From sewing up lacerations, breeding mares, saving foals, colic surgery to fracture repair or cataract surgery, the internship at Brazos Valley Equine Hospitals – Navasota is a one year wide ranging program. We promise to provide you with personalized mentorship, case volume, patient variety, and hands-on experience.  In return, we ask our interns to have a positive attitude and to work hard.  We are a full service, equine referral hospital located in the heart of Texas between Houston, Austin, and Dallas.  Last year we treated 8,000+ patients covering nearly every equine North American discipline and dozens of breeds.

Mentorship is personalized by working closely with each doctor on cases, daily stall side rounds, reviewing cases after conclusion, and weekly webinars with interns across multiple practices discussing personal growth and clinical skills. Interns rotate through all the doctors in the practice in two-week blocks and work closely on each of the cases. Our doctors see all types of primary and referral cases and are board certified in Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency/Critical Care, and Acupuncture. We also partner with additional specialists in Ophthalmology and a licensed Equine Dental Provider.

 In the last 12 months, BVEH-Navasota saw 18,000+ appointments.

• lameness = 7,000 - 7,500 / year 
• pre-purchase = 250-350 / year
• surgery = 400 - 600 / year (40% orthopedic, 50% soft tissue, 10% emergency)
• reproduction = 1000 – 1,200 / year
  • 300 – 400 semen collections,
  • 40 - 50 ET flush,
  • 30 -50 high risk pregnancies
• internal medicine = 1,000 - 1,500 / year
  • 60-80 neonatal cases,
  • 250-300 ophthalmology,
  • 350 - 400 gastrointestinal,
  • 300 - 350 respiratory,
  • 40 - 50 cardiac,
  • 150 - 200 neurologic,
  • 50-75 dermatologic
• general health = 1,500 - 2,000
• corrective podiatry = 400-500
• dentistry = 600-700 floats and extractions
• chiropractic/acupuncture = 200 - 250
• emergency = 600 - 800

The amount of supervision will depend on the intern's experience and may vary as the year progresses. The intern is expected to develop skills to allow handling of in-house appointments and emergency cases under direct or indirect supervision, as well as, ambulatory calls without supervision. Primary duties include daily treatments and examinations of hospitalized patients, assisting staff veterinarians in lameness exams, surgeries, dentistry, reproduction, and neonatal care. Night duties consist of intensive care monitoring, assisting night technicians with complicated treatments, and assisting with emergencies. Interns will split emergency and night duties. An expected breakdown of your time includes management of inpatients 30%, outpatient exam 30%, ambulatory calls 20%, surgery 10%, and anesthesia 5%.

The internship in Navasota is supported by eight veterinarians:

• Ben Buchanan, board certified Internal Medicine and Emergency Critical Care
• Kurt Heite
• Terrell Buchanan
• Ricci Karkula, MS, certified acupuncture
• Weston Warnock, board certified Surgery
• Jon Johnson
• Ted Kellerman
• Kyle Grogger

In addition to the professional staff there are 24-hour hospital/treatment technicians, multiple office staff, multiple registered technicians, dedicated lab and pharmacy staff, 3 farriers, 1 licensed dental practitioner and 30+ other support staff supporting the business.

Interns will work out of the hospital in Navasota, but there is potential to spend time in our hospital in Salado, at horse shows, and with our ambulatory outpatient lameness service.

BVEH also offers internships in Salado

• Salado - https://jobs.aaep.org/jobs/13012302/equine-rotating-internship

As a first job after veterinary school, our programs will provide the you a solid foundation to be a success.

Applicants should be graduating or recently graduated from Veterinary School.

Internship applicants should have general experience in equine medicine and surgery, and basic knowledge of horsemanship. The ability to work as a team, a positive attitude, and people skills are a requirement.

A prior visit/externship and interview is strongly encouraged. A personal meeting is weighted the most when considering applicants.

A decision will be made as soon as excellent candidates are identified. 

About Navasota - Brazos Valley Equine Hospitals

Our Core Values are the values to which we aspire. We use them to articulate and enforce the culture of Brazos Valley Equine Hospital. We: 1.Invest in the success of our people 2.Create an environment for development and growth 3.Communicate with clarity and respect 4.Cause a positive influence Brazos Valley Equine Hospitals was founded in 1987 by Dr. Terrell “T-Bone” Buchanan. His dedication and love for the equine industry has led the practice to develop multiple facilities across Texas, including Navasota, Salado, Cypress, and Cave Creek, Arizona. BVEH features experts in sports medicine, reproduction and alternative medicine along with board-certified specialists in internal medicine, surgery, critical care, and emergency. Our hospitals feature a progressive approach to practice and utilize the latest equipment. We offer a full-service practice progressive care to our local and horse show clients. We strongly believe in mentoring. Brazos Valley Equine Hospitals want to improve the lives of people and horses by mentoring and teaching recent people how to be the best professionals possible. It is our mission to invest in your success and help you dev...elop into a great equine veterinarian by creating a positive mentorship environment, establishing clear and respectful communications, and helping you to positively impact the lives of people you encounter.

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