Our Veterinary & Surgical Team
Experienced and dedicated professionals
Meet the Team
Blake Everett
DVM, MS, ACVS-LA
Growing up on a horse farm in Tennessee, J. Blake Everett, DVM, MS, DACVS-LA, says his passion for horses and the veterinary profession stems from the time he spent raising and showing Tennessee Walking Horses. Today, Dr. Everett is a veterinarian at ThorSport Farm. Together, he and his wife, Connie, live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. After graduating from the University of Tennessee’s College of Veterinary Medicine, he completed an internship at Rood and Riddle in Lexington, Kentucky. Upon completion of his internship, Everett began a dual masters’ research program and large animal surgical residency at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia. Everett recently became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal).
Joy Russolillo
Connie Everett
Practice Administrator
Connie was raised in Middle Tennessee. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration, Economics from Middle Tennessee State University. After completing her undergraduate degree, Connie joined her husband at the University of Tennessee to complete her Master of Science in Agricultural Economics. She spent many years working in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry before joining the team with Tenda Horse Products. Now, she works alongside her high school sweetheart as the practice administrator for Equine Surgical Center.






