SHAWN BOTT, DVM

Owner / Veterinarian

For those of you long-time customers, you probably remember Dr. Bott with this veterinary clinic even before the namesake of Countryside existed. Dr. Bott was a partner with Dr. Ron Maifeld when the practice resided at of 1st Avenue as Maifeld Veterinary Clinic. Dr. Bott and Dr. Shoemaker purchased the operating entity in 2000 thus starting Countryside Large Animal Veterinary Clinic. The new clinic was built in 2003. Dr. Bott came to the Greeley clinic upon graduation from Colorado State University Veterinary School in 1996 and has been associated exclusively with this operation ever since.

Dr. Bott was born in Rocksprings, Wyoming and spent summers with his parents on the edge of the Wind River wilderness where his father was employed as a Range Technician with the US Forest Service. They moved to Montana when he was three and he grew up on a commercial cow/calf ranching operation. It was here that he developed his love of farm animals and an appreciation for what can be accomplished with hard work. Upon graduation from high school, he attended Montana State University and completed a degree in Animal Science. While at MSU, he worked summers for the US Forest Service and developed a fondness for packing and spending time in the backcountry on horseback. After graduation, it was on to Colorado State University where he graduated with his degree in

Shawn is married to wife, Kristi and has a son, Seth and a daughter, Hannah. He enjoys spending time with them hunting, fishing, camping, and tinkering in the shop.

JOSH ZACHARIAS, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR

Veterinarian / Surgeon

Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons
Diplomate College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Dr. Zacharias was raised in Persia, Iowa on a farm raising corn, soybeans, and beef cattle, with both a cow/calf and feedlot operation. Dr. Zacharias showed cattle in 4-H and was active in FFA. He participated in calf roping, steer wrestling, and team roping in high school and roped calves in college. Dr. Zacharias attended Iowa State University, completing two years of coursework towards a degree in Animal Science before being admitted to the College of Veterinary Medicine. He graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2003 from Iowa State University. In 2004, he completed an internship at Oakridge Equine Hospital in Edmond, Oklahoma. Here he gained extensive experience and exposure to equine surgery and lameness, motivating him to pursue a large animal surgical residency. Dr. Zacharias then moved to Lafayette, Indiana to complete this residency at the School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University. During this time, he obtained a Master’s of Science Degree in Veterinary Clinical Medicine. He then went back to Iowa State University for a year as the Equine Emergency Surgeon. In 2009, he passed the board certification exam of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He spent two years in Katy, Texas at a private equine practice as a surgeon and clinician, prior to coming to Countryside Large Animal Veterinary Services, PLLC. In 2013, Dr. Zacharias passed the board certification exam of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation in Equine.

Dr. Zacharias also attended Kentucky Horseshoeing school during the summer between his first and second year of vet school. He began to work with Dan White, CIF, who was the resident farrier at the veterinary school. This “apprenticeship” throughout the remaining three years of veterinary school gave him the experience in building corrective shoes and treating a vast array of cases that presented to the university teaching hospital. He also competed in a few horseshoeing and forging competitions. Dr. Zacharias enjoys therapeutic shoeing cases such as laminitic horses. His main interests are associated with lameness in the performance horse and all aspects of surgery.

Dr. Zacharias enjoys spending time with his wife, Shaya, and their son, Carson, and daughter, Callie. Although he has hobbies in woodworking, fishing, water-skiing, golf, and hunting, Dr. Zacharias enjoys roping the most!

KIMBERLY ESTES, RVT

Head Technician/ Registered Veterinary Technician

Kimberly grew up in the small town of Cohutta, Georgia with her parents and older sister. From a young age Kimberly had a love for horses and other animals. She also spent a lot of time on the softball field competing with her school team and traveling teams. She always had a need for speed and was an outdoorsy kinda gal racing four wheelers, trail riding and barrel racing. She started working at a very young age teaching her to be a very determined and hard worker. Kimberly has had the opportunity to work at many types of events, with many horse breeds and disciplines. She started out at a boarding barn doing the dirty work, she always says “you gotta start somewhere”. The trainer that was leasing out the boarding facility scooped her up bringing her with him to his own facility in Ooltewah, TN. She worked by his side breaking, training, showing, etc. With that experience she went on to become a very young farm manager in north Georgia where she was responsible for over 48 head of horses where she showed, cared for and marketed horses. She did it all during her 10 years there. When Kimberly wasn’t at school or working, she was at rodeo events. She qualified for Georgia’s High School Rodeo Finals on several occasions as well as bringing home many ribbons, buckles, saddles and trophies along the way.

Kimberly left Georgia fresh out of high school and moved herself, her horses and her dog all the way to Colorado where she attended Lamar Community College. She studied Horse Training Management & Equine Business Management. While attending school in Colorado, she rode for a cutting horse trainer full time and worked at a gymnastics facility part time. She then went back east transferring to University of Kentucky where she pursued a bachelor’s degree in Equine Science. She took a job working at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital where she was a night shift technician and later a night shift supervisor. During her 6 years in the area and at the hospital she worked side jobs at thoroughbred horse sales, rode horses for many of the area farms, farm/pet sat, ponied as well as broke horses for the track. Her adventures finally took her back south to Alabama where she was an equine technician at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine for 6 years. While there, she purchased a house and some acreage and built a barn to house her equine family. Alabama is where she met her beloved husband, Dusty, whom is a veteran and served 3 tours overseas.

Both Dusty and Kimberly loved Colorado, and not long after being married, they sold the Alabama farm, and returned to Colorado. Kimberly is enjoying being part of the Countryside Large Animal Veterinary Services team. She hopes to be an asset to both the hospital and the community by not only sharing her knowledge and hard work but to learn from her colleagues. She is certified with the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians, and the American Institute of Medical Laser Applications. Kimberly & Dusty currently reside in Eaton, CO along with their 8 horses and 3 dogs. They get outside to enjoy the beautiful outdoors every chance they get, whether it be for their love of helping others or enjoying it via foot, bike, hunting, car or horseback. Kimberly continues to compete in barrel racing every chance she gets and still enjoys teaching others.

HAILEY NEPPL

Hailey has had a connection and passion for animals from a young age, as she grew up on a family farm in southern Utah, where tending animals of all types and sizes was a part of daily life. Hailey was active in 4-H, and FFA. Then became more interested in equestrian events, competing at a local and state level in Utah Summer Games. Later she found her niche in High School Rodeo and also competing in Western Pleasure, Reining, and Working Cow Horse. During her High School Career, her family moved to the Big Island of Hawaii along with her barrel and reining horses, where she rode and competed at Parker Ranch. While still in high school, she started volunteering at a local Veterinarian clinic and eventually worked in a veterinarian technician position. She has since worked as a technician and managed a mixed animal clinic in Arizona and Utah. She recently completed an Equine Fascial Integration therapy certification from the Equilibrium Institute. Hailey also enjoys snowboarding, water sports, hiking in the mountains, visiting her parents in Hawaii, and her ten nieces and nephews. She loves Colorado and is happy to call it home!

BROOKE TAYLOR, RVT

Registered Veterinary Technician

I was raised in Thornton, Colorado. At the age of 12, I found my passion riding horses and showing in western pleasure, showmanship and english equitation. I’ve always found myself around all animals small to large. Now, I spend my free time helping training and working horses while finding time to go on adventures like camping, paddle boarding, hiking and road trips.
This past year I graduated from FRCC with a Vet Tech Degree and passed my VTNE certification. I am grateful to be part of the Countryside team and look forward to adding to my skills, knowledge and meeting new people.

TONYA BUHRMAN

Practice Manager / Accountant

Tonya grew up in Fort Collins and always dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. However, at age 16 she discovered an aversion to blood and an attraction to numbers. So, as talents would have it, she became an accountant and has spent many years in the trenches of CPA firms, doing accounting for a variety of business types. Tonya joined the Countryside Large Animal Veterinary Services, PLLC team as our Accountant in May, 2013. She came to us with Bachelor’s degrees in both Accounting and Finance, from the University of Northern Colorado and brings 17+ years of accounting experience to the office team.

A lifetime resident of the state of Colorado, Tonya lives on her family’s ranch in Nunn, CO, where she raises quarter horses and paint horses. Tonya competes in amateur reining and is a horse enthusiast through and through. Outside of the arena, Tonya has spent many hours in the saddle traversing the rugged Rocky Mountains, starting colts and working on the ranch.

SAMANTHA NOTTHOFF

Samantha was born and raised in Orange County, California. She has always had a strong love and affinity for animals, riding horses since she was 7 and helping her aunt with her pet sitting business, which is when she first decided her future career would involve animals. Along with riding, she played soccer and tennis as well as competed in swim growing up. She recently received her bachelor’s degree in Equine sciences and minor in business administration from Colorado State University and would like to continue her education in the field of genetics in the future. Samantha currently lives in Fort Collins with her cat Artemis and spends her free time traveling as well as going to motorsport events, football and soccer games, and just enjoying life in Colorado.