At NREVC, our team of equine veterinarians and friendly support staff are dedicated to servicing the needs of both you and your horse.
Get in touch with us today to discuss how we can help you get the best out of your horse.
Dr Kath McIntosh BVSc (Hons) CMAVA
Originally from East Gippsland, Victoria, Kath graduated from the University of Sydney with first class Honours in 2005. Kath practiced in mixed practice for 3.5 years before establishing Northern Rivers Equine Vet Clinic (NREVC) in Kyabram. She completed the University of Sydney Post Graduate Foundation Equine Surgery course in 2008, was president of the Young Members Group of the Equine Veterinarians Association in 2007-2009 and attended the Jean-Marie Denoix Ultrasonography workshop in 2011 in Sydney and the advanced ultrasonography workshop in 2013 in Melbourne. She is an Academic Associate of the University of Melbourne and NREVC welcomes students from Melbourne University Veterinary Science degree on their rotations.
Kath has a keen interest in racehorses and is very passionate about keeping your race horse sound and on the track racing to its best ability. She has also recently received her Harness Racing Trial Driver Licence and hopes to obtain her full racing licence soon. Kath has a genuine interest in the Harness Racing Industry and was also Assistant Manager under John Coffey at Alabar Bloodstock Australia from 2011-2013. She owns several racehorses both thoroughbred and standardbred. Her other interests also include surgery, wound management, foal and stud medicine, ultrasonography and lameness evaluation.
Kath’s other interests include sport (participating in triathlons in her spare time), reading, movies and the beach and surf in summer. Now with husband Luke, a lot of Kath's spare time is taken up with daughters Heidi and Georgia, as well as developing the 78 Gray Road farm & Equine Facility.
Kath lives by the motto that “Rome wasn’t built in a day……only because she wasn’t around back then!”
Bloodstock Consultant NZ: Paxton Conder
Office Managers: Kimberley Williams & Sally McPherson
Stud & Stallion Manager: Renee Keaveny
Renee joined the NREVC team in August 2018. She grew up locally in Shepparton with horses always being a huge part of her life. She got her first horse when she was 14 and started working in the horse industry while still in school with a part time job at Princess Park Thoroughbred Farm.
Thoroughbreds have always been Renee's passion however she did spend a couple of years working for Australian Movie Livestock. While there Renee had the opportunity to work with a wide range of animals from dogs, cats, horses, sheep and even kangaroos, and also had the opportunity to work on the movie, 'The Cup' based on the racehorse Media Puzzle.
In her spare time Renee enjoys showing her welsh A gelding Nattai Anthem and riding her other two horses Phoenix and Dixie and hiking with her three dogs.
Stud/Vet Assistant: Becky Bruce
Becky joined the NREVC team on the 17th of August 2020 and is from Corowa NSW.
Becky previously worked at Corowa Veterinary Clinic as a junior Vet Nurse for 4 and ½ years, this is where her passion for animals grew. Becky also worked at Cofield Wines for 2 years whilst studying Agriculture Science at La Trobe University. Becky also studies Wool Classing.
Becky enjoys working with people in the industry that show a similar passion and learning from them here at NREVC. She also thinks the foals are very cute, watching and being a part of the delivery is unreal.
Becky’s interests include fishing, hunting and shooting.