ASHFORD
Rob Drysdale and Matt Dobbs identified a gap in the provision of dedicated farm animal veterinary services to the farms of Kent, Ashford was the second practice to be set up in the Westpoint Veterinary Group by Paul Horwood and has grown well from its humble beginnings to being a farm vet animal care practice covering Kent and East Sussex.
Alex Walters joined in 2008 and Erin Caswell in 2010 expanding our team of professional Vets.
Our Ashford premises have enabled us to have a dedicated space to run local farmer meetings and training events.
OFFICE OPENING HOURS AND CONTACT DETAILS
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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. |
Our Vets
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Paul Horwood BVetMed DBR MRCVS 07702 692895 Paul Horwood qualified in 2003 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. |
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Alex Walters BVSc MRCVS 07712 585090
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. |
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Erin Caswell MRCVS 07872 840355
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.
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Our Support Staff
| Carrie Jarvis - Office Manager |
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