Becci Ireland is an equine veterinarian based in Central Otago NZ.
Becci graduated from Bristol University in the United Kingdom in 2009. Since graduating, Becci has spent the last 10 years gaining knowledge in the field of equine medicine. She has worked as an Equine Anaesthetist at Massey University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, following which Becci finished an Equine Internship programme: there she worked with specialists in the fields of Equine Medicine and Surgery to grow my knowledge in both fields of veterinary work.
Becci has spent the last 4 years in Canterbury as an associate at the Canterbury Equine Clinic (CEC), working primarily with both racehorses and competitive sport horses. CEC is the South Islands main referral facility for all Equine related problems. In 2017 she sat her Australian and New Zealand college membership exams in equine medicine. She has a special interest in Equine Nutrition and believe that as veterinarians we need to become more responsible for educating horse owners on the importance of nutrition. Becci tries to be her clients go to ‘search engine’.
In Nov 2018 Becci opened her own equine ambulatory veterinary practice which is proudly Central Otago’s first ever equine only veterinary practice: Her company strives to ensure client satisfaction and to educate on the importance of horse health. Becci prides herself on finding practical solutions for both my patients and my clients.