09/22/2026
There are two small signs that hang in the clinic.
The first reads, "WVS - Supporting Youth in Agriculture," and the other reads, "The mediocre tells, the good explains, the superior demonstrates and the great inspires."
Many probably don't notice the signs when they come in for supplies, but they both have a big meaning at WVS. As summer turns into fall it's a nice time to reflect on the season. Our top priority in this business is always to offer our producers the best services so they are successful, but summer brings an extra opportunity for us.
Summers are filled with fairs, horse shows, dairy, pig, sheep and goat shows, poultry exhibitions, dairy breakfasts and all sorts of exciting agricultural activities. It's an opportunity for us to support agriculture and youth in agriculture.
With 15 vets in our practice each one of us are passionate about this amazing industry we work in and each one has their own way of encouraging, supporting and educating the public and the next generation of farmers and future ag industry leaders.
That support starts right on your farm, whether it's trying to figure out why your daughter's horse is lame by doing a lameness exam. Maybe your child's steer's horns are just a 1/4 inch too long, your show lamb somehow cut it's leg and needs stitches, how about that heifer that came up with an abscess on its leg just a few weeks before the big show or maybe your pig has a skin issue you just can't get cleared up.... we're here to help you.
We're invested in you, your children and your animals. We want your child's horse to show well, your steer to make weight, your pig to shine, your lamb to show off its muscles or your heifer to stride around the ring during its class. We see the work, the endless hours, the ups and downs. We're in your corner cheering.
While some vets at our clinic are passionate about helping those hardworking kids who are growing, raising, training livestock and horses, other doctors are passionate about helping students - the youth who are just about ready to move out into the world as a veterinarian.
They still have a lot of learning to do and we take the opportunity of teaching very seriously. And so our summer is filled with teaching, hands-on learning, guidance and growth and we hope we are able to make an impact on each one of those young vet students who traveled with us to your farms this summer.
While most of the fairs, shows and big summer events are over, and students return to school, we still host more local vet students, donate to FFA events and teach 4-H classes throughout the year. We are here to support you.
Above all, we want to thank you for choosing us to be apart of your livestock family and team in this amazing agricultural industry. In a world where corporations are taking over every inch of every industry, we are thankful our farmers choose us.
As always, give us a holler if you have any livestock medical needs. We got you.
