The Liphook Equine Hospital

Committed to caring for your horse

		STAFF
The Vets	The Nurses	Accounts	Support Staff	Visitors	Job Vacancies	Work Experience

The growth and success of the practice is due to the commitment, efforts and skills of the seventy people who make up the team of the Hospital. Our team is dedicated to ensuring that the highest standards of care and treatment are available to those horses, ponies and donkeys entrusted to our care. The whole team is made up of nursing, support and veterinary groups.

THE VETERINARY SURGEONS

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	Jeremy Mantell B Vet Med, Cert EP, MRCVS Qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, at the University of London, in 1976 and worked in mixed practices in Sussex, East Anglia and on Exmoor before joining the practice in 1981. Became a Partner in 1984. His main interests are in general practice and has post graduate qualification in Equine Practice. He also serves, by default, as Managing Partner. Was President of the British Equine Veterinary Association in 1998 and is currently Chairman of the profession's review of the vetting procedure. Also active as an expert witness in cases of litigation resulting from injuries to humans caused by, or involving horses. He is on the editorial advisory board of the Veterinary Review journal. Official Measurer for the JMB scheme. M

	Giles Summerhays B Vet Med, Cert ES (Orth), MRCVS Qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, in 1976 and had experience of mixed practice in East Anglia and the West Midlands before coming to Liphook in 1982. He became a Partner in 1985 and gained a post graduate qualification in orthopaedic surgery. His interests are in both surgery and general practice and he is one of the four referral surgeons in the practice. He also provides veterinary cover to Marwell Zoological Park.

	Stuart Duncan BVMS, Cert EP, MRCVS Qualified from the University of Glasgow in 1980 and after experience in East Anglia and Gloucestershire joined us in 1985. He became a Partner in 1988 and gained the post graduate certificate qualification in equine practice. His principal interests are first opinion cases and equine sports medicine but he is also the practice’s consultant cardiologist providing second opinions both within the practice and for referring veterinary surgeons. Official veterinarian for FEI.

	Tim Phillips BVetMed,CertEP,CertEO,DESTS,Dipl.ECVS,MRCVS (RCVS specialist in equine surgery) Qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 1983 and worked initially in the Midlands before joining us in 1987. He then left to undertake a surgical post at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket returning to the practice and becoming a Partner in 1995. Post graduate qualifications in Equine Practice, in Orthopaedic Surgery and in Soft Tissue Surgery he is now a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons and is one of the four referral surgeons in the practice. He has lectured and operated extensively both in this country and abroad including recently in Ireland, Barbados and Japan, and has published both in refereed journals and in text books. He is on the Editorial Board of the veterinary publication, In Practice. Recognised by the Royal College as a Specialist in Equine Surgery.

	Andy Durham BSc, BVSc, Cert EP, DEIM, Dip.ECEIM,MRCVS (RCVS specialist in equine internal medicine) Qualified from the University of Bristol in 1988 and worked initially in the Midlands where he gained a post graduate qualification in Equine Practice before first coming to Liphook in 1994. After a brief period away in Sussex he rejoined us in 1999, becoming a Partner in 2001 and gaining the RCVS Diploma in Equine Internal Medicine in 2003 and the european diploma in 2004. He is a member of the ambulatory team but also has a specialist interest in internal medicine, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and dermatology and acts as a consultant both within the practice and to referring veterinary surgeons. He has lectured on these subjects both in this country and abroad and has published several times in refereed journals. He also runs the diagnostic laboratory within the hospital which now provides rapid diagnostic aids both within the practice and to referring veterinary surgeons.

	John Walmsley MA, Vet MB, Cert EO, Dipl.ECVS, Hon. FRCVS (RCVS specialist in equine surgery) Qualified from the University of Cambridge in 1968. Worked in agricultural and mixed practices in West Wales and Bodmin Moor before travelling to work in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Returned to purchase the practice in 1976 following the unexpected death of the founder, Richard Hartley. His post-graduate qualifications are in orthopaedic surgery and in general equine surgery. He is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons and has lectured widely in this country and abroad. He has published papers in both refereed journals and text books and his particular interest is in equine surgery and lameness problems. He has, recently, operated in Ireland, Spain, Hong Kong, Canada and Saudi Arabia. He has recently been elected onto the Council of the British Equine Veterinary Association. Recognised by the Royal College as a Specialist in Equine Surgery. John was recently awarded an honorary fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the equine veterinary profession over many years. Although having recently retired from the partnership, John continues to have an important role in the practice and will be present for one week per month for consultations and surgery.

	Jane Boswell MA, Vet MB, Cert VA, Cert ES (Orth), Dipl.ECVS, MRCVS (RCVS specialist in equine surgery) Qualified from the University of Cambridge in 1993 and initially worked in Surrey where we first got to know her. She then joined the staff of the Royal Veterinary College as an Intern then a Resident in surgery from where she became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons. She joined the practice in 2000 and is now one of the four referral surgeons and a recognised specialist in equine surgery. As well as surgery her special interests and expertise are in magnetic resonance imaging and in lameness and poor performance diagnoses.

	David Lloyd BVMS, Cert ES (Orth), MRCVS Qualified from the University of Glasgow in 1994 and, since graduation, has worked in several equine surgical hospitals including the University of Glasgow and Rossdale and Ricketts in Newmarket. David has gained considerable surgical experience in his previous postings and joins the practice at Liphook as a valuable addition to our surgical team.

	Sarah Boland BVSc, CertEM (IntMed), MRCVS Qualified from the University of Sydney in 1995 and, after working in Australia, came to England to a practice in Surrey. She joined our ambulatory team in December 2001 and has special interests in general practice, internal medicine and in stud medicine, including Artificial Insemination. Sarah passed the examination for the RCVS certificate in equine internal medicine in 2004.

	Charlotte Dean B Vet Med, MRCVS A local girl, she qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 1996 and worked in Hampshire where we first got to know her. She joined the ambulatory team in July 2002 and has a special interest in general equine practice.

	Peter Gallon BVetMed MRCVS Graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 1997 and then worked in equine practice for Peter Scott-Dunn in Berkshire until joining us in June 2002. Having wintered away in South America and Australia, Peter returned to us in March 2004 as a permanent member of our ambulatory team. He enjoys all aspects of equine general practice and has a interested in equine opthalmology.

	Huw Griffiths BSc BVsc MRCVS Graduated from University of Liverpool in 2000. Following an elective in Auburn, Alabama he worked in mixed practice in Wales following graduation. Huw then moved to Tipperary where he was based at Keorah stud dealing primarily with sports horse breeding. During this season he also spent time at Colorado State University learning embryo transfer techniques. He then moved to Cranleigh, Surrey in an equine ambulatory practice for 2½ years. Huw joined the team in February 2004 and has a continuing interest in stud medicine.

	Eamon Smyth BA, BVMS, MRCVS Eamon originates from Dublin and graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2003. Since graduation Eamon has worked in practice in Ireland before joining the team as a housevet in September 2004.

	David Rendle BVSc, MRCVS David graduated from the University of Bristol in 2001. Following 18 months of large animal practice in Somerset, David joined the Liphook Equine Hospital as a housevet in March 2003. He is now a HBLB sponsored resident in equine internal medicine and spends part of the year with us at Liphook and the remainder at The Weipers Centre for Equine welfare at The University of Glasgow Veterinary School.

THE RECEPTION TEAM
Office Manager Barbara Thornley

The reception team provide the practice with all the administrative and secretarial back up essential for the smooth and efficient running of the whole team.
Belinda May and Emily Hinton, assisted by Jane Palmer are responsible for helping the first opinion practice clients whilst Nikki Cookson and Julie Paddock look after the referral practice.

Barbara Thornley
Originally from a farming background in Kent, left school with two A levels and then undertook a farm secretarial course. Has lived in West Sussex for the past 20 years and joined the practice in 1996 after a varied secretarial career including a spell at Goodwood Racecourse. Provides secretarial support for all the vets and undertakes many administrative tasks. Barbara has recently been awarded the BTEC qualification in Client Care.

Barbara Thornley
Office Manager


		Emily Hinton	Julie Paddock	Nikki Cookson	Jane Palmer

THE NURSING STAFF

THE SENIOR YARD STAFF
Elizabeth Rabinowitz Yard General Manager. Elizabeth originates from England but has spent most of her life in France, Switzerland and USA. Her most recent employment was as Sports Director for the US Equestrian Federation (Eventing and Vaulting). Elizabeth came to join us in October 2003 on the recommendation of the coach of the United Sates eventing team, Captain Mark Phillips. Elizabeth is assisted by :

Yard manager	Assistant Yard Manager	Night Nurse Supervisor
The Yard staff are responsible for the nursing, feeding, exercising and grooming of all of our 50 in-patients. As a veterinary hospital we are (almost) unique in manning the yard 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with shifts of nurses. With full time, evening, night and part time members this team is about 29 strong.

THE SENIOR CLINIC AND THEATRE NURSES

Rowena Rogers Clinic Nurse Manager

The clinic nurses provide nursing and technical care both to our inpatients and to outpatients receiving diagnostic investigations and treatments, both in the various clinics and in the operating theatre. As well as working during the day they are also on call out of hours to ensure that the theatre is able to operate on emergencies at any time of the night.

Rowena is assisted by a team of 7 further clinic nurses.

THE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT
Accounts Manager Janet Gerrard

The accounts team provide the accounting and financial records necessary for the efficient running of the whole practice.
Janet is assisted by her deputy Susie Fullegar and by Sue Neill, Gill Graham and Sophie Trundle.

	Janet Gerrard Accounts Manager After Grammar School followed a career in Insurance and Banking for a number of years before marrying and bringing up a family, then finding time to study bookkeeping and accounts in her spare time. Joined the practice in 1986 and is now Manager of the Accounts Department, leading a team of five responsible for all aspects of the practice’s financial records and administration. Claims that working in such a busy environment is both challenging and rewarding but lets off steam at weekends playing squash, walking or on the golf course.

THE LABORATORY TEAM

Julia Revil Laboratory Manager

Julia, assisted by Nicky Brown and Mandy Grierson runs the practice and referral laboratory under the direction of veterinary surgeon Andy Durham

Julia originates from East Sussex and moved to London for A levels and then started work as a technician at The National Institute for Medical Research where she completed an Institute of Science Technology course and earned a Diploma in Electron Microscopy. After several years at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel she moved to Portsmouth and worked at the university. When she started to own horses she became known to the practice and when there was a vacancy joined us 11 years ago.

VISITORS’ INFORMATION

Introduction
We welcome interested visitors from the profession, however, as we are not a teaching hospital but a private practice trying our best to service the needs of our clients, we have only a limited number of vacancies each year. These notes are to help guide those interested in visiting us.

Veterinary surgeons from this country
We will do our best to accommodate your requests and you would be welcome to attend either with a referred case, for a day or for longer. Obviously each veterinary surgeon will have their own interests and we would be happy to try to accommodate you. Please apply by either telephoning one of the partners or by writing.

Veterinary surgeons from abroad
It is vitally important that all overseas visitors already have a very good working knowledge of spoken English. You will be expected to converse with clients as well as with staff and without good conversational skills this will not be possible and your time will be wasted. All requests should be in writing together with a C.V. and the name of somebody who can provide a reference in English.

Veterinary students
We welcome veterinary students during the clinical years of their undergraduate course but, to ensure that you get maximum benefit from your stay, we restrict the numbers at any one time. Priority is given to those in their fourth and final year and we find that maximum benefit, for both sides, is achieved by those who can stay for at least three weeks in any one attachment. Alternatively, it may be possible to come for an introductory week and then subsequently for a longer period. As the practice provides both an ambulatory first opinion service and a referral hospital, it should be possible for students to gain a wide experience of the differing types of equine practice. It is, however, perhaps worthwhile to decide which area you wish to concentrate on but ideally in a three-week rotation you would spend one week in theatre, one week in the clinic and hospital and one week on the road. You will be expected to muck in with the nursing staff and vets and to be on call out of hours throughout your stay.

Overseas veterinary students
Again, a good working knowledge of spoken English is essential but otherwise arrangements are as above. It is often easier to fit in overseas students during the U.K. academic terms.

Accommodation
The office team will be able to provide a list of Bed & Breakfast type accommodation nearby so that you can make your arrangements in advance. You will need a car or a bicycle as we are at some distance from most places.

Prospective veterinary students
For Health & Safety reasons we cannot accommodate any student who has not yet reached the age of sixteen. Those students taking an ’A’ level course who intend to apply to a veterinary school may come, if space is available, for a short introductory visit. Because of the specialised nature of our practice it is not usually appropriate for such a student to spend more than a few days with us; indeed it is far better usually to spend that time in a mixed or general practice seeing a wider range of veterinary cases where there may also be opportunity for ”hands on” experience which will not be possible in this equine environment. We are unable to accommodate such prospective veterinary students for their entire work experience period but can usually offer one week at the hospital watching. We believe that it is very important that such students also gain as much hands on experience as possible and this is usually better in a mixed practice or working in a livery yard, farm or kennels. For more information it is important that you read the paragraph below to familiarize yourself with Health & Safety requirements. then follow the link at the end of the paragraph to understand our Practice requirements.

Students considering a career with horses
Those students, above the age of sixteen, who are considering a career with horses may come for their work experience period for which we have a limited number of vacancies each year. To comply with Health & Safety and insurance requirements such vacancies are limited to no more than 20 per year. As working in a hospital and equine environment can be hazardous it is important that parents understand the risks involved. They will be asked to certify that they understand and accept these risks in advance. Please see the section below regarding work experience or click here.

Other visitors
Occasionally we may be able to help other visitors who have specific requests. Such applicants should apply in writing giving their experiences, qualifications if any, and the reason they want to attend the practice.

General
The practice is a busy hospital environment with a high throughput of horses. Both these make it potentially hazardous and all visitors will be expected to comply with the practice's Health & Safety requirements. Our primary concern is to provide the best treatment for the horse and to look after their owner to the best of our ability. Visitors will be expected to help achieve both these aims and must understand that these aims are our priorities.

Applications
With the exception of professional colleagues who may telephone a partner, all other applicants should apply in writing giving us details of their experience, the type of visit they are interested in and the preferred dates.

JOB VACANCIES

We currently have no vacancies in our yard nursing team, but we are accepting C.V.'s and covering letters for future consideration. All other vacancies in the practice will be advertised if and when they become available.

Part time weekend yard nurse. For this position you must have at least three years experience working with horses, or must have owned a horse for three or more years. Training is provided.

Inpatient Handlers position. This is our entry position into the hospital and the first step to joining the full-time nursing staff. You must have at least three years experience working with horses. Experience handling difficult horses, mares and foals and stallions a big plus. Training is provided.

To apply for an interview please send a cover letter, and C.V. addressed to The Yard General Manager at The Liphook Equine Hospital, Forest Mere, Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7JG or email your details to liz@theleh.co.uk Please note that any enquiries regarding Veterinary visits or employment should be directed to barbara@liphookequinehosp.co.uk

WORK EXPERIENCE

Candidates for work experience must fulfill the following minimum requirements;

Must be 16 or over at the time of the placement
Must either have their own horse or at least one years experience working with horses
Must be aiming to follow a career path within the Equine industry, preferably with an interest in Equine Medicine
Successfully pass an interview with the Assistant Yard Manager

The Liphook Equine Hospital can only admit 20 students per year and only one student on the yard at any time. Places are therefore limited so please apply promptly. No places are available until start of 2010. If you wish to apply for this then apply in autumn this year.

The course offers the opportunity to work with the Yard Nursing Team at one of the UK's leading Equine Hospitals. You will be working each day with one of our four core nurses, learning the routine and the case load for each of our yards. The fifth day will be spent in theatre observing different surgical procedures. You will be supervised one-to-one throughout your stay.

To apply for an interview please send a cover letter explaining why you are applying for work experience, and include a C.V. addressed to The Assistant Yard Manager at The Liphook Equine Hospital, Forest Mere, Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7JG or email your details to assistantyardmanager@theleh.co.uk