Kathleen Anne Becker, DVM, MEng -- President of Häst, PSC -- (Contact Dr Becker)
Dr Becker began her practice in 1985 after being graduated from Auburn
University. It was always her intention to work exclusively on
horses. At first, making a living was difficult, with virtually no
outside assistance and a very small client base. But, the
practice continued to grow where there are currently records on over 9000
horses and about 3500 clients. The practice was operated as a sole proprietorship
until 1993 when it was incorporated as Häst, PSC.
Prior to becoming a veterinarian, Dr Becker was an electrical engineer at the
Louisville Gas & Electric Company. She was graduated from the University of
Louisville's Speed Scientific School with a Masters in Engineering in 1976. She
still appreciates and utilizes the problem solving mind set of engineering. However,
her discovery of horses during this period obliterated all of her sanity. Thus, she
returned to school to pursue veterinary medicine to further her involvement with horses.
Some of Dr Becker's other activities, while
still in Kentucky, included an officers position on the TRACER
(Technical Rope and Cave Emergency Response) Rescue Team. TRACER is involved in high
angle rescues, as well as cave and swift water rescues. They have assisted Bullitt
County in several searches of missing persons. Also, she was a member of
Bullitt County Disaster Emergency Services. Dr Becker was a Kentucky Certified EMT. She feels that this additional training has given her a different perspective
when treating horses with trauma and other life threatening problems. Dr Becker has
held an Amateur Extra Class radio license for over 30 years with the call sign WK4AB
(formally WB4HQW).
Having this license has helped in solidifying the recognition for
"communication" in all aspects of rescue work as well as business.
She is currently the telecommunications specialist for
VMAT-2, a veterinary disaster response
team. So while her day to day primary work is along side Faith in the
construction company (Faith in
Construction), on occasion she is called up for duty when disaster
strikes.
Scout and Dill -- Certified Office Felines
Scout has lived at Häst since the Fall of 1997. She is tortoiseshell in colour and
loves to fetch. Her favorite items to play with are gift ribbons and balls of
aluminum foil. Dill was found wandering the streets of Kewanna Indiana in the Summer
of 1998. She is solid black and plays with Scout daily. Often, Dill will
select a plastic grocery bag and wear it all day. Both spend hours looking out the
windows and talking to the wildlife. They are responsible for greeting clients and
love attention.
Spazzy - Our Newest Team Member
Spazzy arrived at our new location in August 2004. Actually, she was a member of
the family many years ago as a new born kitten, and has now been reunited. Spazzy
has a condition called cerebellar hypoplasia. (She has just a bit of a coordination
problem.) But she has been getting around great for the last 12 years and certainly
has added a lot of joy to everyone here!
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Time stops for no one. It is with great sorrow that we announce that
Spazzy passed on the evening of 10 November 2007. She was 15 years
old. Its the small things, like her gently knocking on your leg so
that you would pick her up to your lap, that still brings tears to my eyes.
Let us rejoice from the loyalty and love that comes from those around us.
Spazzy was a good kitty. She was my friend . . .
One late member not yet shown is Dr Becker's horse which
she owned for 23 years years. His name was Meadow
Masterpiece, with a nick name of Majestic. We hope to have
a good picture of Majestic sometime in the months to come.
Of course, what would any work place be like without a little inter-office conflict?
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as of 25 October 2004
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