Veterinarians
Providing advanced medical, surgical and wellness care to our patients and superior customer services to our clients.

Dr.
Bert Parker is a native of
Gates county, NC and grew up on a farm that raised
one of our state’s favorite crops: peanuts. Dr.
Parker has a B.S. in Agronomy (Crop and Soil
Science) from
Dr. Parker is an enthusiastic supporter
of NCSU football, and during the fall, you may spot
him and his wife Mary cheering in the stands or
tailgating with friends somewhere around Carter
Finley stadium. They also appreciate the country
life on their local farm; actually, Dr. Parker says
with a smile that his main hobby is “money pit
projects on the farm.” He and Mary have a 20 year
old American Quarter horse named Tanner Bob and
boarding buddy TC. They also have four cats
Sybil, Lizzie, Bobby and Occhi.

Dr. Jonathan Featherstone graduated from North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. He joined Rocky River Large Animal Veterinary Clinic June 12, 2000. Dr. Featherstone works on all large animal species often, but especially enjoys equine dentistry and reproduction.
Dr.
Featherstone has a lovely wife, Stephanie
Featherstone of 5 years. He has two beautiful
daughters (Jadyn 12 & Sadie 10) and a handsome young
son (Archer 3). He also has a beautiful
stepdaughter (Addison 10) and a handsome stepson
(Griffin 7).
Dr. Featherstone enjoys spending time with family and friends, hunting, fishing and playing sports. He loves to support the N.C. State Wolfpack!!

I attended Frostburg State University, where I got a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a Minor in Chemistry.


our staff
Julie
Coats, RVT is originally from
She has had horses all her life and
attends endurance rides whenever she can, successfully
finishing several 50 mile rides. She also has Shetland
Sheepdogs and several cats along with her four horses
that keep her busy when she is not at Rocky River Vets.
Jackie
Hart is originally from China
Grove, NC. She began working with Dr. Parker and
his associates in January 2010. Jackie enjoys the
mountains, beach and spending time with her family,
husband Jeff, three sons, Justin, Adam, Andrew and
grandson Austin. They have 5 dogs, Boo Boo a mixed
breed, 2 labs, Bonnie & Clyde and 2 Shih Tzu, Scooter &
Deuce.
Megan
Bost is originally from Mt.
Pleasant NC. She grew up on a family farm where she
still resides.
Megan
has a range of hobbies including hunting, fishing,
horseback riding, beekeeping, soap making, and kayaking.
Her
best friend is her Australian Cattle Dog, Lily. She also
has two horses, cattle, pigs, and chickens.
Hattie
Rinehardt, RVT is
originally from Millingport, NC where she still resides.
She obtained her degree in veterinary technology from
Gaston College in 2014. She has worked in mixed animal
practice as well as small animal specialty practice
where she was a surgery technician before following her
passion and coming back to large animal medicine here
with us at Rocky River.
She grew up on a farm, riding horses and showing sheep
for her high school FFA. She is married to her very best
friend, Chase, and they have 2 beautiful Children,
Sawyer and Cora. Hattie and her husband
have
a wide variety of hobbies including trail riding,
showing in local ranch horse shows, traveling, kayaking,
and fishing. On the weekends you will surely find them
spending time with their family which also includes 5
horses, 5 dogs, 3 cats, and numerous cattle, goats,
sheep, and poultry. It’s always a “zoo” around their
house but they wouldn’t have it any other way.