MY Monday morning began like every other, with frantic receptionists calling me from 8am with ‘extra’ calls to squeeze into my already packed day. On a Monday I’m usually doing zone visits, covering a large area of our practice territory. The day involves 80-90 miles of driving with anything from 15-20 stops at livery yards, studs and clients’ homes.

I’ll do mostly ‘routine’ work like flu and tetanus vaccinations and dentals - the so called ‘bread & butter’ jobs of ambulatory equine practice. I’ll also do medication checks for bute and take blood samples from horses and ponies having daily treatment for Cushing’s disease.