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ABOUT HUCK EQUINE CLINIC

Since 1973, Huck Equine Clinic has been serving the horses of Southeast Missouri and beyond.


Dr. Huck Equine Clinic has dedicated his life and career to taking care of horses and was joined in this path by his daughter, Dr. Martha Ann Huck-Miller, in 2009. Together, this Father-Daughter duo have worked to cultivate a veterinary practice packed with professionals who are passionate about horses and care for each patient as if it is their own.


Huck Equine Clinic offers a range of wellness services as well as extensive emergency services should illness or accidents occur. With our caring team of veterinarians and technical staff, our clients can rest easy knowing their horse or horses are in the best care possible. 

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SEE WHO WE ARE

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DR. LINUS F. HUCK

Veterinarian

Linus F. Huck DVM founded Huck Equine Clinic in 1973. It started out as a large animal practice that included patients like beef cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, exotic animals, dairy cattle and horses. 


Dr. Huck worked long solo hours to give quality veterinary care to all his patients. Soon, the clinic moved from multiple species to strictly equine.


Dr. Huck was awarded the Horseman of the Year from the Cape Cowboy Church in 2018. 

"Dr. Bud" as he's so well known, says he has most enjoyed the reproductive aspects of working with equine and all the children he gets to interact with and teach. He loves to see the foals we help into the world flourish and become strong, healthy horses, and he also loves to see and teach the little children who bless our practice!

DR. MARTHA ANN HUCK-MILLER

Veterinarian

Dr. Martha Ann Huck- Miller grew up in this practice. She is embarrassed that some of her clients may have even changed her diapers.   Her love for horses was as many put it, "an inherited disease." She began her riding career on a miniature Sicilian donkey, named Bonkey. As she got bigger, she began riding an old pony named Dusty.  When Becky, Dr. Huck's wife and Dr. Martha's mother, bought the pony, Dr. Huck said, "That old thing won't live long enough to teach Martha Ann anything."  Lucky for everyone, she did; and she taught Martha Ann a lot.  Boy, He’s Outrageous was Martha Ann’s next equine friend.  He carried her on trail rides, in 4-H drill team and finally, to a TWHBEA Versatility Championship, the first of six that she was to win.  The TWHBEA awarded Dancing Spirit, a weanling filly, to Martha Ann as the prize for her first championship.  This horse became a versatility champion herself and still lives today on Martha’s farm.  Walking Horses provided Martha Ann with much more than blue ribbons.  She gave riding lessons and conducted clinics for local children and adults, using the money she earned to pay for her education at Southeast Missouri State University and to buy her first car.  Her life with horses, at the clinic, in the show ring and on the trails taught Martha the first, essential knowledge a veterinarian must have: what is normal.

Dr, Martha completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology at Southeast Missouri State University in 2004. Then she earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the University of Missouri in 2008. After graduating from Mizzou, Dr. Martha moved to Colorado where she completed a yearlong internship at one of the most prestigious equine clinics in the world, Littleton Equine Medical Center.  Here, Dr. Martha received advanced training in emergency care, internal medicine, surgery, lameness, ophthalmology, diagnostic imaging, anesthesia and field service.  Her special interests include ophthalmology, gastrointestinal disease, abdominal ultrasound, wellness/preventive medicine, and client education. 

Dr. Martha and her husband Robbie Miller, a team roper, own a small farm near Friedheim, which they share with Dancing Spirit, the foal she won in her first versatility championship, as well as a Robbie’s two roping horses and his blue heeler, Molly. Rudy, her Boston Terrier, follows the tradition of all Huck dogs and accompanies her to work, where he is the clinic’s official greeter.  When she can get away from the clinic, the couple enjoy spending time with family and friends, trail riding, going to team roping events, team sorting (on Dancing Spirit!), snow skiing, snorkeling and sipping sweet Missouri wine.

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HEIDI BURMESTER

Veterinary Technician

Heidi grew upon a small family farm in Southern Illinois. She started working as a stall cleaner for a cutting horse trainer in 2005, and worked her way up to Loper and assistant trainer. She also worked for a horse breeder and trained horses there. Heidi also managed a barn for another breeder in the area she is from while she attended school. While working at these farms, she learned how to care for horses as well as how to handle them.

 

Heidi graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2014 and has worked at Huck Equine 

Clinic since 2012. 

 

She has several horses of her own and likes to do a variety of events from trail riding to barrel racing and much more in between. 

DR. KATIE SHIVELY

Veterinarian

​Dr. Katie Shively grew up in the suburbs of Chicago showing American Saddlebred horses and participating in Saddle Seat equitation. Following this she transitioned to the world of jumping and dressage.

 

When starting college at the University of Missouri, Dr. Shively knew she wanted to continue working with horses. She developed a passion for large animal reproduction, specifically horses and cattle, and spent extra time in Veterinarian school learning about all thing's equine reproduction. Reproductive services continue to be her primary passion and focus when it comes to equine veterinary medicine.

 

Beyond this, Dr. Shively loves to teach whether it be clients, vet students, or younger students hoping to go into Veterinarian medicine. Dr. Katie Shively graduated from Veterinarian School in 2022 and has been working with Huck Equine Clinic since May of 2022.

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