Our nursing team is a vital and integral part of our practice. Their roles are many and vary from care of hospitalised horses, assisting in theatre and helping with lameness investigations and other diagnostic procedures.
We realise the importance of quality nursing and are a registered equine veterinary nurse training centre. All of our nurses attend training courses and have the opportunity to become fully qualified equine veterinary nurses (EVN) a qualification which has only recently become available, reflecting the increasing specialisation within the profession.
Heather Greenslade
Heather is our head nurse and as such is responsible for the day to day care of the in-patients and running of the theatre and clinical equipment. She also supervises the other members of the nursing team. She is a qualified veterinary nurse and is currently completing her Equine Veterinary Nursing conversion course.
Her outside interests include National Hunt Racing, breeding youngstock, course building and stewarding.
Lucy Forrest
Lucy joined the practice in 2006 and is currently enrolled on the 2 year equine veterinary nurse training course. She has a large amount of experience handling and caring for horses and has run a livery yard in Cornwall. In addition she has worked as and eventing groom in America. She has her own horse and rides as often as work permits.
Cat Reed
Cat also joined the practice in September 2006 having previously worked in several yards and studs around the country. As such she has good experience in caring for both adult horses and foals and is particularly interested in neo-natal care. She has a number of qualifications across the field of equine care including the National stud diploma and an NVQ2 in race horse care. In her spare time she looks after Ollie her lurcher and Ringo her Welsh Cob.
Sam Fook
Sam joined us as part of the reception team in January 2007 before moving into a more nursing orientated role at the start of 2008. She has settled into the new position well and is interested in all aspects of equine nursing. She still carries out some reception duties over lunchtimes and to cover holidays.
Outside work she is a keen rugby player and coach and also enjoys horse-riding and swimming.
David Bradley
David joined the practice in 2008 as veterinary groom. He has previously spent 28 years serving in the mounted police and so has a wealth of experience with horses and their environment.
His role includes the day to day husbandry of the horses and their stabling and he has rapidly become an indispensable part of the team.
