Stable Close Equine Practice is a 100% horse practice owned by two experienced equine vets, Malcolm Morley and Alex David. We are assisted by Victoria Ludlow and Lucy Stamp.

Stable Close Equine Practice was originally part of Stable Close Veterinary Clinic in Winchester until November 2003 when we became a separate practice carrying out only equine work from Bridgets Farm in Martyr Worthy.

In the office we are assisted by Tessa Driscoll, Lucy Burrell and Sue Grace. They all have a great deal of experience in keeping an equine practice running smoothly and many of you agree that they are an essential part of our team.

Malcolm qualified from the University of Bristol in 1993. He joined the Liphook Equine Hospital in Hampshire for 2 years before spending 12 months in Australia and then 6 months in Lambourn. He rejoined the Liphook Equine Hospital in 1996 and worked there until 2003 when he became a partner at Stable Close Equine Practice. Malcolm is married to Poppy, a hospital doctor, and they have three young children. He is a council member of the British Equine Veterinary Association and chairs their Pre-Purchase Examination Committee.

Alex qualified from the University of Bristol in 1996. She was initially employed at Stable Close Veterinary Clinic where her work became predominantly equine. In 2001 she joined Peter Scott-Dunn’s equine practice in Berkshire where a large proportion of her work involved lameness and internal medicine investigations. Alex has been a partner in Stable Close Equine practice since 2003. She is also a qualified BHS assistant instructor and has competed at British Eventing one day and three day events up to intermediate level. Alex became Mrs Sergeant in July 2010 when she married Rob, an officer in the Coldstream Guards. After the arrival of Charlie Sergeant in June 2011, she is on maternity leave until December 2011.

Lucy Stamp qualified from the University of Cambridge in 2002 having previously obtained a Zoology degree at the University of Bristol. She completed an internship at the Liphook Equine Hospital in 2005 and has since worked in specialist horse practices in Leicestershire and Lambourn. She is particularly interested in sports horse medicine and poor performance. Outside work she enjoys keelboat racing and other outdoor sports. She has evented and hunted her own horse Hebe.

Tori qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 2007. She has completed an internship at the Arundel Equine Hospital. Since then she has worked in first opinion equine practice in Sussex before joining Stable Close Equine Practice in April 2011. Tori has a keen interest in orthopaedics and is working towards her advanved practitioner certificate in equine orthopaedics. Outside work she enjoys competing her dressage horse, Rubin, and walking her Viszla, Fern.

Andrew is an experienced veterinary surgeon who has practiced in Winchester since 1967. We are delighted that he remains as a consultant to the equine practice. Occasionally Andrew revisits cases he has known for a long time or covers emergencies. He enjoys being "on duty" at several equestrian events in the south of England.

Tessa has owned and worked with horses for many years and is a qualified BHS Assistant Instructor and holds the Veterinary Practice Administrators Certificate (VPAC). She currently owns and occasionally competes on Toby, a coloured cob. She has four black Labradors; Inde, Bramley, Cosmo and Woody who can sometimes be found assisting in the Stable Close office.

Lucy has spent much of her life with horses and ponies and studied for a National Diploma in Horse Management at Hartpury and Sparsholt Colleges. Lucy has worked at Stable Close Equine Practice since April 2006 and has primary responsibility for dealing with insurance claim forms.

Sue has worked with horses and ponies for many years although more recently she worked in a local doctors' surgery. We welcomed Sue to the practice in July 2008 and she has responsibility for ordering many of the drugs we use.

Tessa's dogs are often spread around our office but are so well behaved you might not even notice them. They would prefer to be running around in the fields but do enjoy basking under the office heaters.

Fern is a 4 year old Vizsla belonging to Tori. You are unlikely to see her out of the car but she enjoys life as a vet's dog on the road!

 

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Stable Close Equine Ltd is registered in England & Wales at Bridgets Farm, Martyr Worthy, Hampshire. SO21 1AR.
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