Team

JD grew up in Tanzania and Uganda, Africa where his family worked with dairy cows for Heifer Project International. His love of animals began there and continued when his family moved to Arizona. Working as a wrangler on a ranch near the Mogollon Rim and for a local veterinarian during high school, helped direct him toward Colorado State for an Equine Science degree in 2006 and DVM in 2010.

JD started Leclair Equine in 2013 and loves serving the horses and people of the Berthoud area. He has a passion for teaching and greatly enjoys educating clients about equine wellness, as well as mentoring up and coming veterinarians. He and his wife Lori live in Berthoud with their 4 kids and are enjoying learning how to raise cattle and grow hay on their little farm.

Born and raised in Montana, Christine grew up caring for and riding horses in the back country. Following graduation from Colorado State University she has had the pleasure of working as an equine mobile practitioner in CO, ID and MT. Christine enjoys the scope of general medicine as it allows her the opportunity to address a variety of health concerns to better the health of the whole horse, as well as emergency medicine. Christine is certified in veterinary acupuncture, which is a helpful alternative modality to support neuromuscular health. In her spare time, she can be found soaking in the moment with her family Nick, Colt, and Kaycen.

Dr. Francesca is from Moorpark, California and grew up with a passion for horses and livestock. Early on she started working on a Quarter Horse ranch in return for lessons and enjoyed reigning and cutting; and later in high school enjoyed barrel racing. She worked as a volunteer technician at an Equine Hospital in Southern California before moving to Colorado in 2016. Dr. Francesca received both her undergraduate and Veterinary degrees from Colorado State University. She worked for Leclair Equine for many years as a technician and we are thrilled that she joined our team as a veterinarian! She enjoys hiking and camping with her two dogs, mountain biking, and being outdoors.

Jess was born and raised in Berthoud. She has been around horses her entire life and showed dairy cows for 10 years. Jess loves all animals and many of you got to know her while she owned All Animal Feed and Supply in Loveland. We were thrilled when Jess joined our team as our amazing office manager and we know you will love getting to chat with her when you call the office! She is excited to be part of the team and help take care of your animals! In her free time Jess loves spending time with family, photography, trail riding, and playing with her dogs.

Katelyn was born and raised in Bakersfield, California where she grew up taking riding lessons, and eventually showing in exchange for helping out on the ranch. In 2018 she moved to Colorado to pursue a degree in Equine Science at Colorado State University. Over her Winter and Summer breaks during her freshman year at CSU, she went back home and volunteered at Bakersfield Large Animal Hospital, where she realized she really enjoyed veterinary medicine. Katelyn graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Equine Science and a Masters in Animal Reproduction. She is currently enrolled in the CSU School of Veterinary Medicine. In her spare time Katelyn enjoys reading, and riding.

Sara was born and raised in Colorado and grew up loving horses and eventing. She received a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Denver and was a zookeeper at several zoos spanning a 10 year career. During the pandemic, she pursued a career in veterinary medicine and obtained her RVT (registered veterinary technician) license in early 2024. In her free time, she and her boyfriend are always working on a house project, enjoy kayaking and hanging out with family.

Ariel is a Colorado native with a passion for animals but especially for horses. During college, for writing and history of all things, she discovered an interest in medicine. For 15 years she enjoyed a life of caregiving but she was ready when the opportunity came to make the change to first small animal medicine and now equine. Currently she resides with her husband and 2 daughters on their little farm with their herd of friesians and etc. in Berthoud Colorado. In her spare time, what is that?, she delights in Foxhunting with Arapahoe Hunt and writing in clinics all over the world. “

Many of our clients have known Lily since she was baby riding along in the vet truck. She has become such a huge help and works hard at stocking vet trucks, assisting in the field and baking fresh treats for our staff meetings! Lily enjoys riding her own horse Keeper and loves being a big sister to Jack, Henry and Eleanor.

Jack is our Bronco Buster, bring him your wildest stallion and he’ll have it ready for dressage.

Henry keeps the property free of riff-raff

Eleanor brightens every room she walks into, even outside.