Kaci Merk

Large animal veterinarian, focusing in equine and livestock. I would love to service the area of East Texas where there is a huge need for a veterinarian who will travel to service rural areas and will treat all manner of animals found on a farm.

Texas A&M University in College Station is my first choice for my Phd in Veterinaian Medicine, with Oklahoma State University being my second choice for grad school

I've had many hobbies over the years, most of which usually had something to do with animals. In high school, I showed dog in the AKC ring as a junior handler. I showed in the AKC ring from ages 10-16. In my junior and senior year of high school, I rescued my horse and trained him to run barrel races in small rodeos and playdays. I continued to run barrel races in the year I took off between graduating high school and starting at my local junior college. Once I started college, I retired my horse from racing and I once again rescued another animal; this time it was a Australian Shepherd dog named Hank. I have trained him to become quite a successful herding dog and now have two herding titles on him. I am still training him and trialing him to keep my hobby hand in the agriculture world.
When I am not riding or herding, I enjoy making furniture items out of old things but fixing up and refurnishing things. I travel to rodeos and trade shows during my breaks and sell the items I have created. I also enjoying doing leather work and making horse tack and repairing old saddles and bridles.