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Meet The Team

Our Team

Freedom Run Equine Veterinary is led by Dr. Brooks and Dr. Baltrus, supported by a team of experienced horsewomen who understand the responsibility that comes with caring for your horse.

Dr. Brooks

Founder

Dr. Baltrus

Founder

Lauren

Office Manager

Sammi

Dr. Baltrus' Veterinary Technician

Sisan

Dr. Brooks' Veterinary Technician

Horses are a family affair for our team, too, with the next generation of horsewomen often right alongside us.

Dr. Jen Baltrus

Biographies

Dr. Jen grew up on a family farm in NJ. She attended NC University for undergrad and continued on to become a 2008 graduate of their veterinary school. She started Freedom Run Equine initially in NC and practiced on her own until moving to AZ with her husband in 2010. She worked for a local AZ practice for one year before teaming up with Dr Brooks to reimagine Freedom Run Equine in AZ.

Dr Jen has been an avid hunter jumper competitor her entire life and remains very active to this day. She breeds, breaks and shows her own warmblood jumping horses. She is an active board member of the USHJA Zone 8 committee and she is the current acting manager of Tucson Fall Horse Shows as well as a local hunter jumper schooling show circuit.

Dr Jen spends all of her free time hanging out with her kids either at the baseball field or riding their horses.

Sammi

Biographies

Sammi was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, horses were practically in her blood. By the time she was eight years old it called to her and she was in the saddle. She spent the rest of her childhood ‘at the barn’, learning, riding, grooming and showing.
With mostly a hunter/ jumper focused career, ​Sammi has competitively shown up to the 1.20s around the west coast. 
After highschool she put in the hard work on ranches, working cattle, and helped rehabilitate and train horses for a local rescue. Her real passion, though, is working with young horses—helping them learn, grow, and giving every single horse a purpose and a job they can enjoy.
​In 2018 she was working at a high-end show barn right here in Tucson, which paved the way for an incredible opportunity: joining Dr. Baltrus as a vet tech. Sammi has been part of the team since 2019, and couldn’t be prouder to help care for the amazing clients and horses in our practice. She is a lifelong learner at heart, and plans on staying proudly rooted in the equestrian lifestyle for a long time to come. 

Exceptional Care for Every Horse.

Your horse deserves thoughtful, personalized veterinary care from a team that understands both horses and their owners. Whether your horse needs routine care, preventative medicine, or specialized attention, Freedom Run is here to help.
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