Our Practitioners
Practitioners
Amanda Sutton
Equine Physiotherapist
Amanda Sutton is our Equine Physiotherapist and has been treating animals since 1988. She was physiotherapist for the British Equestrian Team at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and for the gold medal winning British Equestrian Team at the European championships in 1995. She is an international lecturer on the subject of veterinary physiotherapy, has been on radio and television in the UK several times and written several articles and books on her subject.
Amanda is an expert in treating muscular-skeletal conditions, by using a combination of soft tissue manipulation and joint mobilization techniques. She not only treats our horses but also gives us input into their programs. We very much look forward to her regular visits and feel she is a key element in getting the horses spot on for their races.
Rob Jackson
Vet
Rob Jackson is our vet. Rob qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in London in 1996 and has worked almost exclusively with horses for a decade. During that time he has increasingly specialised in lameness and orthopaedic surgery but has also fostered an interest in all aspects of performance horse health and conditioning. Rob has competed in several equine disciplines both in the UK and abroad, has lectured and examined for a variety of equine undergraduate courses and regularly travels throughout Europe seeing veterinary referral cases. He visits the farm at least once a week, spending a morning or afternoon watching gallops and working his way through any horses that have minor medical issues. Because Rob is based locally he is also ideally situated for any emergencies or more urgent cases that arise.
Mark Smith
Farrier
Mark is our farrier and is in charge of shoeing and plating all of our shod horses. Mark hot-shoes and is skilled in making steel shoes. He lives locally and so is able to come out quickly to deal with lost shoes and other problems we may have.