# Ted Sprinkle

> Ted Sprinkle, DVM, is a Cornell-trained veterinarian turned serial entrepreneur who has spent the second half of his career building veterinary consolidators that buy community animal hospitals while leaving their culture intact. He co-founded Encore Vet Group in 2018 with his son Lance and Bo Iler, and led it as CEO through a growth run to roughly 2,200 employees before transitioning to executive chairman in late 2025. Before Encore he founded Healthy Pet Corp. (sold to VCA in 2007) and Pet Partners, and earlier ran a leading thoroughbred operation. His pitch is unusually simple for an acquirer: put people first and the medicine, the clients and the numbers follow.

- **Role:** Executive Chairman (formerly CEO) at Encore Vet Group
- **Organizations:** Encore Vet Group, Pet Partners, LLC, Healthy Pet Corp., Nedlaw Stable, Inc.
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Cornell University, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
- **Known for:** Graduated Cornell DVM in 1969 with four awards for excellence in small animal medicine and surgery, Co-created one of the very first veterinarian-led corporate veterinary management organizations in the United States, Founded three veterinary consolidators across three decades: Healthy Pet, Pet Partners, and Encore Vet Group

## Career timeline

- **1969** — Earns DVM from Cornell with awards for excellence in small animal medicine and surgery
- **1970s-1980s** — Develops one of the largest equine veterinary practices in the Eastern United States, pioneering advanced medicine and surgery for companion horses
- **1987** — Leaves day-to-day practice to become CEO and President of Nedlaw Stable, Inc., a thoroughbred management organization
- **mid-1990s** — Founds Healthy Pet Corp., an early veterinary consolidator; grows it to 24 practices and roughly $30M gross revenue
- **2007** — Healthy Pet Corp. is acquired by VCA
- **2003-2016** — Builds Pet Partners, LLC, his second veterinary consolidator
- **2018** — Co-founds Encore Vet Group with son Lance Sprinkle and Bo Iler; serves as CEO and chairman
- **2019** — Makes Encore the first corporate partner of Cornell's Center for Veterinary Business and Entrepreneurship
- **2025** — Transitions from CEO to executive chairman as Lance Sprinkle is named president and CEO

## Achievements

- Graduated Cornell DVM in 1969 with four awards for excellence in small animal medicine and surgery
- Co-created one of the very first veterinarian-led corporate veterinary management organizations in the United States
- Founded three veterinary consolidators across three decades: Healthy Pet, Pet Partners, and Encore Vet Group
- Grew Healthy Pet to 24 practices and ~$30M revenue before its 2007 acquisition by VCA
- Built Encore Vet Group to roughly 2,200 employees
- Personally toured more than 500 veterinary hospitals
- Raised and invested over $10M in thoroughbred horses as CEO of Nedlaw Stable
- Established Encore as the first corporate sponsor of Cornell's Center for Veterinary Business and Entrepreneurship

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Transitioned from CEO to executive chairman of Encore Vet Group; his son Lance Sprinkle named president and CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://encorevet.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedsprinkle/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/encorevetgroup/

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Last updated: 2026-06-21