ASHFORD

Address 

Barrow Hill House

Maidstone Road

Ashford

Kent

TN24 8TY 

Tel: 01306 628208

Fax: 01233 646382

Mon, Wed, Thu 8am to 2pm, Tue 8am to 3pm,

Fri 8am to 1pm

2pm - 5:30pm - office phone calls will be answered by our Warnham branch.

Outside office hours, the on-call vet will receive all emergency phone calls to provide 24hr emergency care.

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For medication pick ups and other visits to the office, outside office opening hours, please contact our veterinary staff. 

Paul Horwood BVetMed DBR MRCVS

Paul Horwood qualified in 2000 from the Royal Veterinary College in London, and after graduating stayed on at the busy Large Animal teaching practice, first undertaking an internship and then residency in farm animal medicine and surgery.  After a spell working on very large dairy herds in California, he moved to Westpoint in 2003. 

In 2004 Paul moved to Kent and started up Eastpoint Veterinary Services, the Kent and East Sussex part of the Westpoint Group.  In 2008, Paul was awarded a diploma in Bovine Reproduction from the University of Liverpool, in part of his work on synchronisation and AI in dairy cattle.

He has published articles in the Vet Times, UK Vet and Cattle Practice, and is actively involved in farmer education.  Paul's particular veterinary interests are in cattle fertility and nutrition.

Alex Walters BVSc MRCVS 

Alex has been affiliated with Westpoint Veterinary Group since 2004 and immediately joined the practice in 2006 having qualified from the University of Bristol. 

Based in the Warnham headquarters, he fuelled his interests in production animal medicine and developed his knowledge of current farming economics before joining the Ashford Practice in 2007.  Teaming up with Paul, Alex is determined to ensure that clients are provided with a friendly and committed veterinary service. 

Infectious disease control including BVD, Leptospirosis, IBR and Johne's are areas in which he is most interested especially with respect to herd accreditation schemes.  He is very passionate about cost effective screening, eradication and control programs to maximise productivity and herd health status.

Alex is BCVA approved in performing Bull Breeding Soundness Examinations, a cost effective service that has quickly become highly demanded across the south of England.

From January 2009, Alex will be undertaking the Postgraduate Certificate in advanced veterinary practice designated specifically in Cattle Health and Production (CHP) - this will help him keep abreast of developments in a volatile and ever changing industry!

Alex is very keen in working together with farmers to maximise herd fertility and minimising the hidden costs of poor herd reproductive management in both dairy and beef industries.

Alex was awarded The British Institute of Agricultural Consultants (BIAC) Young Consultant of the Year 2010.

Erin Caswell BVetMed MRCVS   

Erin will be joining the team as a new Veterinary Surgeon. Although based at Ashford she will be supporting both the Ashford and Sevenoaks branches. Erin joins us from Cedar Vets in Ringwood having graduated in 2009 from the London Veterinary School.

Erin has been responsible for setting up an office on the Isle of Wight for Cedar and has an active interest in all aspects of Veterinary work. She enjoys a wide variety of outdoor sports.

Amelia Draper BVetMed MRCVS     

Amelia graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2010, she joined Westpoint Sevenoaks in August 2010 to undertake an internship in farm animal practice in association with the RVC which she completed in July 2011. Amelia is now based at our  Ashford practice.  Amelia enjoys all aspects of farm animal practice.