Dr. Caston grew up in Southeast Texas. She is a specialist veterinary surgeon and a 2002 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University. After completing a one year internship at Iowa State University, she remained on staff to finish her surgical training and achieve her diplomate status. Dr. Caston then accepted a position and spent the next 15 years at Iowa State in academia servicing an extensive sport horse community in both surgery and advanced lameness diagnosis. She has been actively involved in numerous research projects including complicated lameness, orthopedic and musculoskeletal surgeries, emergency surgical colic interventions, advanced imaging, and regenerative medicine. Dr. Caston has authored over 150 scientific papers and book chapters on topics ranging from orthopedic and musculoskeletal surgery, developmental orthopedic disease, minimally invasive procedures, advanced upper airway surgical techniques, as well as regenerative therapies including Stem Cells, IRAP, and PRP. As a recognized specialist in her field, Dr. Caston is an invited speaker in both national and international conferences on various topics each year. She utilizes this unique knowledge daily as she applies her experience as a rider to her profession as a Veterinarian. When she is not working, Dr. Caston enjoys competing her own horses in eventing, fox hunting, and spending time with her dogs [citation].