Summer Heatly, DVM
Owner/Founder
Dr. Summer Heatly grew up in SW Oklahoma and developed an interest in veterinary medicine, and a strong passion for 4 legged creatures at a young age. She graduated from the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary medicine in 2009. She then completed a 1 year internship at Peterson and Smith Equine Hospital in Ocala, Fl prior to returning to Oklahoma. Dr. Heatly then then joined a busy equine practice in central OK where she expanded her skills in equine medicine, surgery, sports medicine, and reproduction, along with being introduced to wildlife medicine and surgery, and still maintaining her knowledge of her smaller 4 legged friends. In January of 2015, Dr. Heatly founded Great Plains Veterinary Services, a full service, ambulatory, small animal and equine practice. Since that time, GPVS has expanded into a full service mixed animal, 2 doctor practice that resides in Arcadia, OK. Her goal was to develop a cutting edge mixed animal hospital, along with ambulatory services, that provide compassionate and progressive care for multiple species. In her free time, Dr. Heatly enjoys spending time with her husband Chad, maintaining their “funny farm”, mountain biking, trail riding, spending time with their families, live music, camping with their dogs, and escaping to the mountains when they can!
 “I am incredibly thankful for my clients, patients, amazing work team, family, friends, and everyone else who has supported and helped me develop this practice.” ~Dr. Heatly
Beth Parsons, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Beth Parsons graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2004 and has been practicing
medicine ever since! She enjoys all species of animals, but primarily cares for canine and feline
pet patients. She spends much of her free time with her family, shopping for antiques and
enjoying the outdoors together.
Grace Owen, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Grace Owen grew up in Alabama where she, from an early age, always knew she wanted to be a veterinarian. Those dreams turned into a reality when she graduated from Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2011. She then moved to Oklahoma where she has been serving the equine community in the greater OKC area. Dr. Owen provides a wide array of services with particular interest in lameness, alternative medicine, and emergency care. She has been actively involved in the equine industry in various capacities for thirty plus years, which gives her a unique perspective into the various uses and disciplines of our equine partners. She resides with her horse trainer husband, Christopher Dennis, in Jones, OK. In her free time she enjoys showing her horses in the Ranch Events, garnering multiple World Championships in several different associations.
Steven Cholity, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Steven Cholity grew up in Illinois and has always been passionate about helping animals. He spent most of his younger years on the racetrack working with Thoroughbreds. Dr Cholity relocated to Oklahoma where he worked at Remington Park. He also worked as police officer with the Oklahoma City police department. While an officer, his passion for animals and the desire to become a veterinarian still lingered. He finally decided to finish school, and graduated at Oklahoma State University College - Veterinary Medicine. He enjoys both emergency & general practice, as it allows him to gain additional knowledge and skills with all types of animals, big & small. In his off time, Dr Cholity enjoys working on his farm and continuing to race and breed Thoroughbred horses. Dr Cholity has been with Great Plains since January 2024. He looks forward to what the future holds with Great Plains!
Taylor Avery
Practice Manager
Taylor grew up in Kokomo, IN and found her love for animals at a very early age. Much of her
childhood was spent outside enjoying nature or out at the barn riding and caring for the horses. Her passion for horses brought her to Oklahoma in 2017 after she graduated from Indiana University with degrees in Animal Behavior, Biology, and a minor in Psychology. Much of her professional background in the equine industry comes from Lazy E Ranch where she helped sale prep yearlings through the Fall and foal out mares in the Spring. She has three dogs, 2 cats, and an off-the-track Thoroughbred named Chace.
Melana Doss, RVT
Office Manager
Melana has worked in veterinary medicine since she was 16 years old, and considers it her life‘s
calling. She graduated with her veterinary science degree from Oklahoma State University –
Oklahoma City. Melana was born overseas and has lived all across the country. Settling in Oklahoma, where she attended school, Melana now lives in Luther with her son and husband.
Outside of work she keeps busy with her six rescue dogs, two Appaloosa horses, two goats, two cows and one barn cat!
Kelby Moore, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician
Kelby was born and raised in Edmond, OK. Growing up she always had a special place in her heart for animals. She graduated from Edmond Memorial High School in 2016 and went to OSU-Stillwater to complete general education course where found her calling in life to become a
registered veterinary technician. In May of 2022 she graduated from vet tech school and became a registered veterinary technician. She has 2 horses, a donkey, 2 dogs, and 3 cats. Aside from work, she enjoys riding and showing cutting & working cow horse as well as attending Ranch versatility horse shows. She is excited to start this new journey in life as a technician and is looking forward to meeting and assisting you and your furry pet.
Maddie Honaman, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician
Maddie was born and raised all the way up north in Hemlock, MI and has had a love for the equine industry from a young age. She graduated from Michigan State University in 2019 with
her bachelor’s in animal science and soon after found herself in Oklahoma for a breeding/sales prep internship at the Lazy E Ranch. From there Maddie moved to Wellington, FL to work as an
assistant for an equine sports medicine veterinarian, where she discovered her passion for vet medicine. In the spring of 2021, she was accepted into Michigan State’s Veterinary Nursing
program, graduated with her second bachelors in 2023 and was officially licensed by the end of that year!
Makayla Whatley
Veterinary Assistant
Makayla grew up in Oklahoma. She graduated from tech school at OSU-OKC. Her start into vet med included cattle work that soon transitioned into small animal. Her interests include reading and video games.
Emy
Veterinary Assistant
Emy grew up in Luther on her family’s fourth generation ranch. She has had a passion for animals ever since she could walk and was always dragging stray cats and dogs home, catching and bringing home lizards, turtles, rabbits, possums, skunks or whatever else she could find. Horses have always been a strong passion of Emy’s, having had the opportunity to grow up training horses and riding on hundreds of acres of land- to now being a breeder of Appaloosa horses. Her passion also lies in veterinary medicine where she has worked in different aspects since she was 16 years old, joining Great Plains Vet in 2017. She enjoys spending her free time with her husband and their many animals (dogs, cats, ducks, llamas, cattle, horses) on their ranch in Carney taking care of the horses and putting up hay, though she also loves to spend time in the mountains as much as she can.
Caitlyn
Veterinary Assistant
Caitlyn is from Luther, Oklahoma where she first found her love for animals and nature. As a little girl, her favorite activity was to explore outside in search of new furry creatures to call her friends. From those experiences stemmed an interest to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. She graduated as Valedictorian from Luther High School in 2016 and in May 2018 she began shadowing Dr. Heatly. Later that year in August she took her current position of veterinary assistant here at Great Plains. Outside of work, Caitlyn enjoys spending time at home with her family. She still loves nature and being outdoors, especially to go on walks with her husband, son, and their dog. She is very happy to be a part of this staff and excited to see what this year brings to the clinic.
Taylor
Veterinary Assistant
Taylor was raised in California and spent high school and college with no idea what she was going to do with her life. She grew up around horses on and off, and then moved to Oklahoma
in 2020 to be closer to family. She began volunteering for a few local barns in an attempt to get her foot in the door. From there, she met veterinarian, Dr. Grace Owen, who was willing to take a chance on someone with no idea what she was doing. Taylor has been Dr. Owen’s right hand man since 2022 and loving every minute of it.
Emily
Veterinary Assistant
Emily is from Edmond, Oklahoma. She has been around animals her entire life, from bird dogs to performance horses. When Emily is not at home, working at the clinic, she attends Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, OK. She is currently pursuing a degree in
agriculture business with the hopes of working in the equine industry after graduation. She is also a member of the NWOSU rodeo team where she competes in barrel racing all throughout Kansas and Oklahoma.
Fallon
Veterinary Assistant
Fallon started at Great Plains as a kennel tech and quickly became a veterinary assistant. She especially enjoys working with horses and in her free time, she likes to rodeo, compete in livestock judging and play golf.
Kenna
Veterinary Assistant
Kenna grew up in Edmond, Oklahoma. She is currently attending college pursuing a degree in Animal Science, in hopes to attend vet school. When she is not working as an assistant, she enjoys photography, baking, running multiple social media accounts for her church, and hanging out with friends.
Kayleen
Veterinary Assistant
Kayleen was born & raised in Indiana. She has always had a strong love for animals. After moving to Oklahoma, she discovered a passion for horses and worked closely with a hunter/jumper show barn. She started shadowing a veterinarian office in high school, taking a position as a veterinary assistant and she has been working as one ever since. In her free time she enjoys english riding, painting, and spending time with her friends and family.
Libbie
Kennel Technician
Libbie grew up in Luther, Oklahoma. She graduated Luther High School in 2023 with Honors along with some concurrent classes for Psychology. She has plans to continue working for Great Plains as a kennel tech but hopes to become a veterinary assistant in the future and then pursue further education after that. Her love for animals started at a very young age, whether it was a friend’s or family’s pet, a stray, or even a wild animal, she showed love for every one of them. In her free time, she finds new activities for her dogs to enjoy, spends time with family,
and is probably planning her next road trip. Libbie joined Great Plains in early 2023 as a kennel tech and is always willing to help out with anything she can!
Alexis
Customer Service Representative
Alexis Rhodes is a Customer Service Representative at Great Plains Vet. Raised in Luther, Oklahoma, she completed her high school education there. Initially aspiring to work in human Medicine, her career path shifted upon joining GPVS. Alexis values the learning opportunities provided by the team and feels confident that she will continue to grow professionally each day. She now can't imagine pursuing any other career. Beyond her professional life, Alexis enjoys attending sports events as a mother of three girls.
Kendal
Customer Service Representative
Bio Coming soon
Kammi
Customer Service Representative
Kammi grew up in Arcadia, Oklahoma and graduated from Luther High School as valedictorian. She is currently a marketing major and college cheerleader at Oklahoma City University. Once
she graduates from OCU she plans to attend OSU-OKC to become a registered veterinary technician. Growing up her family always had a lot of animals which sparked her love for them.
In her free time she likes to do lake and church activities. Kammi joined the Great Plains team in 2022 as a kennel tech and is now a receptionist. You can also catch her as a server at the Chicken Shack.
