Dr. Bill Ormston (Rodeo)

Bill Ormston, DVM, DC

Animal Chiropractor | Veterinarian | Rodeo Insider

 

Bill Ormston brings a rare combination to the rodeo world: deep livestock roots, elite rodeo experience, and decades of veterinary and chiropractic practice focused on keeping animals performing at their best.

 

His connection to rodeo started early. Bill was a Big 8 letter winner in rodeo at Iowa State University, where he competed while completing his undergraduate education. Rodeo wasn’t something he studied from the sidelines—it was something he lived, understanding firsthand the physical demands placed on performance animals and the fine line between peak performance and breakdown.

 

Bill’s first college job placed him directly in the heart of professional rodeo stock production, working for Bob Barnes of Rafter B Rodeo out of Cherokee, Iowa. That experience shaped his lifelong respect for good stock, good horsemanship, and the responsibility that comes with managing animals whose job is to perform explosively, repeatedly, and safely.

 

After rodeo, Bill pursued veterinary medicine, followed by extensive training in animal chiropractic. With more than three decades as a veterinarian and over 25 years as an animal chiropractor, he has worked with thousands of performance animals—including rodeo horses, bulls, broncs, and ranch stock—helping them move better, recover faster, and stay sounder through demanding schedules.

 

Bill approaches rodeo stock chiropractic through a Predicting Animal Wellness (PAW) lens: identifying neurologic and biomechanical stress before it becomes lameness, behavioral issues, poor bucking consistency, or shortened careers. His work focuses on restoring spinal motion, proprioception, and nervous system balance—key factors in coordination, power, and longevity for rodeo animals.

 

Because he understands rodeo from the inside out—as a competitor, stockman, veterinarian, and chiropractor—Bill speaks the language of contractors. He respects the realities of hauling, repetition, footing, weather, and production timelines. His goal is simple: help good stock stay good longer, reduce preventable injuries, and support animal welfare without interfering with performance.

 

Bill Ormston doesn’t adjust rodeo stock because it’s trendy.

He adjusts rodeo stock because he’s been there, and he knows what it takes for animals to do their job—and keep doing it—at the highest level.