Dr. Kassidy Shelly, DVM

Dr. Kassidy Shelly was born and raised in the Santa Ynez Valley of California. Her love for horses started at a young age, riding cutting horses was a family affair. When she got to high school she decided to homeschool and graduate a year early where she spent most of her time working for various cutting horse trainers and making her way to veterinary school. Dr. Shelly completed her undergraduate and veterinary school degree at University of California, Davis. During this time, she received many scholarships and awards including the Foundation for the Horse & Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarship and the American College of Veterinary Radiology Excellence in Clinical Radiology Award. In addition, she participated in research with Dr. Sue Stover on in vitro motions of the proximal sesamoid bones under mid-stance load conditions to understand the consistency with racehorse fracture configurations. Although all areas of equine veterinary medicine interest her, she has a special interest in equine diagnostic imaging and wishes to pursue a residency after internship. Outside of veterinary medicine she can be found camping, climbing, skiing, and spending time with her dog June.