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the Team

Meet the Associates

We are very proud to have over 40 veterinary professionals, all of whom are experts in their fields. The services they provide are enhanced by nurses, grooms, technicians and support staff. Please click here to learn more about our Wider Team.

Directors    Associate Directors    Associates    Consultants    Specialists    Interns

Rachael Errington

Associate

BVSc MRCVS

Sean Braem

Associate

DVM MRCVS

Emily De Prijcker

Associate

DVM MRCVS

Sophie Hext

Associate

BVSc MRCVS

Valentine Lietaert

Associate

MVetMed MRCVS

Rachael Errington

Associate

BVSc MRCVS

Rachael qualified from the University of Bristol in 2013. Upon graduation, she spent 6 months in the Equine Hospital at the University before completing an internship in practice in Wiltshire.

In 2015, Rachael moved to Hong Kong to work for the Hong Kong Jockey Club with retired racehorses, sports horses and riding school ponies where she developed an interest in lameness investigations and diagnostic imaging. She returned to the UK in September 2018 and joined NEH as part of the Sports and Leisure Team.

Sean Braem

Associate

DVM MRCVS

Sean graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Ghent, Belgium in 2019. He was brought up around racehorses with his father being a trainer and both brothers being jockeys. He soon developed a lively interest in horseracing that increased every year. Sean undertook the internship at NEH between 2019-21, and in August 21 joined the racing vet team.

Emily De Prijcker

Associate

DVM MRCVS

Emily graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Ghent, Belgium in 2019.

After qualifying, she undertook a one year equine internship with internal medicine focus, at Ghent University. She joined the NEH team in January 2021 for the stud season and then went on to do a season at EquibreedUK, who specialise in equine reproduction, gaining more experience in A.I., embryo transfer and OPU (ovum pick up).

She returned to NEH in January 2022. Her interests include all forms of stud work particularly neonatology and A.I.

Sophie Hext

Associate

BVSc MRCVS

Sophie graduated from the University of Bristol in July 2021 and joined NEH as an intern soon after. She completed the internship in summer 2023 and jointed the ambulatory team, where she works with the racing, sales and stud teams.

Valentine Lietaert

Associate

MVetMed MRCVS

Valentine graduated from Ghent university in July 2022 and joined NEH shortly afterwards as an intern veterinary surgeon. After completion of her internship, Valentine joined the ambulatory team where she is working in all areas of the practice.

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Our Practices

The Hospital

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Services

Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedics is the largest surgical discipline at NEH and concerns principally joints and bones, with the most common procedures including arthroscopic surgery and fracture repair.
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Internal Medicine

Conditions treated by our internal medicine team include diseases of the airways, heart, intestines, liver, kidneys and circulatory system.
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Soft Tissue Surgery

The major disciplines in equine soft tissue surgery include abdominal (colic) surgery, airway, and urogenital surgery.
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Colic

Colic is one of the most common surgical emergencies in the horse, and success revolves around a highly trained rapid response team.
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Wind Surgery & Breathing Problems

Breathing problems are a surprisingly common cause of poor performance in the horse.
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Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic imaging is a term used to describe methods which allow us to visualise structures and activities inside the body.
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Lameness & Poor Performance

We understand the frustrations involved when a horse’s ability to perform at expected levels is impaired. Our experienced clinicians can systematically assess the potential causes and advise on treatment.
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Rehabilitation

An athletic injury can result in a prolonged period out of training with consequential physical restrictions for the whole horse.
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Dentistry

Equine dental disease manifests in numerous ways, from difficulty in eating and nasal discharge to more subtle bitting and performance-related issues.
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Farriery

Consultant farrier Will O’Shaughnessy holds the Worshipful Company of Farriers (WCF) Diploma in Farriery
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Racehorses

Covering all aspects of racing work – we care for thoroughbreds in training in and around Newmarket from the day they enter pre-training to the day they leave the yard.
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Breeding Services

Our team of stud vets provide comprehensive reproductive and stud medicine services for stud farms in Newmarket and further afield.
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Sales

A team of experienced sales vets provide both vendor and purchaser services both privately and at all the major European Sales and many in the USA.
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Sport & Leisure

Our Sport and Leisure vets provide a high quality and personalised service to the whole equine community from high end competition horses to your much-loved horses, ponies or donkeys.
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Free Visit Rounds

Find out more about our free visit rounds.
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Exports

Newmarket Equine Hospital has a dedicated shipping department which specialises in organising pre-export examinations and testing schedules to comply with the differing import requirements to enable horses to travel to countries all around the world.
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Endurance

Our lead Endurance vet Tom is involved with the discipline at all levels.
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Insurance & Expert Opinion

We have a number of vets who can offer expert opinions for insurance and legal cases.
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Jess Harrop

Intern Veterinary Surgeon
Intern Veterinary Surgeon

BVSc MRCVS

Jess graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2025 and joined NEH shortly afterwards. Jess is very excited to continue her training at NEH and has a particular interest in surgery and sports medicine.

Jeremy Allen

Associate Director

BSc VetMB MRCVS

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 normally accompanied by his trusty canine companion, Ricky (from Romania) while out on his visit rounds.

He is a keen polo player in his spare time and loves breeding and training young ponies.