Lameness & sports medicine
Thorough lameness work-ups, flexion tests, nerve blocks and performance assessments for horses that need to stay in work.
Mobile equine vet · Toowoomba · Darling Downs · Lockyer Valley
Performance horse care, delivered to your property.
Dr Christian Bowden-Betts brings a fully equipped vet vehicle to your stable, paddock or track — lameness work-ups, dentistry, vaccinations and sick-horse visits, without the float trip.
Monday to Friday, business hours · BVSc (University of Queensland)
We come to youFully equipped mobile clinic
Performance focusEnglish, Western, thoroughbred & harness
Two regionsToowoomba base · Lockyer Valley 2 days a week
Services
Everything a working horse needs, on site.
From a routine vaccination to a full lameness investigation, Christian carries the equipment to do it at your place.
Equine dentistry
Sedated dental examinations and floating with motorised equipment, so your horse eats, carries the bit and performs comfortably.
Vaccinations & routine care
Hendra, tetanus and strangles vaccinations, worming programs, microchipping and annual health checks.
Racing & competition support
Pre-race checks, recovery plans and ongoing soundness management for thoroughbred, harness and competition horses.
General medicine & wounds
Sick-horse visits, wound management, colic assessment and the everyday problems that come with keeping horses.
Dr Christian Bowden-Betts
BVSc · University of Queensland 2017
About
Riding horses before a push bike.
Christian grew up on a farm on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, where he was learning to ride before he could ride a bike. He knew from an early age that he wanted to be a vet, and that became real when he graduated from the University of Queensland in 2017.
Since then he has worked in rural mixed practice, in emergency hospitals, and most recently as a race-day vet in the thoroughbred and harness racing industries — work that built a lasting passion for performance horses of every breed and discipline, English and Western alike.
Outside work you'll find him at the gym or a fitness event, on a golf course (a self-confessed tragic), or out on a hike with his right-hand man, Boof the dog.
UQ 2017Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Mobile onlyEvery visit at your property
All breedsEnglish & Western disciplines
How a visit works
No float trip. The clinic comes to your horse.
01
Call or send a request
Tell us about your horse and what you've noticed. Routine work is booked around Christian's Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley days.
02
Christian comes to you
The vehicle carries diagnostic, dental and treatment equipment, so most work happens on the day in your horse's own yard.
03
A clear plan, in plain English
You leave the visit knowing what was found, what it means for your horse's work, and what happens next.
Service area
Toowoomba, the Downs and the Lockyer Valley.
Based in Toowoomba and covering the surrounding Darling Downs, with two days every week set aside for the Lockyer Valley. Outside these areas? Call — Christian can often fit in properties on the way.
Check your area — 0466 648 119Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Home base · weekdays
- Toowoomba & Highfields
- Oakey, Pittsworth & Clifton
- Crows Nest & Cabarlah
- Westbrook, Cambooya & Greenmount
Lockyer Valley
Two days every week
- Gatton & Forest Hill
- Laidley & Plainland
- Withcott & Helidon
- Grantham & Regency Downs
Contact
Book a visit.
Phone0466 648 119 Emailchristian@ppevs.com.auHoursMonday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pmBusiness-hours service. For after-hours emergencies please contact your nearest equine hospital.
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