The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Equine Practice is a team of eight experienced equine vets dedicated to providing the highest quality advice and treatment to horses throughout Hertfordshire and into Essex, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and North London.
We combine many years’ experience with the most up-to-date clinical methods to provide superior care for our patients at competitive costs.
The Equine Practice vets are equipped to care for your horse in their home environment, minimising inconvenience and distress to our patients. As the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø is a leading centre of veterinary education, the practice vets are often accompanied by one final year veterinary student during visits.
Our services include:
- Routine health advice
- Vaccinations
- Equine dentistry
- Worming advice
- Lameness investigation
- Poor performance investigation
- Castration
- Stud work – including artificial insemination
- 2 and 5 stage prior to purchase examination
- Export certification
- Joint Measurement Board height measurements (at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø)
Portable equipment used to support us includes:
- Advanced wireless digital x-ray machines with immediate on-site viewing
- Ultrasound machines for stud work and orthopaedic imaging
- Endoscopy for investigating respiratory conditions
- Gastroscopy for diagnosing stomach ulcers
- Shockwave machine for treating ligament injuries
As well as being equine vets we are all experienced in equine dentistry, having performed routine rasping and corrective work on over 30,000 horses with both manual and motorised electric dental equipment.
To book an appointment, in case of an emergency or for general enquiries, please call 01707 666297.
Practice Vets
Head of Equine Practice
07887 730648
Equine,
Hawkshead
Jason has specialised in equine veterinary care for over 20 years qualifying from Cambridge University in 1992. Working first in Hampshire where he developed the equine side of a mixed practice, he then went on to spend 9 years at Peter Scott Dunns equine hospital in Berkshire. Working with both pleasure and performance horses at all levels of competition, Jason developed his interest in general equine practice, stud work, lameness investigation, back problems and dentistry. Whilst working for Peter Scott Dunns he was routinely the on duty vet at Guards Polo, including the annual Cartier Polo Gold Cup and was also duty racecourse vet at Sandown, Ascot and Kempton. He worked in their equine hospital performing over 1500 equine general anaesthetics and dealing with their post-operative complications and care. He also looked after the equine stud work for this large 10 equine vet practice including AI, with both chilled and frozen semen.
In 2002, Jason moved to Hertfordshire where he joined the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø equine practice. He was awarded his Royal College Certificate in Equine Practice in 2003 and has since focused on developing a strong team to expand the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø equine practice. He was appointed an Official Measurer for the JMB in 2006. The practice grew rapidly thanks to the dedication of the team he built up and he continues to steer and develop it in order to maintain its position as a centre of excellence dedicated to serving the horses and owners in the community.
With his other keen life interests, his wife Julia and three children, he has little time for hobbies. He hopes that one day he will return to climbing, riding and skiing.
DVM MRCVS
Equine Veterinary Surgeon
07793 803837
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Equine,
Hawkshead
Goncalo graduated from the University of Lisbon, Portugal and started working in the UK in 2003. After some time in practice with an equine ambulatory team in the midlands, Goncalo joined the Dubai Equine Hospital where he completed an internship at the referral hospital and was involved with high performance and competition work. He then returned to the UK where he worked in ambulatory practice in Essex before joining the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø in 2006.
Goncalo enjoys the multi discipline nature of ambulatory work, in particular equine orthopaedics, ophthalmology and geriatrics.
Dr Samantha Castle
BVSc CertAVP(EM) MRCVS
Equine Veterinary Surgeon
07515 068311
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Equine,
Hawkshead
Ma VetMB CertES(Orth) FHEA MRCVS
Equine Veterinary Surgeon
07725 799964
Equine,
Hawkshead
Anna qualified from the University of Cambridge Veterinary School in 2001 and has worked in specialist equine hospitals since then. She worked for five years in Sydney, Australia with racehorses and competition horses and joined The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Equine Practice in 2006. Anna gained her certificate in Equine orthopaedic surgery in 2009 and enjoys lameness investigations and all aspects of general practice.
BSc (Hons), BVetMed, PGDip VCP, MRCVS
Equine Practice Assistant
07515992786
Equine Practice,
Hawkshead
Harold qualified from the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø in 2018 having previously completed a degree in biological sciences at the University of Exeter. He stayed on at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø equine referral hospital for a year working alongside specialists dealing a variety of referral cases.
Harold then joined an equine ambulatory practice based near Windsor in Berkshire predominantly dealing with sports horses and polo ponies. He was one of the regular duty vets at Guards polo club managing an array of orthopaedic emergencies.
Outside work he loves travelling, cooking and playing polo with his wife India. He is currently training several thoroughbreds off the racetrack to play polo but also enjoys teaching them to jump.
Having re-joined the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø team in Autumn 2020, Harold really enjoys the mixed nature of equine ambulatory practice but has a particular interest in sports medicine, dentistry, diagnostic imaging and surgery.
Equine Practice Assistant
07879494874
Hawkshead
Jess is a first opinion vet with a special interest in equine reproduction. Graduating from the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø in 2018, she initially worked in a variety of both first opinion and hospital settings including a 12 month internship at the University of Liverpool Leahurst Equine Hospital. During this time she rotated through medicine, surgery and diagnostic imaging services, treating hospitalised patients under the guidance of specialists and taking an active role in student teaching. Jess joined the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Equine team in February 2021 and enjoys the variety of triumphs and challenges each day brings with life on the road as an ambulatory vet. In August 2022 Jess passed her Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Equine Practice, undertaking both reproduction focused and general practice modules to complete 3 years of part time study.
In February 2023 Jess returned to the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø following a 6 month sabbatical to work as a reproduction vet in Australia with world leading specialists in the subject. Here, Jess advanced her skills working with broodmares, stallions and youngstock. Jess works alongside Sam to offer equine reproductive services including articifical insemination, problem broodmare investigation and embryo flushing.
BSc DVM CertAVP(EL) MRCVS
Equine Practice Veterinary Surgeon
Reception
Claire Maughan
Administration Manager
01707 666297
Equine,
Hawkshead
Mr Anthony Cooper
Senior Client Co-ordinator
01707 666297
Equine,
Hawkshead
Miss Lauren Moloney
BSc (Hons), TAQA, PTTLS
Client Liaison & Deputy Administration Manager
+44 (0)1707 666297
Equine,
Hawkshead
Miss Candice Bartram
Equine Client Coordinator
Equine,
Hawkshead
Mrs Laura Cooper
Equine Client Coordinator
ERH Reception and Administration,
Hawkshead
Dispensary
Miss Nicola Fossey
Senior Dispensary Technician and Operations Manager Assistant Equine
01707 666409
Equine,
Hawkshead
Mrs Sherron Harry
Dispensary Assistant
Hawkshead