Equine Field Service Faculty
Dr. Bruce Connally
Dr. Bruce Connally received his DVM from Colorado State University in 1979 and practiced in Lander, WY for the next eleven years. Small town rural practice offers a wonderful variety of patients and Dr. Connally was privileged to treat species ranging from beef cattle to golden eagles. During that time he brought the first diagnostic ultrasound machine to the state of Wyoming.
When injuries dictated a career change he spent a year as a technical services veterinarian for SmithKline Beecham Animal Health before joining Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine as an equine ambulatory clinician. Dr. Connally completed a residency and his Masters Degree at Michigan State and was presented the Excellence in Teaching Award in 1991.
In 1998 Dr. Connally returned to Wyoming where he established Wyoming Equine, a practice devoted solely to horses based in Casper and Thermopolis. That practice offered the first extracorporeal shock wave therapy in Wyoming. In the fall of 2004, after 25 years of practice, Dr. Connally returned to CSU where he is a clinician in equine field service. When not practicing medicine on your horse, Dr. Connally enjoys riding and training his own horses, leather carving and woodworking.
Dr. Ann Davidson
Dr. Ann Davidson joined the faculty of Colorado State University as an assistant professor in the equine field service in July 2007. She is a 2001 graduate of Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation from veterinary school, she completed a 1 year rotating internship in equine medicine, surgery, and herd health management in conjunction with Louisiana State University and the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program. Following her internship, she completed a combined equine medicine residency and master’s program at Colorado State University. During her residency she received the distinguished resident research award at the 2004 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine forum and the outstanding large animal resident award at Colorado State University in 2005. She received board certification by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2005.
After completion of her residency, Dr. Davidson returned to Louisiana and was a volunteer equine veterinarian during the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. She remained in the heart of Cajun country in Lafayette, Louisiana, as an associate at a progressive, primarily ambulatory equine private practice. She enjoys all aspects of equine practice from preventative/herd health to infectious diseases, geriatric medicine, and neonatology and has a special interest in international veterinary service. When not practicing veterinary medicine, she spends her time enjoying the outdoors and visiting with family and friends.