About Us
Dr. Jereld Rice, D.V.M. and his wife, Alina, recently purchased the former Gerner Veterinary Clinic. They come to the Wallowa Valley from Vale, Oregon where Jereld was an associate veterinarian in a four doctor practice.
Dr. Rice has a special interest in equine medicine, reproduction, surgery, lameness, and dentistry (and is a member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners), but also enjoys and appreciates the challenges of small animal medicine, surgery, and dentistry. While in Vale, Dr. Rice also came to enjoy working with cattle herd management and has certainly seen his fair share of calving problems, including delivering triplets by C-section.
The Rice’s chose to move to Enterprise based on a fondness for the majestic Eagle Cap Wilderness Area, and a general love for the agrarian, slow-paced, feel of the county. They look forward to meeting you and your animals in the very near future!
In addition to Veterinary medicine, Dr. Rice and Alina enjoy many outdoor activities with which they can involve their son, Jonathen (born 5/24/2008): backpacking, cross country skiing, canoeing, and cycling are a few of the activities Jonathen has recently experienced. 
Both Alina and Dr. Rice spent parts of their lives starting colts, and horsemanship is a skill they admire and seek to improve. Alina grew up on a horse-powered (Belgian draft horses) farm, and they hope to add draft horses to their family in the near future.
