Petra Philips joined the practice straight from school in 1989. Family commitments meant a brief departure in 2000, rejoining us in 2001. She has made an important contribution to the practice as it has expanded and has thoroughly enjoyed being part of all aspects of Newcombe and East. Petra was always keen to assist in both equine and small animal nursing and now particularly enjoys our busy specialized small animal operating days with Peter. She has also taken on the role of dealing with small animal insurance claims.
Away from work she has two daughters, the eldest Terri is just 12 years old and enjoys competing with her Novice County level mountain and moorland pony, Guy, bred by one of our clients. Her younger daughter, Toni, prefers Stage school.
Petra and her partner, Darren, also have Molly and Malley, the cats, the ever faithful Labrador, Oscar, and Brin the pony.
You may not always recognize Petra as she always has a different hair colour.
Petra and her partner, Darren, also have Molly and Malley, the cats, the ever faithful Labrador, Oscar, and Brin the pony.
You may not always recognize Petra as she always has a different hair colour.
Kelly Mason (nee Myatt) has been with the practice for 6 years. She has a particular interest in radiography and is our mainstay for ordering our drugs, equipment and whatever else is needed to run the practice! Kelly also has always been happy to help with all aspects of our small animal and equine nursing and has also volunteered to organize our nurses’ rotas, holiday covers, etc.
She recently married Ashlee and they have a wonderful, happy son, Liam, who is now 3 years old.
Donna Besant, has only recently joined the practice early in 2006. She has adapted very well to our busy summer stud season and our ever increasing small animal caseload. She has a particular interest in both small animal and equine surgery and has a particular flair for caring for our small animal in-patients.
In Donna’s spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Her hobbies include horse riding and she has a large rescue dog, known as ‘Tank’ and her recent acquisition of a Rottweiler puppy (with a lovely waggy tail).
She recently married Ashlee and they have a wonderful, happy son, Liam, who is now 3 years old.
Donna Besant, has only recently joined the practice early in 2006. She has adapted very well to our busy summer stud season and our ever increasing small animal caseload. She has a particular interest in both small animal and equine surgery and has a particular flair for caring for our small animal in-
In Donna’s spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Her hobbies include horse riding and she has a large rescue dog, known as ‘Tank’ and her recent acquisition of a Rottweiler puppy (with a lovely waggy tail).
In Kelly’s spare time, which is often very scarce, she loves spending time with all her family, socializing with friends and occasional horse riding. She has two very demanding cats, Sophie and Tommy.
