BASED on the Kildare-Wicklow border, Susan Salter of SES Equine Veterinary Services runs a veterinary practice providing a full range of first opinion ambulatory services as well as a specialised equine reproduction and stud medicine service to include cutting-edge techniques such as Ovum Pick Up (OPU).

With the support of a dedicated team of vets (Basia, Eimear and Nick with vet nurse Lilly), the practice covers all aspects of reproduction for both thoroughbred and sport horse clients. The team also services Sue’s own stud farm Ballinatone House Stud, where client animals come in on livery to be put in foal. A graduate of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh, Sue has travelled to Qatar to work alongside equine reproductive specialists at Al Shaqab. She has also worked on top stud farms such as Woodside Park in Australia and Highclere in the UK with veterinarians at the forefront of reproduction, such as James Crabtree.