Veterinary Surgeons

Principal

John M. Brook BVM&S MRCVS, Principal

John qualified from the Royal (DICK) Veterinary College, Edinburgh University in 1969 and returned to Warwickshire in late 1970 having worked in mixed/equine practice in Gloucestershire and North Yorkshire. He took over his father's long established mixed practice in Leamington Spa in 1971 and built this up to a 3 person practice, increasingly devoting his time to the equestrian side. In 1990 he established the solely equine clinic and Spring Paddocks, working single-handed for 3 years.

John has ridden all his life, in all disciplines. He evented and rode for the Warwickshire Hunt Pony Club, as well as the University team, when he was silver medalist at the British Universities Championships. He also competed internationally for Scottish Universities. From the age of 16 he has ridden "under rules" as an amateur rider, latterly competing more infrequently at point-to-pointing.

His special interests are in lameness and surgery but remains a firm fan of general equine practice.

Associates

Jane Harry BVSc MRCVS, Associate

Jane qualified from Liverpool in May 2000 and after working for a while at Valley Equine Hospital in Lambourn, went to work as an Intern at the Dubai Equine Hospital before joining the team at Spring Paddocks in April 2001. She has ridden since a child and regularly rides out national hunt horses. She enjoys all aspects of equine work with a special interest in anaesthesia and stud medicine.

Bridget Gatehouse BVSc MRCVS, Associate

Bridget qualified from Liverpool University in 1995, and worked in a mixed practice in Leicestershire for two years before moving to Cheshire to specialise in horse practice. She joined John Brook Veterinary Surgeons in July 2001.

Bridget is keen on racing and holds an amateur jockey’s licence to ride on the flat. She has ridden 6 winners to date and continues to ride under rules when time allows. Bridget rides out regularly for various race and point to point yards and hunts with the Bicester and Wadden Chase and the Warwickshire Foxhounds.

She is interested in all areas of equine medicine with a particular interest in orthopaedic and sports injuries.