Having grown up in an animal mad family, surrounded by horses, cats, dogs and a host of small furred and feathered pets, I began working with animals aged 15, when I started work as a part-time veterinary receptionist alongside studying for my GCSEs.  After completing my A-Levels, I went to the University of Wales, Aberystywyth, to study Equine Science, graduating with my BSc (Hons) in 2003. I spent a year in Equine practice as an Equine Veterinary Assistant and Yard Manager before returning to small animal practice as a Client Accounts Manager and progressing to the role of Practice Manager, which I have held in both First-Opinion and Referral practices. 

While I enjoyed the challenges of practice management and the people with whom I worked, I longed to be working with animals again and in 2012 began studying for my post-graduate diploma in Veterinary Physiotherapy with Harper-Adams University.  I graduated in 2014 and began treating animals in the South-East of England while continuing to work full-time as a Veterinary Practice Manager. In July 2015 my fiancée and I relocated to Norfolk, where I began to offer private canine, equine and feline appointments as well as working part-time for a world-renowned small animal referral centre just outside Newmarket, treating orthopaedic and neurology inpatients as well as outpatients, including the use of an underwater treadmill. During this time, I completed my Masters Research Project and achieved my MSc in Veterinary Physiotherapy in September 2017.  I now offer appointments privately in the comfort of your own home (or yard, in the case of equine patients)!  I offer both evening and Saturday appointments to fit in with my clients' busy work schedules.  I am a member of the National Association of Veterinary Physiotherapists (NAVP), am registered with the Animal Health Professions' Register (AHPR) and hold full professional indemnity insurance to treat all animals.

When I can find a spare moment, I am also busy caring for my own dogs, horses, chickens and toddler (!) and am a keen competitor in eventing, dressage and show jumping, when work and family commitments allow.  

Steph