Veterinarians
Dr. Barbara T. Page, DVM, ICVA
Born in Denver, Colorado, Dr. Barbara Page knew at the age of five she wanted to be an equine veterinarian.
Although there were no women equine veterinarians at that time, her drive to be one was so real that she was motivated through all of her education to pursue veterinary medicine.
Dr. Page received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1977 from Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine.
After a private practice in Boston for two years, she returned to Colorado and was the first woman to practice as an equine veterinarian, spending the next nine years at Littleton Large Animal Clinic. In 1988 she started a private practice and built the Colorado Equine Clinic, PC in 1995, where she continues to practice with passion for veterinary medicine and a commitment of service to all horse owners. Her special interests are the foot and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
In 1994, Dr. Page founded the Equine Wellness Foundation, a 501C-3 with the mission to improve the bond between horses and people through the research of disease and treatment of foot disease.
Ground breaking research in comparison between the wild horse and the domestic horse has lead to lectures by her in England and throughout the United States. She has authored several papers in referred journals and written chapters in textbooks about equine foot disease. Her research has improved the health of the equine foot throughout the world and continues to go strong.
Dr. Page served as the President of the Denver Veterinary Medical Association, represented the equine world on the AVMA Committee for the Human/Animal Bond, and has served on numerous committees for the AAEP.
Devoted to family, her greatest passion is being a good mother. She enjoys riding horses, presently Western and trail disciplines, and is a continuation of her early years when she was Rocky Mountain Equitation Champion as a 13 and under.
Dr. Dale R. Rice, MS DVM, cVMA
A love of horses, dogs, cats and just about all other creatures, combined with a desire to help people enjoy their animals led Dr. Dale Rice to become a veterinarian.
After raising his family and a long successful career in animal/food safety, quality and research, he was accepted into vet school as the oldest student in his class. His path to his life long goal was long, but in 2009 he received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University.
Dr. Rice is now living his dream of caring for horses and smaller animals, and helping people enjoy spending time with their animals.
Preventative medicine is Dr. Rice's special interest. He believes preventing disease and injury are the best way to insure that owners have the best experience and maximum time with happy and healthy horses. Equine dentistry, parasitology, nutrition and management are additional areas of Dr. Rice’s expertise.
Currently Dr. Rice is researching E. coli 0157:H7 in cattle via a grant from Colorado State University. He was a recent speaker at the University of Georgia's Center for Food Safety where he presented his research on utilizing satellite imaging to predict food safety risks for animal agriculture facilities.
Dr. Rice received his B.S. in Animal Science from California Polytechnic University, Pomona, and next a Master of Agriculture from University of Connecticut. His successful career was in the meat/food industry, where he was the Vice President of Food Safety and Quality Assurance for the division of Nestle Foods that manufactured Hot Pocket sandwiches.
Dr. Rice lives in Elizabeth, with his three horses, three dogs, two cats, one llama and a couple of goldfish. He enjoys simple trail riding, with the occasional horse camping and pack trip thrown in for fun. He and his wife, Brenda, love living amongst all the glory of the Colorado mountains.
Feel free to ask him about his wife, sons, daughter in-law, grandchildren or animals, but expect to hear every detail about how they are the joy of his life!
Vet Techs and Support Staff
Mireille Harr
Mireille is a Colorado native, born in Grand Junction. She moved to Golden in 1979. As a child she took riding lessons on a horse named Lightening, and always remembers how much she enjoyed spending time on a horse.
She now lives in Parker with her 8 year old daughter Bailey. They have one horse named Dart who is one of a kind. Any one but Dart's little girl comes around he is not the same horse, but to Bailey he is a saint.
Mireille has been in sales and customer service for the past 15 years and loves to work with people. She joined Colorado Equine Clinic in 2008. and manages the daily communication juggling act between staff and clients. Her friendly voice greets everyone whether on the phone or at the clinic, and her professional attitude and knowledge of everything that is happening at the clinic gives clients and staff confidence. Mireille's responsibilities include managing accounts, email messaging, printing and the CEC newsletter.
Mireille is a big lover of the outdoors, anything from camping to riding ATV's.
Meg Schenk - Certified Veterinary Technician
Meg was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. At age six, she began taking riding lessons and never looked back. She began riding and showing hunters, and catch-riding naughty ponies.
After a move to Yellow Springs, Ohio, she took up Eventing where she had the opportunity to compete in horse trials at Training Level as well as volunteer behind the scenes as a jump judge.
Teaching lessons and managing barns evolved into a desire to join veterinary medicine. After graduating from Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology in 1996, she began working at Colorado Equine Clinic as a veterinary technician. Meg works closely with Dr. Page on lameness exams, specializes in anesthesia for surgery, and other general hospital duties.
Not long after beginning her career as a Certified Veterinary Technician, Meg bought her first horse, a young Thoroughbred named Avery. Meg and Avery have participated in pair paces and multiple horsemanship clinics with Marty Marten and Buck Brannaman. These days, Meg and Avery mostly trail ride along the Front Range.
Meg's other interests include cheering her two children on at soccer games and swim meets, and she is hoping to "bag" her first 14'er this coming summer. She admits to a soft spot for all ponies, and would fill a barn with them if she could.
Kim Fry - Veterinary Technician
Kim was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. After completing high school he joined the US Navy and spent twenty years serving his country and seeing the world. After retiring from the Navy in March of 1999, Kim moved to Denver to attend Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology. He began his career with national small animal practice, Banfield, the Pet Hospital, and after 10 years decided he preferred working with large animals, and came to Colorado Equine Clinic.
Kim has three sons, three turtles and a three-year-old mare, “AQ.” He is currently training her to compete in team penning and ranch sorting and some rodeo.
Kim enjoys camping, hiking, kayak and ranch rodeo and just hanging out with good friends.
John Page
John Page officially started working at CEC in May, but has been doing work since CEC's opening. Dr. Page is John's mother, so as you might imagine he has been coming to the clinic for quite some time.
John is a junior year at Littleton High School and has two older sisters, Brooke and Katie, who live in New York and San Diego, respectively.
John's real passion is music. He dreams of becoming a music producer. Other than music, he enjoys biking, skiing, camping, backpacking, rafting, rock climbing, and really anything else that involves the great outdoors.
Johns assists with general administrative and other routine needs at the clinic.