Our Veterinarians

Lara Stephens-Brown
DVM, CVSMT, FCoAC

Dr. Lara Stephens-Brown grew up on a hobby farm in Skandia with horses, goats, and a few too many chickens. She attended Michigan State University and rode on the MSU Dressage Team while pursuing Animal Science/Biochemistry degrees. Dr. Stephens-Brown is a 2018 graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine where she focused on equine and small animal medicine. 

 Dr. Stephens-Brown completed a competitive, year long equine medical and surgical internship at Ocean State Equine Associates in Rhode Island. After working under residency trained medical and surgical clinicians on the East Coast, she has been serving her hometown community since 2019. She enjoys equine and canine sports medicine, dentistry, metabolic disease management, and geriatric care. She has a little hobby farm with her husband where they have two Morgan geldings, a handful of dogs and cats, and four pet sheep.

Hannah Barnard
DVM

Dr. Hannah Barnard is a native of the western lower peninsula but got to the upper peninsula as fast as she could! Dr. Hannah attended Michigan State University where she received her Bachelors in Animal Science Biology in 2018. In 2022 she graduated with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine with focus on Pathology and Mixed animal general practice. She has practiced mixed animal medicine and assisted wildlife rehabilitators in the UP for the last 2 years.

Dr. Hannah has a strong interest in equine medicine and herd health,
specifically metabolic disease, reproduction, and infectious disease
management. In her free time Dr. Hannah and her husband attend to an ample amount of chickens, an adorable mustang, mischievous goats and canines that always put a smile on their faces. She also loves getting lost in the beautiful woods and waterways of the UP.