The practice has 4 veterinarians doing mainly small animal, cattle, and equine work.  We have ultasound machines, blood chemistry, digital x-ray, and semen evaluation.  we do soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, herd fertility work, preconditioning programs, and equine ultrasound.  Effingham is a town of 15000 located on an interstate an hour east of St Louis.  We have excellent schools, park district, jr college, computer software companies, and 30 plus restaurants.  Contact Dr. Walton at scwalton@consolidated.net or Dr. Haarmann at 217-821-3646 or Walton & Haarmann Veterinary Clinic, 407 East Jefferson, Effingham, Illinois 62401