Becky Tees
Clive,AB
Summary
Dedicated veterinarian with a strong background in clinical operations and team leadership. Expertise in advanced diagnostic imaging and orthopedics, complemented by a commitment to staff training and performance improvement.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Associate Veterinarian
Energy Equine Veterinary Services
Rocky View, Alberta
07.2019 - Current
- Knowledgeable and experienced in working with equine patients from all backgrounds—from companion horses to world-class western performance, dressage, and hunter-jumpers. Strong exposure to all aspects of equine veterinary medicine, but with a professional interest in lameness, advanced diagnostic imaging, surgery, and gastroscopy.
- Supervised clinical staff and facilitated ongoing training and development programs.
- Evaluated clinic performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and growth initiatives.
Intern Veterinarian
Pioneer Equine Hospital
Oakdale, CA
06.2018 - 06.2019
- Equine rotating internship with biweekly rotations in surgery, anesthesia, lameness, and internal medicine.
- Obtained studies and reviewed results from CT scans, MRI imaging, X-rays, and ultrasounds to determine diagnoses and treatment plans.
- Responsible for the intake, management, and care of all daytime emergencies, both in the clinic and ambulatory.
- Oversee all in-hospital patients, and ensure proper and prompt treatments throughout the day.
- Assist the in-house theriogenologist with reproductive work involving both mares and stallions.
Consultant Assistant
Feedlot Health Management Services
Okotoks, Alberta
11.2014 - 03.2016
- Performed post-mortem exams to determine the cause of death.
- Conducted research on the causes, transmission, and diagnosis of disease.
- Delivered vaccines and medications to feedlots.
Summer Research Student
Lacombe Research Centre - Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
Lacombe, Alberta
05.2014 - 08.2014
Herdsperson/Dairy Milker
Brando Holsteins
Lacombe, Alberta
03.2012 - 08.2014
Pen Rider
Strangmuir Feedlot
Strathmore, AB
04.2008 - 06.2011
Education
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine -
University of Calgary
Calgary01-2018
Pre-Veterinary Sciences Diploma -
Red Deer College
Red Deer, AB01-2014
Management Certificate -
Donald School of Business/Red Deer College
Red Deer, AB01-2012
Skills
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Endoscopy, Gastroscopy
- Emergency care
- Clinical operations
- Teaching
- Team leadership
Certification
CFIA Accreditation, 2025
Publications
- Tees, B. (2023). Harvesting a Workplace Culture of Sustainability in Equine Private Practice. AAEP Proceedings, 69, 271-274.
- UCVM DVM Class of 2018; Kwong GPS, Klein C. Deslorelin and naltrexone stimulate follicular development in mares during autumn transition and early anestrus. Can Vet J. 2019 Aug;60(8):855-858. PMID: 31391602; PMCID: PMC6625173.
Accomplishments
Equestrian Canada Scholarship 2018
Presentations
Alberta Veterinary Technicians CE - "Equine Neck and Back Radiography", Nov 14, 2025
Energy Equine Sports Medicine Lecture Series – "Podotrochlosis: Discussing Strategies for Navicular Disease”, Mar 9, 2024
American Association of Equine Pracitioners Annual Convention - "Harvesting a workplace culture of sustainability in equine private practice", Dec 2023
Energy Equine In-House CE - “Radiology for Dummies”, Jan 11, 2023
Energy Equine Sports Therapy Lecture Series – "More Horses, Less Broken. Rehabilitation and Conditioning of the Equine Athlete", Feb 26, 2021
Energy Equine Sports Therapy Lecture Series – "The Pathway to Recovery – A Multi-Faceted Approach to Equine Rehabilitation", April 22, 2020
Riding to Excellence Podcast – "The Importance of Pre-Season Soundness & Conditioning", Mar 16, 2020
Riding to Excellence Podcast – "Pre-Purchase Examinations", Nov 21, 2019
Pioneer Equine Hospital Grand Rounds - "Simple ways to improve diagnosis and treatment of common equine ophthalmic conditions", April 30, 2019
"Radiography of the Equine Cervical Spine", Dec 17, 2018
"Keratomas – Diagnosis and Management of Space-Occupying Lesions of the Equine Foot", Aug 28, 2018
WCABP – "Polioencephalomalacia outbreak in a feedyard. What can we learn?" Jan 16, 2016
Continuing Education
VetGirl - Mastering Common Clinical Cases Certificate (Small Animal) - in progress
VetGirl - Antech Diagnostic Imaging Certificate (Small Animal) - in progress
ISELP - Neck and Back module - 2021, 2024. Foot and Pastern module – 2024. Stifle and Thigh Module – 2025
Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Ultrasonography with Dr. Renaud Leguillette – 2024
FEI Level 2 Official Veterinarian Transfer Up Course, Vancouver, BC – 2024
FEI Testing Veterinarian Course, Vancouver, BC – 2024
In-house Equine Ultrasound CE with Dr. Elizabeth Acutt, DACVR - 2024
Orthopaedic Radiography & Comparative Imaging for Advanced Practitioners – Basel, Switzerland – 2023
Field Anesthesia with Dr. Nigel Caulkett – 2023
AAEP Convention – 2019, 2022, 2023
AAEP LEAD, Lexington, KY - 2022
Platinum Performance Summit, San Antonio, TX – 2022
AAEP Online - How to Set Professional Service Fees – 2021; Examination and Treatment of Lameness from the Stifle Through the Foot – 2021;
CVMA Convention, Halifax, NS – 2022
Sonosite Ultrasound Imaging of the Equine Neck and Back – 2020
WCABP, Calgary, AB - 2016, 2018
AABP Convention, Charlotte, NC - 2017
Texas A&M Wetlab - Attendee, 2017
AVC Meeting, Denver, CO - 2015
Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Leadership Conference, Denver, CO – 2015
Affiliations
AAEP Educational Review Committee, Jan 2025-present
Timeline
Associate Veterinarian
Energy Equine Veterinary Services
07.2019 - Current
Intern Veterinarian
Pioneer Equine Hospital
06.2018 - 06.2019
Consultant Assistant
Feedlot Health Management Services
11.2014 - 03.2016
Summer Research Student
Lacombe Research Centre - Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
05.2014 - 08.2014
Herdsperson/Dairy Milker
Brando Holsteins
03.2012 - 08.2014
Pen Rider
Strangmuir Feedlot
04.2008 - 06.2011
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine -
University of Calgary
Pre-Veterinary Sciences Diploma -
Red Deer College
Management Certificate -
Donald School of Business/Red Deer College