Women in Ag: Meyer keeps faith, family center of career

For Dr. Molly Meyer, veterinary work is an avenue to serve God by caring for animals and serving the people who rely them.

Her background in ranching, passion for animals and deeply-rooted faith has led to success both professionally and personally. 

In addition to providing veterinary services throughout a 150-mile radius with her company Horizon Veterinary Services, Meyer is a dedicated wife, mother and rancher who embodies some of the best qualities of the many extraordinary cowgirls who call the Cowboy State home.

An early love

Meyer’s passion for animals started early in childhood and has shaped her path throughout her life.

“Growing up on a ranch gave me a love for animals and instilled in me the responsibility to care for them,” Meyer says, recalling examples of several “good cowboys and veterinarians” she had the privilege of learning from while growing up on the family ranch near Jeffrey City.   

This connection to animals remained a focal point of Meyer’s life during her undergrad studies. She was an active member of the Casper College Rodeo Team, competing in barrel racing and roping events while working toward a degree in biology.

“I had close family friends who helped me pursue rodeo, which kept me connected to horses,” Meyer says. “The drive to compete in rodeo helped me stay focused throughout college.”

Following graduation, Meyer spent a few years training performance horses before returning to school. She applied to veterinary school with her family’s encouragement and was accepted at Colorado State University (CSU) – one of the top-ranking veterinary medicine programs in the country. 

Although Meyer says her heart has always been in large animal work, she chose to track general practice, understanding the value of versatility in the veterinary field – especially in rural areas. 

“I knew if I ever had the opportunity to come back to a rural area, I would have to be able to work on everything,” Meyer recalls.

After earning a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from CSU in 2012, she completed a year-long internship at an equine practice in Oklahoma City, Okla. before returning to Wyoming.

Meyer began her career at Carbon County Veterinary Hospital in Rawlins under the guidance of Dr. Warner McFarland, who she credits as a great veterinarian and important mentor.

In 2015, she married her best friend – a fellow veterinarian named Nathan – and the pair moved to Texas for Nathan’s work in 2018. 

During their time in Texas, Meyer did relief work for several area veterinary clinics during busy seasons or staffing shortages.

In the years since, the Meyers have welcomed two sons – Evan and Zachary – and moved back to Wyoming. Currently, Casper serves as home base for the couple, who launched their own mobile veterinary practice – Horizon Veterinary Services – at the start of 2025.

Horizon Veterinary Services

“My husband and I started Horizon Veterinary Services with the focus of caring for animals and supporting industries that depend on animals,” Meyer says. “We try to tailor our services to meet the needs of the people in the industry.”

From seasonal cattle work like preg checking to providing consultations for difficult-to-load animals, travel allows Meyer to serve a wider range of clients.

“A lot of veterinary needs have to be taken to the animals,” Meyer notes. 

The ability to be mobile is crucial to serving the Meyers’ client base, which is composed primarily of ranchers and encompasses a roughly 150-mile radius. 

“Clients have been very gracious about accepting the gender shift we’re starting to see in veterinary medicine,” Meyer says. “I have to be aware that physically I am going to be more limited than a male in some things, but this is where problem solving comes in.”

“There’s a job to be done, so it comes down to figuring out how to do it, and how to do it safely,” she continues. 

Additionally, Meyer explains the company’s name was inspired by an analogy about Jesus being the horizon between Heaven and Earth, as well as her personal love of sunrises and sunsets – the embodiment of beginnings and endings. 

“In the veterinary field, so much of how we help clients – and when we are needed most – is during beginnings and endings,” Meyer says. “The thought is serving God by serving people and caring for animals.”

Meyer sees her fair share of both sunrises and sunsets, balancing a busy schedule of veterinary work, running a ranch and raising two young boys.

Heart of service

In every aspect of life, Meyer says faith and family remain the focus. For the past 10 years, the Meyers have been leasing the family ranch near Jeffrey City, running commercial Angus cattle and raising their young sons with an agricultural background.

“Faith and family are the most important things to me, as well as trying to find God’s will in being a wife and a mom,” Meyer says. “Also, serving animals and the people who have those animals are all things pleasing to God.” 

“My path has been winding, but I feel like God has always had His hand guiding me,” she continues. “I certainly would not have been here by myself.”

Meyer says she and her husband are passionate about raising a good, healthy food source for people and providing opportunities for their children to learn all of the life lessons a ranch has to offer, whether or not the boys choose to stay in the cattle industry. 

“It’s not always an easy life, but it’s a very worthwhile one,” Meyer says. “It is a joy to have our boys be a part of it – the experiences, observations and responsibilities that come with raising animals are life lessons that will always serve them well.”

To contact Horizon Veterinary Services, call 307-247-7755.

Grace Skavdahl is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.