Dr. Vernon joined the staff in 2011, and in 2020 became the owner of the practice. After graduating from veterinary school at Western University, she completed an internship in equine practice at Southwest Equine Medical and Surgical Center in Scottsdale, AZ. In addition to her DVM, Dr. Vernon holds a bachelors degree in Equine Science from Colorado State University. Although she is a horse girl at heart, Dr. Vernon is passionate about all aspects of mixed practice. She has completed specialized training in small animal orthopedic surgery, large and small animal ultrasound, equine lameness, surgery, and dentistry, among many other interests. Additionally, she serves our community as the President of the Cheyenne Animal Shelter, and is an active member of the AVMA and AAEP. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, competing with her cutting horses, and working with her 2 dogs in agility and stock work. On top of this, she serves us as the WORLDS BEST PIE MAKER!

Our clinic was started in 1982 by Dr. Gary Norwood. At that time it was a very small business with only himself and one other employee. Dr. Norwood has been serving Cheyenne and the surrounding area for the past 39 years. His compassionate care for our clients and their animals during that time have endeared him to many people. Dr. Norwood is an active member of our community, serving on the Board of Recover Wyoming, WYPAP and the AVMA. He also is a great dancer and golfer, and can be seen dancing on the golf course throughout the season! Although he retired in 2020 he couldn't stay away and still comes to work with us weekly!

Dr. Rieck joined the FVC team after graduating from veterinary school at Kansas State University in 2023. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science at Kansas State in 2019. Jaylin enjoys all aspects of mixed animal practice, but growing up an Iowa farm girl the pigs and small ruminants have her heart. In her free time, she enjoys hiking in the Bighorn Mountains (or anywhere with waterfalls) with her fiancé, Lance, and their two dogs, Jules and Harper. She also loves to travel around the world with the most recent travel destinations being the Cayman Islands, South Africa, and Belize!

I am a 2020 graduate from Colorado State University and am excited to join Frontier Veterinary Clinic. A Cheyenne native, I earned my associate’s degree in biology from Laramie County Community College before continuing on to earn my bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Wyoming. In my free time I enjoy hiking, camping, skiing, and spending time with family and friends.

Practice Manager and officially the longest lasting employee! She wins, moving into her 28th year officially. Katrina works just as hard in her spare time running Bkind4B.com her own non-profit organization in memory of her son Branson, and as the treasurer for Buffalo Youth Nation Project, a native for native all women run non-profit. You will see many fundraisers and food/supply drives as we support her efforts here! We also have an angel fund that helps our clients in Branson's honor.

Colleen has retired after 35 years but comes to see us very often, and is missed by clients and staff alike!

Amanda will always be loved and missed as our Head Technician and remembered for her amazing mind, skills and heart! Pants we miss you always!

Lisa joined our clinic as part of the veterinary exchange program. She hails from the UK. We are excited to eat lots of dishes such as sausage rolls, figgy pudding and kidney pie... or at least to enjoy her exotic accent while she leads our Client Care Team to excellence!

Deb has more fire than 3 people! This is probably due to her fireball addiction! But all her energy keeps her going tending to all our grateful animals as a valued member of our Animal Care Team!

Briana works hard at our front desk. She proudly served in our military and uses the voice they gave her to cheer on her kiddos as a hockey mom too!

Jean is a godsend to the business office! She enjoys her retirement from her 40yrs in the Human Health Care field. She had many hats as an intensive care nurse, then Coordinator, and finally the Director of Cardiology and Pulmonary Physiology. Say that 3 times fast! Needless to say her heart is huge and her smile is the only thing bigger!

Kristen is one of our competent and caring Veterinary Technician Staff. She will be heading up our nights the majority of the time while she spends her days with her wonderful children!

Gracie keeps us laughing and enjoying our days while she leads our Veterinary Technician Team. Her wit is sharp and her laugh contagious even when its quiet!

Megan is no church mouse but can be quiet as one while she works tirelessly as one of our brainiac CVTs. She has survived a few winters with us has begun training for a snowshoe trip up the top ten 14ners in the US.

Brittany supervises the floor to connect all the moving parts of our clinic! Inventory, Techs, Front, Back, Top, Bottom...you name it she is working there!

Sage our resident Rodeo Queen and on the go member of the Animal Care Team. You will see her riding in CFD and many other horse forward events!

Rob is a retired farrier, ranch hand, ski instructor and many other adventurous work histories. He has a kind soul that all the horses recognize which led him to be the farrier for local Bronco's mascot "Thunder"! If you need any life experience advice Rob is a great resource, which makes him a great fit for maintaining our clinic. If you ask him what his greatest adventure has been, he will say marrying his wife, Jean.

Sariah is a firecracker addition to the Vet Tech Team! She and Amberley are also our sunshine team and spread fun and smiles to us all! She is an amazing singer and scrabble champion!

Nadia joins our Animal Care Team and brings with her an enthusiasm for learning and a gentle caring for all our four legged friends. They all know she is a trusted caretaker the minute they see her.

Dee, of our Vet Tech Team, enjoys animals more than almost anyone here I think? That says a lot considering the group! She is the first to take on orphaned kittens or puppies to feed for owners, which is usually every couple of hours for several weeks! Can we say heart of gold?

Haven joined our Animal Care Team. She has a love for animals and training. She has worked with the local shelter and has a heart for the hard cases! She wants to work towards her own business in behavior training so she can help those animals and owners that need help.

Amberly, one of our talented Veterinary Assistants, is on the fast track to Vet School! She will be headed out next fall. She has spent time at WSVL and is looking forward to getting started on her own Veterinary Career, but in the meantime she spreads and joy to all of us here! Sunshine should be her middle name....

Kitty, Vet Tech and former alligator wrestler...just kidding on the alligator part. She could probably get one to put on a collar and walk down the street on a leash. Kitty enjoys nature, mountains and taking her wife and pups camping. Kitty's pug is also in league with our other staff's pugs for the cutest pugs around! They can all bend us to their will...and do.

Hunter runs his own computer repair business and has aspirations to go to Vet Tech School. He is a great storyteller and has a mind for all things technology!

Laurah is playing double duty as a Client Care Coordinator and Veterinary Assistant! She hails from Florida where driving on ice and snow were not a required skill! She came to Wyoming for a visit and fell in love with our state. We are so glad she did and we are all working very hard to show her all that Wyoming offers, especially the wind and snow!