The staff of Sulphur River Veterinary Clinic is here to make sure your animals have the best quality care!
Melody Chapman - Finance Manager
Originally from Wyoming, Melody is the Practice Manager at Sulphur River Veterinary Clinic. She started working with Dr. Fowler in 2010, helping her to bring the clinic to its current state. In 2001, she founded 41 Laboratories, LLC, a family-owned and operated company that manufactures herbal-based treatments for sarcoids, melanomas, and squamous cell carcinomas in horses.
Melody resides in Midlothian, where she lives with her son, dogs, horses, and various other animals. She also has a daughter and three grandchildren. When she is not busy managing the clinic, she enjoys team roping, bird watching, and fishing.
Kassie Walden - Practice Manager
Kassie started back at SRVC in December 2024. If she looks familiar, it's because she used to work for us in 2021-2023, and we are happy to have her back! Kassie has over 10 years of veterinary experience in both large and small animals; small animals are her favorite. She also has some college credits in wildlife conservation, she still has a dream to one day become a herpetologist or wildlife biologist (it's never too late!) Kassie is married to her wonderful husband and has 2 handsome boys. Outside of work, she enjoys looking for fossils, camping, kayaking, gardening, going to our state parks, and anything outdoors!
Cheyenne West - Equine Veterinary Technician
Cheyenne started at SRVC in January of 2025. She is passionate about helping our equine partners and has spent her entire life riding and working with horses. Cheyenne is a Equine Myo-Manipulative Functional Therapy student and is working to hold several certifications in the field. Her goal is to learn and experience as much as possible so she can better serve the horse community, Outside of work, Cheyenne is a mom of 2 beautiful children who enjoy being involved in rodeo and working cows. Family is everything to her! She also has a deep love for God, to whom she says she owes this opportunity.
Darren Beal - Equine Veterinary Technician
Darren joined SRVC in July of 2023. He was a part of his high school’s Vet-Med team for 4 years, where he found his love for the breeding side of equine veterinary medicine. He worked on show calf operation for 3 years, where he was placed in charge of calving cows. He has been showing cattle for a total of 9 years. Currently, he is planning to study Bovine Embryology next fall at Oklahoma State University. When he isn’t at SRVC, you can find him at Beal Cattle Company, working alongside his favorite animals.
Crista Chavez - Veterinary Technician
Crista joined the SRVC team in November of 2024. She has 2 years of veterinary experience in both large and small animal. She has 2 furry friends of her own, 1 cat and 1 dog that she loves whole heartledly. She enojoys playing with her animals, going on long walks, and doing puzzles in her free time.