Equine Veterinarians

DVM

Emma Webster spent her veterinary externship with us in 2008, and so we knew we were very fortunate to have her join our team when she graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2009. In addition to an admirable level of general veterinary knowledge, she has taken a comprehensive course in ultrasound and dentistry and has a special interest in Ophthalmology. Outside of the clinic, Emma enjoys horseback riding, painting, and spending time with her family on their hobby farm in Drayton. Emma shares the farm chores with her husband Rob, three children (Miles, Sidney, and Samantha), their dog Kajun, their cat Spencer and about 20 chickens.

DVM

Melanie grew up in rural Flamborough near her grandparents’ dairy farm and began riding horses at a young age. She attended the University of Guelph for her undergraduate degree and graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2018. During her time at the veterinary college, Melanie worked in the OVC Large Animal Clinic, which gained her lots of valuable experience in complicated cases. After graduating, Melanie worked in her hometown as a large animal veterinarian for her first year of practice. Melanie joined the large animal team at Heartland in 2019 for both food animal and equine practice. She enjoys ruminant medicine and surgery and working with farmers. Melanie also enjoys equine practice, with an interest in primary care, emergency care, and equine reproduction.In her free time, she enjoys running, riding horses, playing the piano and painting. Melanie lives in Drayton with her husband Will, and their cat “Mimi”.

Laura was born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal, Quebec and is fluent in English and French. She completed both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at McGill University and went on to join the Heartland team after graduating from the Ontario Veterinary College in the spring of 2022 where she focused her studies on food animal medicine.

Her special interests include public health, food safety and emergency medicine. Laura loves travelling, playing volleyball, hiking, and painting. She also enjoys spending time with friends and family and with her black and white cat named Moomoo.

Mackenzie graduated from Ontario Veterinary College in 2021. After graduation, he made the journey to Alberta to pursue an Equine internship. He joined the Heartland team in August 2022, where he is happy to split his time between equine and small animal work. Mackenzie enjoys equine dentistry, lameness, and small animal surgery.

Outside of work, Mackenzie enjoys camping, fishing, and hiking. He can also be found on the family farm or riding his horse, Jack. He looks forward to the new adventures in Listowel with his English springer puppy Sam.