Cecile M. Coulon, DVM CVA MS

Dr Cecile Coulon has a long love story with horses, starting in the 1970’s with her first exhilerating pony ride in Brazil. Since that ride, she has explored jumping, eventing, reining, and polo with mixed results. Cecile has lived (and ridden) in Brazil, France, and the East Coast before heading West for undergrad at Stanford. She fell in love with the West Coast and knew she was home. Cecile earned her DVM (Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine) from UC Davis, and her CVA (Certificate in Veterinary Acupuncture) from the Chi Institute of Florida. In 2011, she started her first practice and served the horses of the San Francisco East Bay for three years before putting down roots in Northern Oregon in 2014.

Her treatment philosophy is based on seeing the whole horse – not just the injury or disease. Although very much a science- and evidence-based practitioner, she finds that the effectiveness of acupuncture is undeniable and a great addition to veterinary medicine. She also emphasizes a high level of service and is always happy to answer questions.

Today, when she is not “doctoring”, she enjoys hacking on her big draft Mucho or going way too fast on the spicy pony Cat. She is usually joined by her husband and business partner Matt, on his spunky paint Poco. Their daughters, Sophie (a 2009 filly) and Charlotte (a 2013 filly), have their very own pony to love (Cat – who goes a lot slower for them) and they are becoming enthusiastic horse-women in their own right. (Source)