05/21/2026
The Vet Board meeting was limited to 100 people and filled before the start time at 6:30pm this evening. Because of that, I, personally, wasn't able to tune in. However, I have friends that were able to and they filled me in some. The recording of the meeting is also suppose to be posted on the vet board website within the next couple days.
As I understand it, it boiled down to a "we're just enforcing what's been on the books since 1999" with no clear explanation of what changes they plan to make. There was also talk of changing legislation to take "alternative" options outside of vet med completely. To do this, we need Texas State Reps to actually work for "the people" and do the jobs they're voted in to do. So! We're back to this: The Vet Board meeting on July 21st will have a discussion of the purposed changes (the ones they haven't clarified at all and are just leaving as vague guidelines with any number of ways to interpret them). The Bodyworkers of Texas can not fight this on our own. We, as a collective, need our clients to stand up and fight with us also. So, PLEASE! Write your state reps, write the governor, write the vet board, write the licensing committee, and write the sunset commission. Also, sign the petition thats still floating around.
THIS IS NOT JUST FOR HORSES! THIS IS FOR DOGS AND ALL OTHER ANIMALS AS WELL!
If you want to continue having the right to choose what type of care your animal receives and by whom, you need to make yourself heard. If you, bodyworkers, want to continue to have the right to work in the state of Texas, you need to make yourself heard. The following list is where you can find your state reps and start sending messages to all the others.
How to find your state reps:
https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home
Governors office:
https://gov.texas.gov/contact
Department of Licensing
https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/help/
The vet board:
https://veterinary.texas.gov/contact-us/
The Sunset Commission:
https://www.sunset.texas.gov/about-us/contact-us
The petition:
https://www.ruralamericainaction.com/petition/stop-the-texas-vet-boards-proposed-rules-that-would-eliminate-equine-care-practitioners?fbclid=IwVERDUARDQlRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5KWnS2Ox2DzReF6Ld5M0KrBX8CqDY_4l255CuVshlJH5pYk9VKFNzdkrb3NQ_aem_6FAOw7Cs6u6Y7u0DNwEP3g
Let me be very clear in what I say here. I am NOT anti veterinarian or anti vet med. However, I do not believe that those who have not been educated and are not knowledgeable about a field should have any place regulating what they aren't educated about or in. I am FOR regulation. But! I believe it should come from WITHIN the fields and be done by those who actually practice in those fields. I am VERY pro veterinarian and vet med and strongly believe in collaboration among the fields being the best way to go. Bodyworkers NEED vets. But we can also HELP them in many many cases. Let the fields regulate themselves and let the bodyworkers and vet work collaboratively together for the betterment of the animals. Unfortunately, the Vet Board wants to dominate everything instead of playing nice. THAT is the fight I'm fighting against. Please help us fight this!
