Staff

Dr. Elizabeth Woolsey-Herbert

As the daughter of a California equine veterinarian, Elizabeth (Boo to her friends) grew up in the business. She learned to ride on ponies that her father acquired over the years for non-payment. That gave her the glue-legs that kept her relatively unharmed during her brief jumping career. She graduated from UC Davis in physiology then did an MS (this time veterinary physiology) and received her D.V.M. at her favourite university, Auburn. War Eagle.

She began practice in her dad’s equine clinic, and then went out on her own before moving to Australia, where she again started her own equine clinic now known as Adelaide Plains Equine Clinic.

She lives with an array or animals including her favourite Lochy the Wonder Horse, her step-son Duncan (when he is in Adelaide and hungry), and her daughter Shelley.

Dr. Alison Cuddy

Dr. Alison Cuddy started work at the practice in July 2007 after working in NSW for 6 months. Originally from North Carolina, USA, Alison has been in Australia since October 2006. Alison is a graduate of North Carolina State University and completed an internship in Equine Medicine and Surgery at the University of Missouri. Her main interests include equine reproduction and internal medicine. Alison has had horses all of her life and has two Thoroughbreds waiting for her at home in North Carolina! She has recently purchased the horse Lilly and is thoroughly enjoying riding in her time off! While not working with horses, Alison loves to travel, snow ski, and read celebrity gossip magazines!!

 

Sandy Brown
Sandy grew up on a sheep station in the east Murchison situated in the middle of Western Australia. Since she was six years old she wanted to be a flying vet nurse to help the animals in the outback. After a few stints working overseas on Thoroughbred breeding farms and being the stud manager at Milluna Stud, Sandy came to work at Adelaide Plains Equine.  In the many years since, she has married her cowboy/farrier Andrew and they now have Katie Jane, vet nurse (or veterinarian!) in training.  

Angie Grant

 

Jamey Foster 

Jamey is our "go to" guy at the clinic.  Whether it is a horse or the mower that won't cooperate, Jamey is the one we count on to get things done!  He grew up in the Gawler area and was a jockey on the Thoroughbred tracks as well as riding steeplechase. He currently rides track work at the Gawler race track as well as doing farriery work and breaking in horses. He and his wife Sue welcomed Jacob, future Melbourne Cup jockey, in January. 

Kirsty Grant

Kirsty is our newest vet nurse.  She is an avid  eventer and is currently riding her horses Satine and Cappo.  She is a member of the Northern Hills Pony Club but is actively eventing with the EFA as well.  She is coached by Megan Jones and is hoping to be an Olympic calibercompetitor.  If she actually stays on her horse for the full competition, she is a regular in the winners circle.  However, we hope the falls won’t keep her out of work…

J. Lo

J. Lo, short for our minister of education, Jane Lomax Smith, is our sex therapist and chief stallion "educator." She is the perfect employee.