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Meet Our Staff

Cave Creek Equine™ Staff – Meet Our Staff

Tammy Zarbock

Anesthesia Technician

Tammy worked at Cave Creek Equine™ Surgical Center from 2000 to 2007 and re-joined the staff in January of 2011. Her favorite part of the job is performing anesthesia. She likes working with a wide variety of horses with different conditions, and seeing them return to performing. In her spare time she works with her father helping him manage Arizona MD Barn Company. She enjoys riding, traveling, scuba diving, going to movies, and spending time with her new dog ‘Butterbean’. She is most proud of getting her bachelor’s degree from ASU and the experiences she has had with horses in her life. She currently has 2 pets: ‘Magik’ her horse, and ‘Halle Berry Butterbean’ her English Bulldog.


Cave Creek Equine™ Staff – Meet Our Staff

Rudi Rojo

Equine Technician

Rudi came to Cave Creek Equine™ in March of 2013. Rudi does an amazing job of keeping the grounds and hospital in tip-top shape. Rudi also helps with the horses in the hospital and enjoys learning about them and the medical problems they have. When Rudi is not at work his passion is playing soccer and he greatly enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He has two dogs, Rambo a Rottweiler and Ojito a Chihuahua (Ojito means ‘little eyes’). His versatility has been a great addition to Cave Creek Equine™.


Cave Creek Equine™ Staff – Meet Our Staff

Allison Freeman

Anesthesia Technician

Allison loves working with horses and joined Cave Creek Equine™ in 2019 as an anesthesia technician. Allison is an enthusiastic polo player, represents AZ in the annual Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships and loves to compete against other clubs in neighboring states. She also runs a teaching program in Northern Phoenix close to our clinic for children who want to learn to ride and play polo. Allison has two beautiful boys and a menagerie of pets including a number of horses, dogs, and cats.


Cave Creek Equine™ Staff – Meet Our Staff

Lisa Griffith

Administrative Staff

Lisa was born in Michigan and grew up in Washington State. During the summers, she would spend many months on her parent’s ranch in Montana, where her love for horses arose. After getting married to her husband Mark, they packed up and moved to Arizona with their children never to look back. Lisa started with Cave Creek Equine™ as an office manager in 2018. With four horses (Addie, Fancy, Dallas and Cheyanne), three dogs (Ava, Annie, and Avery), six cats and too many chickens to count, every day begins and ends with unconditional love for their animals. When Lisa is not working, she mostly spends her time with her friends and family. You can find her and her husband on the riding trails most mornings.


Cave Creek Equine™ Staff – Meet Our Staff

Anica Reddick

Marketing Consultant

Anica Reddick is self-professed horse enthusiast and a long-time member of the Arizona Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). She has owned and shown Quarter Horses for over 30 years and is currently showing in AQHA events. Anica also serves on the Board of Directors for the AQHA and also works in advertising for the Arizona Equine Resource Guide. Anica and her husband live in North Phoenix and have 7 horses and 3 dogs. Her background in retail management, marketing, and involvement in the horse community brings invaluable resource to Cave Creek Equine™.


Cave Creek Equine™ Staff – Meet Our Staff

John Mariano

Barn Staff

John, originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, joined the clinic in January 2016 to help with barn management and technician assistance. He graduated trade school for auto-mechanics and worked in carpentry and framed houses for the family business. John and his wife Alice moved to Arizona in 1992. They have 2 children, Jodi and John, and 3 grandchildren, Taylor, Brianna, Kylie. John and Alice also have 7 horses, 4 goats, 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 birds, 2 miniature horses and 1 burro on their property, all of which are rescues.

Cave Creek Equine™ Staff – Meet Our Staff

JACLYN BURKE

Anesthesia Technician

Jaclyn joined Cave Creek Equine™ in June of 2021 after receiving her Associates in Veterinary Technician from Pima Medical Institute. In addition to her Vet Tech degree, Jaclyn holds an Associates in Business from Scottsdale Community College. She grew up in Scottsdale and has spent her entire life around horses, competing in show jumping with Smoke Tree Ranch from 2002 – 2015. Her favorite part of her job is the variety it offers – she enjoys both equine and canine anesthesia, technician work, and running advanced diagnostics such as MRI and nuclear scans. In her free time, Jaclyn enjoys riding, trying new foods, and spending time with family and her two cats ‘Nalie’ and ‘Tudi’.

Cave Creek Equine™ Staff – Meet Our Staff

Jeremiah

Blacksmiths

Jeremiah’s love for horses started when the family got their first horse when he was twelve. He quickly passed through the levels of certification offered by the American Farriers Association, acquiring his Certified Journeyman Farrier and Therapeutic Endorsement.

Jeremiah actively competes in the World Championship Blacksmiths competitions. He travels the United States to develop and hone new skills as he competes against other top farriers from all over the country. In 2010, he was in the top ten in the overall year-end standings in the WCB.

In September of 2010, He had the privilege to be part of a small farrier team, which cared for the dressage horses at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Two years later, Jeremiah joined an honored group of farriers who have passed the rigorous Associates exam administered by the Worshipful Company of Farriers from England.

He also continues to test his skills through peer review most recently by passing the Advanced Skills Farrier test through the Farrier International Testing System or F.I.T.S