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.
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Catherine Lane EVN
Catherine originally joined Western Counties during the placement year of her equine veterinary nursing degree course that she studied at Hartbury College.In November 2012 she graduated with a FdSc in equine veterinary nursing science with distinction and earlier that year qualified as an equine AI technician. At work she enjoys post-op colic care and runs the weight clinics.
In her spare time she enjoys hunting with the Dulverton West Foxhounds
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Catherine Luke EVN
Catherine graduated as an EVN from Myerscough College in Lancashire and has previously worked at two large equine veterinary practices before joining Western Counties Equine Hospital in January 2013. Her nursing interests include intensive care nursing of colics and foals along with radiography.
Outside of work she has a tri-coloured spaniel wwho keeps her entertained and enjoys free diving with an impressive 5 minute breayth hold!
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Katie Bellamy - Trainee EVN
Katie joined Western Counties in 2009 initially in a veterinary groom role. She subsequently moved into a nursing role at the beginning of 2010 and successfully passed the first year of her Equine Veterinary Nursing training in 2012.
Outside of work Katie is a keen rider and enjoys eventing her young horse "Goose".
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Sophie Sidwell- Trainee EVN
Sophie joined us all the way from the North of England as a nursing assistant in 2011. She has rapidly found her feet in all aspects of equine nursing and commenced her formal equine veterinary nurse training in September 2012.
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