Our associate directors

Tom qualified in 2000 from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. He spent a two year internship with the referrals team before moving to the ambulatory side. Tom has become increasingly involved with the endurance discipline and is a 4* FEI Endurance Veterinary Treatment Official. He is also a 2* FEI Endurance Official Veterinarian, team vet for the British Young Riders Endurance team and advises the EnduranceGB Welfare Committee. Tom is also actively involved with the international movement of horses, advising shipping agencies and frequently accompanying horses on flights.

Kate graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London and joined Newmarket Equine Hospital in August 2013. Following 2 years at NEH she went to Melbourne, Australia and worked with a racing practice covering track work and sales before returning to NEH. She is primarily involved in the racehorse side of the practice and has particular interests in general health and medicine and lameness investigations.

Jeremy qualified as a vet in 1998 from Cambridge University having previously done a degree in Animal Science at Nottingham University. He enjoys all aspects of equine practice, especially sport and leisure horse veterinary work and equine dentistry. He is a keen polo player in his spare time and loves breeding and training young ponies.

Denis graduated from University College, Dublin in 2007. After graduating he worked in mixed practice in Tipperary, Ireland for 4 years. He moved to New Zealand in 2011 to work in equine practice, then undertook a 6 month internship at Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital in Victoria, Australia. In 2014 he returned to England and spent the breeding season in stud practice with Equine Reproductive Services in North Yorkshire. Denis completed his certificate in Equine Stud Medicine in 2021.

Tristan graduated from Bristol University in 2006 and joined Greenwood, Ellis & Partners as part of a 2 year racing internship. He then worked privately for a major racing organisation for a further 6 years, before spending 5 years servicing some of the larger training yards in Newmarket for another large practice. Tristan moved back to NEH in the Autumn of 2019. He is predominantly involved in the racing side of the practice, helping trainers maximise and maintain the performance of their racing thoroughbreds.

Robert graduated from University College Dublin in 2015. He joined the NEH racing team in 2016 following a period of Thoroughbred and sporthorse practice in Northern Ireland at his family practice and stud. His main interest lies in orthopaedics, overground endoscopy and sales work. A keen eventer, he also enjoys a mix of sporthorse work.

Tim graduated from the University of Bristol in 2015. He worked in general equine practice in Lancashire where he gained an interest in thoroughbred reproduction and AI. Following a season as resident vet on a large Queensland thoroughbred stud, Tim joined Equine Reproductive Services in North Yorkshire for two seasons. He has also worked at Hunter Equine Centre in New South Wales, Australia. Tim is working towards a certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (Stud Medicine).