​Practice History

​In 1976, following completion of vet school, Dr. Fitch bought the property on which the clinic now sits with the goal of starting his own, solo practitioner, equine practice.  In that year, Dr. Fitch completed a rigorous internship at Littleton Large Animal Clinic before returning to the Boulder area to begin his own practice.

Starting by covering night-time emergency work for a few other practices, Dr. Fitch gradually began to grow his practice, and did so for 24 years on his own.

In 2001, after working at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico, Dr. Downey joined Dr. Fitch, and the practice continued to grow and flourish. In 2010, Dr. Downey bought the practice from Dr. Fitch and Quality Equine Veterinary Services, Inc. was born.  As the practice continued to have growing demands, Dr Pryor was brought on in 2016.  He's provided a level of personal and professional care to our client base that we are extremely fortunate to have.  Again in 2022 we found ourselves in need of extra hands and were blessed to have Dr Moore join us with enthusiasm and thoroughness.

Our Vets

Christy Downey, DVm

Christy hails from ranching communities in west central South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.  During high school she was involved in the horse racing industry in Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico.  She completed a bachelors degree in Zoology from the University of Wyoming, and spent a year working as a veterinary assistant at racetracks in New Mexico. Christy attended Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences receiving her DVM in 2001. Immediately out of vet school, she worked as a veterinarian at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico for a summer then returned to Colorado for employment with Dr. Mark Fitch. She continued this employment until the beginning of 2010 when she became owner of the practice and blessed with the continued working relationship with Dr Fitch.
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​​Outside of work, Christy enjoys supporting her husband in team roping, attending activities of her children Clay and Sydney, and entertaining activities to keep fit.

sara Moore, dvm

Sara was born and raised on a ranch in Longmont, Colorado. She grew up with a love for horses from a young age, participated in 4-H, and had a multitude of pets growing up. Sara earned her bachelors of science in Animal Science at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. She attended Colorado State University where she completed a master of science degree in Toxicology in 2017, and earned her veterinary degree in 2022. Sara started shadowing at QEVS in 2012, in anticipation of attending veterinary school, and is thrilled to be back as an associate veterinarian. 

​Her professional interests include emergency medicine, reproduction, chiropractic and acupuncture. 

Outside of veterinary medicine, Sara enjoys spending time with her husband Clay, riding her horse, roping and going camping.