Diana DeBlanc does some chiropractic work on the hip of Jeffe, an 18-year-old gelding quarter horse, in Bosque Farms.
Diana DeBlanc, left, and Sharon Carr look over Lovie, Carr’s 30-year-old Arabian horse, in Los Lunas.
Albuquerque veterinarian Diana DeBlanc completes her examination of Lenny, a handsome red dun gelding, in Valencia County.
Diana DeBlanc is a totally mobile veterinarian, working out of her 2021 Toyota Tundra truck to care for horses and other equines from Sandoval to Valencia counties and from Albuquerque's East Mountains to Santa Fe.
Albuquerque veterinarian Diana DeBlanc is greeted by Ryan, a Great Pyrenees, as she makes a stop in Bosque Farms to treat a horse.
Diana DeBlanc cleans Lovie’s eyes after treating the 30-year-old Arabian in her Los Lunas corral.
Albuquerque veterinarian Diana DeBlanc checks up on Murphy, left, a 2,000-pound Percheron, and Zeke, right, an 1,800-pound Clydesdale, at their corral in Los Lunas. DeBlanc is passionate about her work, but long hours, relatively low pay and emotional strain are factors related to a decline in the number of large-animal veterinarians in this country.