating with
a Bachelor’s in Animal Science. He finished his educa-
tional career in College Station at Texas A&M’s College
of Veterinary Medicine, graduating in 2000. He says his
love of animals and interest in being a vet started at the
ripe old age of 8.
“My interest in veterinary medicine began when I
found my grandpa’s cow having a difficult delivery,” Dr.
McEndree explained. “I observed the local veterinarian as
he assisted the cow in the delivery, saving both the cow
and the calf’s life. From that point on, I was determined
to be a veterinarian and began telling people I was going
to be a vet when I grew up. My first job in high school
was working for Dr. Gary Grote in Weatherford. Shortly
thereafter, I was able to attain a job working for Dr.
Randy Doran, a veterinarian in Aledo, who became my
lifelong mentor and good friend. While I spent the first 15
years as a mixed animal practitioner, I’ve dedicated the
last four years to small animals.”
Dr. McEndree opened Clear Fork Veterinary Clinic
in May of 2018 and considers it an honor for him and
his staff to serve clients all over Parker and surrounding
counties. At Clear Fork Veterinary Clinic their passion is