Nick Bishop
Barn Crew, Groundskeeper
Nick practically grew up at PCS, where he started helping out with chores in 2001
when
he was only 14
years old. A graduate of
Oregon City High School, he currently
attends classes at Clackamas Community College and hopes to pursue a career
as a firefighter/EMT.
Nick enjoys roping during his free time, with the goal of participating in
roping competition. He
currently lives with his parents
on their property adjacent
to PCS, and spends much of his time with his
boots on PCS soil.
Kelsey Schuetz
Barn crew, office assistant
Kelsey joined PCS in 2008 after we fell in love with her as a student volunteer. She
wears many different hats around the farm and office ranging
from caring for
our resident horses to managing the office on Saturdays. She will graduate from
Canby High School in Spring of 2009, and
plans to attend Oregon State University.
She hopes to one day become a veterinarian.
Kelsey grew up in the saddle, and enjoys competitive riding in various disciplines
with her Appaloosa mare, Lilly. She participates
i
n 4-H and High School Equestrian
team, and is a member of both the Oregon Dressage Society and the Appaloosa Horse
Club. When she’s
not spending time with Dr. Crabbe’s family, Kelsey lives
with her grandparents
in Mulino along
with 2 horses, 2 dogs, 4 ducks and a cat.
Selma Kendrick
Receptionist
Selma retired in 2009, after playing a vital role at PCS for over nine years.
As our most senior employee, Selma earned the right
to stay warm behind
the reception desk by performing a wide variety of job descriptions over the
years, from feeder
and stall cleaner to horse hauler.
In the late 1980's, Selma competed extensively in AQHA and ABRA
competition, and earned Region of Merit honors in
many disiplins
including Western Pleasure and Western Riding with her Quarter Horse mare Major Personality.
These
days, she and her husband Bill enjoy the quieter side of horsemanship, and concentrate
on mountain riding in the Northwest
wilderness.
Selma and Bill live with 2 horses and a herd of feral cats. hey also enjoy keeping up with their
three grown children and grandaughter Grace.
Megan Tilford
Barn crew, office assistant
A PCS client since she was a child, Meghan started working at the practice in
2009. She can be found filling in wherever she is needed, from caring for
the resident horses to managing the office on Saturdays. Meghan has a
associates degree in business management/accounting from Pioneer Pacific
College in Wilsonville, Oregon.
Meghan enjoys trail riding and competes in hunt seat, western,
dressage and competitive trail riding on her purebred Arabians. She is
the leader of the Bit of Class 4-H group in Estacada, Oregon.
She currently lives with her husband, Jeremy, on her family's farm where she manages
their
boarding stable, trains and gives riding lessons.
Elizabeth Fortier, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Fortier is a graduate of Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts where she was the recipient of the American Association of Equine Practitioners American Livestock Insurance Company Scholarship, and served as Vice President of the student chapter of the AAEP. She comes to PCS after completing an internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky, a prestigious position that involved working on blue-blooded Thoroughbreds alongside some of the countries most respected veterinarians. Dr. Fortier was recently elected to the Board for the Northwest Equine Practitioner's Association.
Dr Fortier is currently working with Dr. Posey to manage the dentistry services at PCS, and has a stron
g interest in reproduction. Her long-term goal is to develop an acupuncture program that will support our patients in all areas of their lives.
While Thoroughbred racing has been her particular interest, Dr Fortier has a life-long involvement in many Sporthorse disiplines. A hometown girl, she has returned to Portland where she grew up riding both over fences and in the dressage arena. Always up for a challenge, she has a soft spot for problem children and spent most of her time riding other people's wild horses rather than competing.
Dr Fortier lives in Lake Oswego, along with two extremely fat orange and white cats. She still spends her off hours in the saddle, riding anything she can get her hands on.
