Our Team - About Us - Cheltenham Equine Vets

Leah

Cheltenham Equine Vets Leah Vet Technician Leah joined the team as a part time Vet Tech in 2024. When she isn’t in work, she is studying to be an Equine Vet Nurse at Hartpury University. Fortunately for us, she has decided to stay in Gloucestershire for the long term.

In her free time, Leah removes unwanted plant matter from the mane of her horse Guinness and supports her partner at local farriery competitions.

Frew

Frew had a long and successful career as a dentist, firstly within the military and then the NHS. After taking some time out, she joined Cheltenham Equine as part of our office team. She quickly learnt that she was unable to reduce the high levels of sugary foods we consume and is taking the lead with making our business more sustainable.

Amelia Tingey

Millie completed EMS placement with us whilst at Nottingham Vet School. When she had completed her exams she contacted us to ask if she could join us! She started helping the vets on the road and supporting the office, but swiftly moved on to clinical work once she graduated. Her initial role helping with administration gave her a great start in getting to know our clients.

Jess

Jess has hung on tight to more wilful ponies over the years than you can imagine. She began working for Cheltenham Equine in August 2019, both in the office and on the road with the vets. She has the unenviable task of ensuring that kit which is taken on call, is loaded back in to the car before leaving the yard, as well as being a vital extra pair of hands for scopes and x-rays.

On her days in the office, Jess is responsible for administration of all active insurance claims.

At home, Jess’ terrier, Riley keeps her in check.

Alice Scott BVMSci (Hons) MRCVS

Alice is on sabbatical until April 2025. Alice helped us out on a locum basis in the Autumn of 2022 and we all got on with her so well that she joined us full time in January 2023. Following an internship at Towcester, where she gained valuable first opinion and referral skills, she relocated to Gloucestershire in order to work at Cheltenham Equine. Alice has quickly become an integral and forward thinking part of our team, she particularly enjoys poor performance work and diagnostic imaging.

Alice is owned by an ex-racehorse and plays for a local netball team, she also enjoys travelling to far flung destinations.

Anna Gorman BVSc MRCVS

Anna graduated in 2013 from the University of Liverpool, she spent a couple of years in mixed practice before undertaking an equine internship at Three Counties Equine Hospital. Anna joined the practice in 2016, she loves all aspects of equine veterinary medicine, but what drives her most is getting to know the individual horse/pony and owner and working with them to do the best thing for the horse.

She is a wizard with the gastroscope and has particular interest in poor performance and sports horses. In her spare time she lives with a whirl wind of horses, sheep, cats and dogs, occasionally managing to go grassroots eventing and travelling the world.

Nicola Webb BA (Hons)

Nicola joined the office team in April 2019 having worked in a variety of human healthcare settings. She is our Practice Manager and embraces all the challenges of life at Cheltenham Equine. She enjoys meals out with her family and walks with her Spaniel (who joins her in the office a couple of days a week where she enjoys meeting clients) Nicola has also recently joined the training section of Cheltenham Silver Band.

Emma Travis BVSc MRCVS

Following graduation from Bristol University in 2003 Emma worked in a specialist equine hospital in Essex before bringing her skills back to the Cheltenham area to work at Dragon Vets in 2007. Emma is married to a small animal vet, she lives on (an ever expanding) small holding, has three children and too many ponies. Emma is one of the partners at Cheltenham Equine Vets, when she isn’t at work she is running with her Hungarian Viszla Eclipse, or being top groom for a very keen showjumping daughter!

Emma enjoys all aspects of first opinion equine veterinary work, especially wound management and geriatric medicine. She is a riding school inspector and qualified official veterinarian enabling her to complete export health certificates.

Lindsay Brazil BVM&S MRCVS

Lindsay graduated from Edinburgh in 1998 and has mainly spent her career as an equine vet working in first and second opinion equine practices. In the last 10 years she has become increasingly interested in subtle poor performance in the athletic horse. “I consider every ridden or driven horse to be an athlete on some level, even the happy hacker needs to be thought of as having an important job to do” Lindsay regularly incorporates acupuncture into her treatment regime and enjoys working along side experienced physiotherapists to get the best treatment for the horse. In her spare time Lindsay juggles a menagerie of animals and children.

Becky Parsons BVM BVS MRCVS

Becky graduated from Nottingham Vet School in 2023, she visited us as a student twice and we were so impressed with her that we offered her a position after she graduated. Becky has a keen interest in dentistry and since graduating has completed an advanced dentistry course.

She has a small menagerie including, ponies, a rabbit and a tortoise. A keen footballer and an ex-international frisbee player mean she is vying for the ‘sportiest vet’ title with Emma.

Paola Harvey

Paola is our Business and Finance Manager. She sheds light on those sums which some of us struggle to understand. Out of work, she is discovering the joys of not cleaning up after her boys who are now both at University. Of course, this also gives her much more time to spend with her horse Joey.

Kay

Kay joined our administration team in September 2021. After many years of working in small animal practice, she is very happy to be part of our equine world now. Joining Cheltenham Equine has given her an insight into the world of horse medicine which is great for Mosco her beloved cob.

Jess

Jess qualified from Edinburgh University in 2003, and began her career working at Three Counties Equine Hospital, initially as a house surgeon then an assistant. A job in equine practice in Yorkshire followed, then she joined us in 2008. Jess enjoys all aspects of equine work, seeing clients and building relationships with them and their horses. Out of work she enjoys riding her own horse Charlie, and has a busy family life on the farm with 2 young sons and a collection of ponies, horses, dogs, chickens & sheep!

Vets & Support Staff

Meet the members of our team

Vets

Emma Travis
BVSc MRCVS

Anna Gorman
BVSc MRCVS

Lindsay Brazil
BVM&S MRCVS

Alice Scott
BVMSci (Hons) MRCVS

Becky Parsons
BVM BVS MRCVS

Amelia Tingey

Support Staff

Nicola

Jess

Paola

Leah

Frew