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The blog is a fun way to share short essays about life as the mother of two daughters, balancing vet work and home life, and family adventures.

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HORSE VET: CHRONICLES OF A MOBILE VETERINARIAN

Gunshot injuries. Breeding disasters. Controlling trainers, nutty horse owners, warm-hearted clients, and “laugh-out-loud-funny stories that you just can’t make up” -Dr Courtney deals with it all in the lively series of tales about the life of a mobile vet in the Colorado Rockies.

In her stories from thirteen years as a mobile horse vet, whether running IV fluids on top of a mountain or squaring off against an unethical cutting horse owner who calls her “little lady”, Diehl makes us laugh, cry and smile. It’s a journey that brings the reader onto the farms and into the clinic and shows what it’s really like to be a mobile veterinarian.

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ERIC THE FOX

Eric the fox is different from his brothers and sisters and he is teased because he has a skinny, ropy tail and big bat ears. When Coyote promised Eric a new tail in exchange for a future favor, Eric agrees and soon he is the most popular fox in the forest. When Coyote comes to collect on Eric’s promise, Eric turns away from his family and joins Coyote on a journey that takes him far away from everything he’s ever known.

Eric realizes that he’s been called for a higher purpose, but his shame over his past behavior holds him back. Can Eric forgive himself and claim his position among the highest ranked foxes in the forest?

By Courtney S Diehl, DVM

Illustrated by Natalie de Stefano

Winner of the 2017 CIPA EVVY 1st Place Award in Children’s Stories!

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HORSE ILLUSTRATED--VET ADVENTURES

Dr. Diehl writes a monthly column for Horse Illustrated magazine about her adventures as a vet. Check a few of the columns out below!

Vet Adventures: The Last Straw
A strange case of choke is unlike any this vet has seen before

Read August 2017's column

Vet Adventures: Added Value
When it comes to horse health, you get what you pay for.

Read July 2017's column

Vet Adventures: The Bald and the Beautiful
Sometimes the resident “expert” at the barn gets in the way of a vet’s work.

Read July 2016's column

PAINTED SKULLS

Photo by Celestial Sights Photography

Check back for more about Dr. Diehl’s hand painted skulls!

WOUNDED HEALERS

In WOUNDED HEALERS, twelve women boldly take us deep into the events that led them through the pitfalls and the heartaches during the darkest days of their life: broken marriages, estranged children, mental illness, eating disorders, bad choices, and more. The stories are raw, transparent, personal and, at times, gut-wrenching.

Their poignant tales paint a vivid picture of their triumph and victory in Jesus and how drawing closer to their Lord and Savior changed the course of their lives and the lives of their families.

Compiled by Therese Shelesky

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