Britt Conklin

2019 Davis College Distinguished Alumni Award

Britt Conklin D.V.M of Amarillo, Texas received a bachelor’s degree in animal science (1997) from Texas Tech. At Tech, he was a member of Block and Bridle, worked at the university horse farm, and was a part of a national champion Livestock Judging Team. Following graduation, Conklin attended the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine where he received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (2001). After graduation he worked at the Alpha Equine Hospital and Breeding Center in Weatherford, a premier cutting and quarter horse breeding center. The veterinary practice was one of the first to implement commercial equine embryo transfer, and was a leader in medicine and surgery. Soon after, he became co-owner of the center, which was renamed Reata Equine Hospital. In 2005, he established the Podiatry Center at Reata, one of the first specialty veterinary facilities outside of Kentucky dedicated to focusing on lameness and diseases of the equine digit. He is certified by the American Farriers Association, and has consulted and lectured both nationally and internationally in equine performance medicine and podiatry. In 2012, Conklin began working with Boehringer-Ingelheim Animal Health, where he serves as a Senior Equine Professional Services Veterinarian.