Dr. Racheal McKinney has been passionate about working with animals all of her life. She grew up in Waddell, Arizona where her family had a small 2 acre farm. Dr. McKinney fell in love with horses, and by the age of 13 she had gotten her first dun paint mare, joined the local 4H Waddell Hoofprints Club, and had quickly started to learn about hard work and responsibility. She learned how to ride English and Western, and competed at the local, state, and national level. Dr. McKinney attended high school in Goodyear, became very active in the FFA, showed a variety of livestock, competed in many career development events, and traveled with the high school rodeo circuit. Dr. McKinney attended Arizona State University, where she earned her B.S. in Agribusiness Sciences. She completed veterinary school at Western University of Health Sciences in Southern California, where she focused on mixed animal practice and was an active member of Equine Club, Veterinary Business Club, and Bovine Club. Dr. McKinney has completed multiple poultry externships and enjoys working with backyard flocks and producers as well with other fowl producers and breeders. Throughout the past 10 years of practice, Dr. McKinney has become truly passionate about pet pig and goat medicine. Along with this, she has pursued many continued education courses on equine medicine as well as canine and feline medicine. Topics such as quality of life and animal husbandry are very important to Dr. McKinney believes that both are a vital part of owning animals, so she is always available to help owners with questions in regard to these areas.
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