Tracy Kelly

Tracy has had a deep love for animals since early childhood. Thankfully, her parents surrendered to her passion, allowing a myriad of childhood pets (including horses) into the family. She showed horses in 4-H, sheep in FFA, and had a part-time job as an exercise rider in high school. Tracy followed her dream of becoming a veterinarian, graduating from Texas A&M in 1994. This step led to a long career as the owner of a mixed animal hospital outside Waco, Texas. She primarily worked on horses, cats, and dogs, but serving a rural community, saw many other species, as well (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, llamas, pocket pets, birds, deer, and occasional exotics). Tracy is also a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist and served on the local zoo board for many years.

As an equine veterinarian and lifelong equestrian, Tracy is familiar with many disciplines. She has competed in endurance riding for thirty years, completing the Tevis Cup, participating in FEI, and training horses that competed on the US team at the World Championships. She is certified to be a control judge at endurance events and recently completed the training for the USDA Horse Protection Inspector Program. Recently, Tracy has been helping out her community low-income veterinary facility and volunteering for veterinary street work to serve the pets of those experiencing homelessness. Tracy loves having adventures and traveling to new places, sometimes with a critter in tow, or with her husband.