Dr. Tera Barnhardt

04/29/2026

If you're new here...

My name is Dr. Tera and I am a veterinarian in SWKS. I grew up here and I'm raising my family here and I mainly get to work on cows, so that's amazing and checks all of my boxes!

A couple of years ago I joined a partnership that has reinvigorated my little part of the veterinary world and we have some big dreams!

Partnership, to me, looks like supporting fellow veterinarians, celebrating their successes, and standing beside them through the challenges. It’s about recognizing that great veterinarians don’t just care for animals... we invest in our communities, build relationships, and show up when it matters most.

I’m proud to be part of a group that values collaboration over competition and understands that we truly are better together. I might be a single practitioner in a remote part of the world, but I’m a member of something bigger than myself, something that’s making a lasting impact on the people, animals, and communities we serve.

04/28/2026

Mother’s Day is coming! And if the mom in your life is a she really needs a new pair of overalls. I love them because they’ve always covered my life…. mucho pregnant…..messy cow call…….toddlers in the iykyk 😂 use code: TERASHIP at checkout to get free shipping!

03/28/2026

One of the hardest truths that I have learned in vet med:
we don’t fear that you’ll say goodbye too soon.
We fear that suffering will last too long.
It’s okay to choose the last day, it’s okay to choose a good day 🐾

03/02/2026

Our took in Nashville. And honestly, it burned too black.

02/16/2026

Cause if he ever hears, “it must be nice.”

I hope he remembers, it was a lot of nights.

Small businesses don’t just make it because we’re lucky. They make it because we’re always working.

02/03/2026

Check this out!!!

We are SO EXCITED to announce our 2026 Student Internship Program! We will be selecting 3 veterinary students for this PAID opportunity! This will be an immersive, 9-week learning experience centered on bovine production medicine and advancing the sustainability of agricultural-based veterinary practice. Students will gain exposure to multiple practices with one-on-one mentoring, while also building their peer-networks. Did we mention this is a PAID opportunity?!?

For more information (including an application link) please visit our website: https://heritagevetpartners.com/student-summer-internship-program/

Application deadline = April 1, 2026

12/24/2025

Who would’ve thought this would be December 24th 2025! Merry Christmas from the Barnhardts! and

12/23/2025

I can appreciate a couple of things about this news:

1. The client, likely Mrs. Clause in this case, is planning ahead and contacted their vet before this became an emergency health paper.

2. The USDA’s got jokes. 😂

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/just-usda-issues-permit-santas-reindeer-enter-united-states?fbclid=IwZnRzaAO2ydZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeyq4N5mXqjT0gFySVRd_QRvaxmoJDeIxnyA8WGa6LwspEANJ43CWwA1HYuiQ_aem_9i-rdo30taH8VDpBLJFZXg

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 22, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today issued a transit permit to Mr. S. Nicholas Claus of the North Pole, a distributor with Gifts and Good Cheer, Inc. The permit will allow reindeer to enter and...

11/21/2025

Mom, come watch this!

11/08/2025

here and I’m just saying, if you survived college when we drank Spark and ate Pizza Shuttle on the weekly…. You’re probably due for some wrinkle cream!!!

10/06/2025

What’s the most midwestern thing in your freezer? I’ll go first!
Funeral potatoes: the emotional support casserole of the Midwest

09/24/2025

Preface: I AM NOT THAT OLD!

I remember pumping and breastfeeding in bathroom stalls at many professional conferences.

Hiding near the back of the room in case the baby made a sound.

Setting alarms to make sure milk gets stored up for the next week, setting up a sanitation station in a hotel room. Begging the front desk to freeze my ice packs.

And if you’re reading this and thinking, that’s no reason to stay home…you’ve never mentally prepared yourself to engage professionally at a conference while also lugging around gallons of milk and making sure you have enough ice in your cooler to keep it safe.

A childcare room and mother’s space may seem so simple and, to some, unnecessary.

But it’s practical, progressive inclusion that makes it possible for parents of young children to engage, attend and lead.

One young person in the throes of raising babies attended American Association of Bovine Practitioners annual conference, saw this room and thought, “I can do this.” And that’s worth everything!!! Bring those babies to BP, we have a room for you!