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Dr Deibel was born loving animals and developed a special interest in horses by the age of three. She grew up around Welsh ponies in Albany County, New York and owes much of her basic horse knowledge to these little beasties. She spent a summer at a riding school in her mother’s hometown of Verden/Aller, Germany, where she was introduced to dressage. As a young teenager, Dr. Deibel bought her first horse and supported it by teaching riding lessons and cleaning stalls.
Upon graduating from high school, Dr Deibel had to change the focus of her energy and finances from horses to her undergraduate education at Colgate University. There she also developed an interest in rowing. Her obsession with this sport consumed the three years after she received her bachelors degree, while she lived in Virginia and pursued a spot on the national team for rowing. There, she met her future husband, Alton Anderson, who was stationed in Alexandria, VA with the Coast Guard. As her rowing career was winding down, Dr Deibel found her way back to horses by teaching riding lessons and working in an eventing/sales barn as a groom. Her childhood dream of becoming a veterinarian resurfaced and she entered Cornell Veterinary College in the fall of 1995.
After graduating with her DVM in May 1999, Dr. Deibel spent a year working in a mixed animal practice in Chatham, NY. But it soon became obvious that her interest lay in large animals, so she went to work with Granville Veterinary Service before joining Rhinebeck Equine in 2001. She enjoys many aspects of general equine practice, but particularly likes neonatology, reproduction, dentistry, lameness, and emergency medicine. She also likes the opportunity to run anesthesia and assist with surgeries that come in to the clinic. Dr. Deibel became a partner in the practice in 2006.
Dr. Deibel spends her free time with her husband, dog, 3 horses and miniature donkey. She enjoys riding, hiking, biking, paddling, swimming, running, skiing, gardening and just being outdoors.