Meet Our Veterinarians
Dr. Emilea Burton
Loveland/Ft. Collins, Colorado Veterinarian
Dr. Blair Dack
Jupiter/East Coast, FL Veterinarian
Dr. Kyle Swanson
West Coast of Florida
Chiropractor
Dr. Wendy Ying
West Coast of Florida
Veterianarian
Dr. Ying is the veterinarian at Holistic Veterinary House Calls. She offers acupuncture, chiropractic care, herbal therapy, food therapy, laser therapy, rehabilitation programs, nutritional and wellness consults for pets, sport horses and farm animals.
Dr. Wendy received her Master's Degree in TCVM in 2016 and is a visiting instructor at the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. She has a great interest in sports medicine, pain management, neurology and rehabilitation. Her master's thesis focused on using laser acupuncture to reduce stress in horses while traveling and competing.
Wendy has a lifetime of horse experience and grew up showing hunters in New England, then received her colors from the Los Altos Hounds while completing her undergraduate degrees in Molecular Biology and Chemistry from San Jose State University. She imported, bred and trained Registered Irish draughts and RID sport horses in North Carolina and Virginia and competed in combined and pleasure driving with singles, pairs, tandems, fours and has been known to drive a unicorn. She has USEF national championship titles in both combined and pleasure driving.
Dr.Wendy and Dr. Kyle live on a farm in Sarasota with their horses, dogs, goats and a flock of chickens, ducks and geese.
Dr. Wendy co-hosts The Driving Radio Show, on the Horse Radio Network with Glenn the Geek. They cover all aspects of carriage driving and Dr. Ying leads the Holistic Veterinary segment. The Driving Radio Show is broadcast on the 1st Thursday of the month on Horses in the Morning, the world's leading daily morning podcast for the horse world with listeners in over 90 countries.
Dr. Swanson is the resident Doctor of Chiropractic for Holistic Veterinary House Calls. Dr. Swanson treats both animals and people to keep the whole team feeling great.
He was first introduced to chiropractic care while dealing with some unresolved chronic pain issues. A friend recommended that he visit a chiropractor. After a few chiropractic adjustments and some lifestyle changes, 20 years of chronic pain and discomfort simply disappeared!!
Needless to say, but becoming a Chiropractic Physician was exactly where his life was headed. Helping others achieve greater health and happiness has been Dr. Swanson's main focus.
Dr. Kyle Swanson
Dr. Wendy Ying
Veterinarian / Practice Owner
Dr. Blair Dack began his education at the University of Minnesota, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Originally, Dr. Dack held a mechanical engineer position at Fort Dodge Animal Health, where he gained enthusiasm for animal healthcare. Later, Dr. Dack worked with wildlife at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota. In 2004, Dr. Dack began volunteering at an animal hospital on the weekends in addition to managing the mechanical engineering department for a major consulting firm. Thus began Dr. Dack’s transition from engineer to a veterinarian, where he found his true passion.
Dr. Dack joined the team at South Metro Animal Emergency Care as a Veterinary Assistant and ultimately became a Relief Veterinarian after graduation from vet school. In 2010, Dr. Dack received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota.
After graduation, Dr. Dack moved to Florida to practice as a veterinary intern at Lauderdale Veterinary Specialists. Following his internship, Dr. Dack practiced emergency and critical care medicine at specialty hospitals in South Florida. Licensed in Florida and a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Dr. Dack carries his dedication for animal welfare into his personal life by traveling to locations such as South Africa for conservation courses, as well as Thailand as a veterinary volunteer for the Elephant Nature Park.
In 2017, Dr. Dack jumped at the opportunity to buy the Lifetime Veterinary Center, then called Animal Health Clinic. From day one, Dr. Dack has worked to build the Lifetime Veterinary Center into a leader in veterinary care. He thoroughly enjoys practicing in Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter, FL, and truly loves meeting and caring for all the pets and families in the area.
In his free time, Dr. Dack enjoys the outdoors, camping, diving, mountain biking, and motorcycling with his wife Camille, their son Liam, daughter Teagan and rescue yellow lab, Luna.
Dr. Emilea Burton
Owner/Lead Veterinarian
Dr. Emilea Burton spent her childhood in West Virginia and then spent about 14 years in North Carolina before moving to Colorado. She attended North Carolina State University for 8 years, earning a bachelor’s degree in zoology, and then her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree in 2015. She pursued a small animal internship at the VCA Veterinary Specialists of Northern Colorado and received additional training in neurology, surgery, internal medicine, emergency/critical care, and general practice.
After spending several years in general practice, Dr. Emilea learned about in-home end-of-life care and quickly realized what an invaluable resource this was for the community. She believes providing a peaceful end-of-life transition is perhaps the most meaningful gift we can give to our pets and has been serving families and their pets through veterinary hospice care since 2020. Dr. Emilea recently completed over 100 hours of end-of-life care continuing education and earned her certification in hospice and palliative care (CHPV). She is also an instructor for CAETA, the Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy, and enjoys presenting at corences and teaching best practices to students and colleagues.
Away from her work, Dr. Emilea loves going on adventures with her partner Taylore, spending time with family, partaking in outdoor activities, volunteering in the community, horseback riding, and checking out local music and events. She loves traveling and has previously traveled with World Vets, providing veterinary care to underserved areas of the world. Helping homeless animals is also a passion of hers, and she has opened her home to over 30 foster animals over the years. Emilea and Taylore share their home with a teacup Chihuahua (Nugget), two Chihuahua mixes (Speck and Dottie), a German Shepherd/Pyrenees mix (Juno), two miniature donkeys (Cocoa and Puff), and a horse (Beau). She recently had to say goodbye to her big fluffy dog of 14 years, Charlie, and her sweet old cat, Sydney, pictured here.
Dr. Emilea Burton, DVM
Sarasota Equine
Equine End of Life Services,
West Coast of Florida - Sarasota, FL
Our Team
We are extremely proud of our dedicated team. We hire only the best and most experienced employees to become a part of our team here at Sarasota Equine Veterinary Services. Our team is filled with highly dedicated animal lovers who are well trained at their jobs. They will do anything possible for their patients and the owners who love them.
Learning and education are very important here at Sarasota Equine Veterinary Services. We strive to have a state of the art hospital with a staff trained in the latest medical advances. Our patients deserve the very best veterinary care.
Basically, our team is full of animal lovers. They make it a goal to treat each patient like their own. They give each patient plenty of love and attention. They will also do everything that they can to make a sick animal feel better as soon as possible.
