Richard Mosier, DVM

Dr. Mosier was raised on a farm in Northwest Kansas. He attended college at Kansas State University where he received his B.S. degree in 1971 and his DVM in 1974. During college he served externships in equine practices Woonsocket, Rhode Island and Dallas, Texas. After graduation he joined Dr. Frances Reedy at the practice that is now the current Del Oeste Equine Hospital. Dr. Mosier was an associate for 2 years before he became a partner in 1976. Dr. Mosier enjoys woodworking, gardening and fixing odds and ends in his spare time.

 

Chris Camp, DVM

Dr. Chris Camp was born in Texas and raised in Oregon. He is a 1991 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University. He worked in the Corvallis/Albany area for several years before deciding to specialize in equine medicine and surgery. In 1994, Dr. Camp moved to Del Oeste Equine Hospital and later became a full partner. Dr. Camp's primary focus in veterinary practice is sports medicine, including lameness diagnosis and treatment, imaging, acupuncture, and dentistry. Dr. Camp's professional goals are to provide progressive medical care to his patients and excellent communication with his clients. In his free time, Dr. Camp enjoys spending time with his family and his horses. His hobbies include: skiing, hiking, golf and fly fishing.

 

Brett Lemhouse, DVM

Dr. Brett Lemhouse graduated in the spring of 1988 from Oregon State University School of Veterinary Medicine. After which he joined the staff at Del Oeste Equine. His professional interests include large animal surgery, medicine, food animal production and husbandry. He is actively involved with the Oregon Veterinary Emergency Response Team, 4-H, Junction City Schools and Community. He enjoys raising and growing his own farm products with other interest and hobbies centering around those of his children and of course, Beaver football!

 

Kathy Connell, DVM

Dr. Connell was raised in Northern Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1993. She then completed a surgical internship at Petersen & Smith Equine Hospital in Ocala, Florida. In 1994 she joined Don Ryker, DVM and Associates, an ambulatory practice in Ortonville, Michigan, where she worked for 15 years. She joined Team Del Oeste in August 2008 and likes the variety found in the ambulatory practice. In her free time she enjoys scuba diving, drawing, and hiking with her dogs.

 


 

 

Linda Lay
Veterinary Technician/Receptionist

Certified veterinary technician from Portland Community College in 1991 and has been at Del Oeste since 1998. Linda and her family live in Veneta and are very involved with the local youth and the Eugene Pony Club. She enjoys horses, gardening, camping and family.

 

Amanda Parker
Veterinary Technician

Amanda started at Del Oeste in November 2007. She has been a technician since 2002 and enjoys handling client horses as well as her own. She got her first horse at the young age of nine and has been involved with horses ever since. She enjoys raising her own foals, showing halter and western pleasure. When she is not at the barn she likes spending time with her family and friends.

Rhea Turner, A.A.S.
Veterinary Technician/Media Design

Rhea started with us in December of 2008 and has worked in the equine veterinary field for over eight years. At age 3 she fell in love with her first pony "Bunny" and that is where it all began. Since then she has been showing and breeding horses coupled with writing for Saddle and Bridle Magazine as the Northwest editor. In her spare time away from horses she is passionate about traveling to film festivals, design, working on films, watching her son play baseball and snuggling with her wonderful Australian Shepherd "Murphy".

 

 

Jaimie Lewellyn
Veterinary Technician

Jaimie has been with Del Oeste since May of 2010. She has been involved with horses since she was 8 years old and currently enjoys raising and training her young Holsteiner for dressage. Outside of the barn she enjoys spending time with her dogs and doing craft projects.

 

Tara Cowely
Veterinary Technician

Tara has been riding horses since she was 5 years old, and enjoys training, showing, and riding race horses. In June 2011 she graduated from LBCC Veterinary Assistant program. She enjoys working with horses on a daily basis and in her spare time she races quads and enjoys what Oregon has to offer.

 

 

Jessica Canning
Accounts Receivable

Jessica has been riding horses since she was 7 year old and enjoys pleasure riding. She lives in Harrisburg with her boyfriend, his daughter and her daughter along with 3 horses 2 dogs and a cat.