Joyce Catherine Harman (1955 – 2026)

Joyce Catherine Harman, DMV, MRCVS, FACVBM, 71, of Flint Hill, Virginia, passed away at her home on Wednesday, November 5, 2026.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at 11 AM at Cool Spring Natural Cemetery in Berryville, Virginia.

Joyce was born on June 22, 1955, in Washington, DC, to the late George and Ann Worischek Harman.  She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1984 from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and completed the membership exam at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1985 in Great Britain. She treated horses in England and Ireland for several years before accepting a post with a veterinary practice in New Jersey.  In 1990, she opened Harmany Equine Clinic, Ltd in Flint Hill.  She was the past president of both the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association and the Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association, and chaired the alternative medicine committee for the American Association of Equine Practitioners.  She was also a nature photographer, served as president of the Manassas Warrenton Camera Club, and taught and coached other photographers working to capture the natural world.  Her beautiful works of art can be found online at Harmany in Nature Photography.

Survivors include her two brothers, Art Harman and Stuart Harman (Ann); niece, Lindsey Harman; nephew, Colin Harman; and numerous extended family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Piedmont Environmental Council, 45 Horner Street, Warrenton, VA 20186; the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation, P.O. Box 630, Abingdon, MD 21009; the Rappahannock Pantry, Inc., PO Box 55, Sperryville, VA  22740; or the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection, P.O. Box 94, Washington, VA  22747.