
we have 6 intern doctors who are the backbone of our hospital
Ambre Decoene
Dr. Ambre Decoene is originally from northern France, where her passion for horses began at a very young age. She has been riding since she was four and has enjoyed participating in several disciplines, including show jumping, endurance, eventing, and dressage. Her lifelong involvement with horses naturally led her toward a career in equine veterinary medicine.
Ambre completed her veterinary degree at the University CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia, Spain, in 2026. Throughout veterinary school, she actively sought opportunities to develop her skills in equine practice, gaining experience in a variety of hospitals and practices across Europe and North America. These experiences allowed her to explore different aspects of equine medicine and further strengthen her interest in the field. After previously completing an externship at Moore Equine, she was excited to return to the practice as an intern.
Her clinical interests include sports medicine, surgery, internal medicine, emergency care, and diagnostic imaging. She is particularly interested in pursuing a career in equine surgery and sports medicine and hopes to build a strong foundation across all areas of equine medicine during her internship while gaining further hands-on surgical experience.
Outside of veterinary medicine, Ambre enjoys riding, running, hiking, and spending time outdoors.
Ashley Sauve
Dr. Ashley Sauve was born and raised outside of Calgary, Alberta, where she grew up on an Angus/Hereford operation and developed a love for horses and veterinary medicine from a young age. She completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the University of Calgary. During veterinary school, Dr. Sauve worked as a summer student at Moore Equine and completed externships at equine clinics in Alberta and the United States. Her primary veterinary interests include equine theriogenology and surgery, and she is excited to continue developing her skills and learning under the mentorship of the talented veterinarians at Moore Equine over the next year!
When not at the clinic, you can find her at the gym, golfing, snowboarding, or spending time with friends and family.
Codi Ashbacher
Dr. Codi Ashbacher graduated from the University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 2026. Prior to veterinary school, she completed a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary. She joined Moore Equine following graduation and has a strong interest in equine sports medicine, lameness, diagnostic imaging and emergency medicine.
Codi grew up on a mixed cow-calf and rodeo ranch in southern Alberta, where her passion for horses and livestock began at an early age. She was actively involved in 4-H, rodeo and the western performance horse industry. During veterinary school, she served as President of the Equine Club and gained extensive experience through equine ambulatory, surgical and referral rotations. She particularly enjoys working through challenging lameness cases and using diagnostic imaging to help develop individualized treatment plans.
Outside of the clinic, Dr. Ashbacher enjoys staying active and spending time outdoors. She loves riding horses, camping, snowboarding and spending time with family, friends, and her dachshund Ollie.
Louise Caplan
Dr. Louise Caplan was born in Dijon, France, and grew up in Calgary, Alberta. During veterinary school, she worked as a summer student at Moore Equine, gaining valuable experience with Standardbreds at the track. Throughout her degree, Louise also completed externships at equine clinics across Texas and Colorado, further expanding her knowledge and clinical skills. She is currently part of research studying cardiac health on Chuckwagon horses.
Louise earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) in 2026. She has a special interest in western performance horse sports medicine and diagnostic imaging.
Outside of the clinic, Louise can usually be found roping, riding , or at the gym.
Sigrid Huisman
Dr. Sigrid Huisman grew up in the Netherlands, where her passion for animals began at an early age. She graduated from Ghent University, Belgium, in 2025. Following graduation, she completed a rotating internship at Paardenkliniek Wolvega in the Netherlands, where she gained extensive experience in equine anesthesia, internal medicine and intensive care.
Sigrid joined Moore Equine Veterinary Centre as an intern veterinarian to further develop her clinical and surgical skills under the mentorship of Moore Equine's specialists. While she has a broad interest in all aspects of equine medicine, she aims to focus this year on expanding her expertise in equine surgery, lameness, and orthopedics. In addition to her clinical interests, Sigrid is passionate about veterinary education and simulation-based learning and is involved in research focused on advancing veterinary education.
Outside of work, Sigrid enjoys staying active through strength training, HYROX, kickboxing, and hiking.
Tate Prince
Dr. Tate Prince was born and raised in Raymond, Alberta, where he grew up with and around horses and livestock. From a young age, he enjoyed helping his family and neighbours with ranch work. After spending two years living in Western Australia he attended undergraduate school on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, where he worked on a horse and cattle ranch and met his wife, the rancher’s daughter. He later transferred to Idaho to complete his bachelor’s degree in Animal Science. During this time, he also worked on several large cow-calf operations along the Milk River Ridge in southern Alberta, continuing to develop his experience with both horses and livestock.
Following in the footsteps of his grandfather and three uncles, Tate attended Washington State University, where he graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine with the class of 2026. He completed equine and general externships in Idaho, Arizona, and on the Big Island of Hawaii. After graduation, Tate moved back to Alberta with his wife and their two young daughters to pursue an internship at Moore Equine. He is excited to further his experience in all aspects of equine medicine while being closer to family and his Alberta roots.
In particular, Tate has clinical interests in surgery, theriogenology, emergency care, general wellness, herd health, and sports medicine/ lameness. His goal is to pursue large-animal general practice with an emphasis on equine medicine.
Outside of the clinic, Tate enjoys spending time with his wife and daughters, helping manage his and his wife’s families’ cattle operations, riding horses, playing hockey, mechanics, free diving, maintaining saltwater aquariums, and working with horses and cattle dogs.
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Each year we take six interns, and the internship program is just over a year in length (starting ~June 15th). Applications are due by October 15th of each year.
Philosophy of the Internship
The internship program aims to provide a broad exposure to equine practice. As Moore Equine is a busy practice, our interns are the heart of the practice and are vital to providing excellent veterinary care. We provide interns with a nurturing, supportive and challenging environment that will allow them to advance their veterinary skills and build confidence. It is our aim that upon completion of the internship they will be very skilled equine practitioners and will be excellent candidates for residency application if desired. We have had on average 1-2 interns a year enter a residency program in surgery, medicine, sports medicine, reproduction, and anesthesia directly from our internship program.
Internship Duties
Our interns rotate through surgery, medicine, appointments (lameness), ambulatory/anesthesia, south clinic (rehab/repro), and night shift on a weekly schedule. Interns assist the veterinarians in appointments, surgeries, and emergencies. Interns are assigned to in-hospital cases, with monitoring and care of these patients as a high priority. Interns scrub in on surgeries and assist the board-certified surgeons. Interns receive training in anesthesia, and then during the year rotate through with the technicians to cover after-hours emergencies (generally just on long weekends). Once trained in anesthesia the focus of the weekly anesthesia rotation is shifted to ambulatory appointments. There is the opportunity for interns to spend time at the reproductive centre with the board-certified veterinarian there if desired. Within the first few months interns have gained enough experience that they can start taking the daytime emergencies in on their own with a veterinarian as a backup. Interns are responsible for nighttime treatment of in-hospital cases and taking in/assisting with nighttime emergencies on their nights and weekends on call. Stall rounds and journal/topic rounds are aimed to increase the intern’s knowledge base. The internship is affiliated with the University of Calgary and thus interns attend grand rounds where they present cases (once a month), assist with teaching labs (4 times in the year), and have the opportunity to do a research project. Our interns do work hard but have an exceptional opportunity to be involved in all facets of equine practice.
Application Process
If you are interested in the internship program we encourage you to come for an externship to give us a chance to meet you and for you to see the practice.
Required: Letter of Intent, Curriculum Vitae, Three Letters of Reference, Veterinary School Transcripts (un-official accepted)
To apply for an Internship, please send the required documents to internship@mooreequine.ca
We will accept applications until October 15th for the following year, at which time we will make decisions and contact applicants.

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