Liphook Equine Hospital

Commited to caring for your horse

Work Experience

The week's 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 management with inpatients and outpatients in 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.

Candidates for work experience must fulfil the following minimum requirements;

  • - They must be 16 or over at the time of the placement
  • - They must either have their own horse or at least one years experience working with horses
  • - They must be aiming to follow a career path within the Equine industry, preferably with an interest in Veterinary Science, Veterinary Nursing, Equine Science or, similar fields. 
  • - Successfully pass an interview with the Night Nurse Supervisor

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. We are currently accepting applications for placements in 2011.

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 Lucy Green, Night Nurse Supervisor, The Liphook Equine Hospital, Forest Mere, Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7JG or email your details to lucy.green@theLEH.co.uk