Dr. Ackerman opened the hospital in 1986, with the goal of promoting the health and well-being of companion animals and horses. She is married to dear husband, Gary, and has two adult sons, who both grew up in 4-H.  Jared now works in the field of livestock production, and Dustin is a firefighter. The family has four cool horses- Breeze and Mikey (who love to go trail riding), a pony named Sparky, and a cute-cute-cute miniature horse named Splash.  They also have two dogs, both rescues- Nikko, the Australian Shepherd, and Lucy (who knows?).  Outside the office, Dr. Ackerman enjoys nature photography, and (along with her husband) trail riding, hiking, fishing, home improvement projects,  and scuba diving.

Dr. Ackerman and Mikey