About Us

About Us

Our commitment to you

  • Our goal is to provide a highly personalised, professional and friendly service by catering to the individual needs of our patients and clients with open and honest communication.
  • We are committed to providing the highest quality veterinary reproduction service to all clients.
  • We will endeavor to protect the welfare of the horse at all times by providing the most humane care for all patients.
  • Our veterinarians practice the highest quality veterinary reproduction medicine using the most modern technologies available.
  • We will provide a referral service for those patients requiring more advanced treatments.
  •  At Equivet we are dedicated to providing a complete reproduction service for the horse industry. We support the active involvement by our staff at all levels of client education, as well as community involvement in sporting and promotional events.
  • We promote personal and professional development by encouraging continuing education for our veterinarians and support staff.
  • We aim to provide career satisfaction and optimal quality of life for all staff associated with Equivet Breeding Centre.
Centre Owners

Equivet Breeding Centre is a  specialty equine practice owned by Dr Max Wilson & his wife Dr Robyn Woodward.


The Equivet Breeding Centre at Southbrook was established by Max in 1994 and has grown to be one of the largest breeding centres in Australia. Robyn Woodward joined the practice in 2002 & is an immensely talented reproduction veterinarian. Dr Susanne Brundell joined the team in 2003 and continues to work at Equivet Breeding Centre each stud season. This year (2021) Dr Samme Grounds has joined the Equivet team of veterinarians to assist with the increased demand for these specialized procedures. 

In 2008 Robyn performed the first successful frozen embryo transfer in this country & continues to be at the fore front of the industry. (See Robyn and Frosty the frozen embryo foal). Equivet Breeding Centre now performs over 100 embryo transfers per year making this one of the biggest embryo transfer centres in the country. 

Artificial insemination of mares using chilled & frozen semen is the basis of the breeding industry and is performed on mares while residing at the Breeding Centre. There is  a continuous influx of mares coming from all over the eastern states for the expert service of Equivet Breeding Centre veterinarians.

Horses in the paddock

A large herd of recipient mares is maintained for use in the extensive embryo transfer program run by Equivet Breeding Centre. These mares are available for lease to mare owners until the foal is weaned. The recipient mares are scanned regularly during the breeding season to establish the most suitable match for the donor mare. During their stay in the breeding program at Equivet you can be sure your mares will be cared for by a dedicated and professional team.


At Equivet we offer a foaling down service for mares which includes designated foaling boxes, the use of foaling alarms, CCTV cameras and 24 hour supervision by experienced veterinarians. This service gives clients the best possible chance to ensure the safe arrival of a much anticipated foal.


We also stand several stallions to outside mares at the centre each breeding season and our veterinarians provide a collection & semen freezing service for these, and other outside stallions, to facilitate preservation of valuable genetics.


Equivet Breeding Centre is accredited by the Australian Government for the collection of equine semen for export. This requires the successful completion of regular

audits by the Department of Agriculture for the procedures involved in the collection, processing and storage of equine semen. The quarantine protocols that need to be undertaken for semen export to various countries may be obtained by calling the Equivet Breeding Centre.

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