Imogen Burrows BVetMed CertAVP(EM) PgCertVPS CertAVP MRCVS
 

Imogen graduated from the RVC, London in 2000 and was awarded RCVS Equine Medicine Advanced Practitioner status in 2014. She gained her Post Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Professional Studies and Stud Medicine Certificate in 2023.

Whilst working full-time in first opinion equine practice, she undertakes several other roles: VetGDP advisor, veterinary undergraduate teaching and examining, and RCVS Advanced Practitioner assessor.

Imogen is BEVA Junior Vice President, Chair of the Ethics and Welfare Committee and member for the Education Committee. She is passionate about both education and improving standards of both clinical care and welfare in practice.

Karen Coumbe MA VetMB CertEP CertVA MRCVS
Advanced Practitioner (1) Anaesthesai (2) Equine Practice

Karen Coumbe studied at Girton College, Cambridge and qualified as a vet in 1984. She worked in mixed practice for five years and then moved with Richard Jones who set up Bell Equine in 1989, the same year that she passed her Certificate in Equine Practice. She subsequently obtained her Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia and is now a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Advanced Practitioner in both Equine Practice and Veterinary Anaesthesia. She was one of the original partners at Bell from 1995 onwards. She has responsible for anaesthesia at Bell Equine, which has always been her special interest, alongside ophthalmology, dermatology, ultrasonography and the challenges of equine pre-purchase exams. She is also an official measurer for the JMB.

Karen has been the veterinary correspondent for Horse & Hound for many years and has also published and edited several books and articles both for the general public, vets and equine nurses. Karen has been involved with the equine veterinary nursing qualification since it started and edited two editions of the standard textbook on Equine Veterinary Nursing. Karen was appointed as an official FEI veterinarian in 2005 and has since worked at many equine competitions, including the last five Olympic Games.

Any spare time is easily filled with her two daughters, as well as trying to improve her photography or gardening skills and enjoying horses outside of work. Many of the images on this website are thanks to Karen’s camera being pointed in vaguely the right direction!

Helen Dagg BSc(Hons) BVSc CertAVP(EM) MRCVS

Helen graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2016 and joined our ambulatory team in January 2020, after spending three and a half years in mixed practice. In addition, Helen has a Biology Degree from Durham University. 

Helen holds an Advanced Veterinary Practitioner Certificate in Equine Medicine. Her particular interests are ophthalmology, dermatology and internal medicine.

In addition to her busy ambulatory case load, Helen is the Quality Improvement lead at Bell Equine.

In her spare time, Helen is an enthusiastic gardener.

Zosia Damsell, MRCVS

Zosia graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2021. She worked for a mixed practice in Guernsey where she grew up before moving to Kent in 2023 to join our busy ambulatory team.

Zosia has a particular interest in equine medicine and will soon be studying for her Certificate in Equine Medicine.

In her spare time she enjoys keeping fit and catching up with friends.

Natalia Dziubinski MRCVS

Natalia joined the Bell Equine Clinic in January 2024.  She qualified as a veterinary surgeon at Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland in 2012, completing multiple externships and placements during her time at there. After qualifying she completed a 2 year internship at an equine hospital at the F.U. Berlin. Natalia subsequently worked at an Equine Clinic in Waldenbuch as an ambulatory and Internal Veterinary Assistant.

Since 2015 Natalia has practiced in the UK and spent the last nine years in first opinion practice in Waltham Abbey, where she obtained her certificate in Equine Lameness Diagnosis and Therapeutics. She has also completed a Chiropractic course at The International Academy of Veterinary Chiropractic in Bournemouth. Her long term interests are in equine orthopaedics and sport medicine.

Natalia started riding as a teenager and then progressed to compete in dresage competitions and worked as a riding instructor. She was also a memebr of the academic riding club at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland.

Outside of work Natalia enjoys spending time with her two young daughters and being outdoors walking her beloved dog Duke!

Zuleika graduated from the University of Gran Canaria in 2014. After graduation she went on to complete an internship at Cotts Equine Hospital in Wales, before returning to her home Island of Tenerife were she ran her own ambulatory Clinic in with a friend whom she had grown up with.

Her main area of interest lies with emergency and general medicine, as well as being very keen on lameness investigations.

Outside of work you can find her bringing on her feisty chestnut mare or travelling different corners of the world!

Lucinda Giles MRCVS

Lucinda graduated from University of Liverpool in 2020 after completing a number of student placements at Bell Equine before undertaking an internship in equine surgery and medicine at Bourton Vale Equine Clinic in Cheltenham. Following this, Lucinda worked in ambulatory practice in and around Kent and East Sussex for two years before moving to Bell Equine.

She has a keen interest in internal medicine, endoscopy, donkey medicine and is part of our stud team.

Lucinda grew up in Kent and was an active member of the Ashford Valley Pony Club. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her three Donkeys; Tilly, Tom and Tiny, as well as walking her Irish Setter Margot, who often accompanies her to work. Lucinda enjoys dog walks, spending time with family and friends, as well as going to music concerts.

Antonio Hinojosa LdoVet, MSc, CertAVM(ED), Advanced Practitioner in Equine Dentistry, MRCVS

Antonio graduated from Córdoba University (Spain) in 1994. After graduating, he headed to the USA where he undertook an externship program at Louisiana State University. He obtained further clinical training at Edinburgh University, from where he completed a specialised Master degree in Equine Reproduction. He then returned to the USA to undertake a clinical residency at Oklahoma State University. After completion of his residency he returned to work in Equine Practice in Ireland, the UK and Spain, before settling in the UK in 2009.

Antonio’s main focus nowadays is Equine Dentistry, setting up and developing an Advanced Dentistry Service in his last post in an equine hospital in Wiltshire. He has obtained his Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (Equine Dentistry) and Advanced Practitioner Status in Equine Dentistry from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).

Antonio joined Bell Equine in 2018 and is interested on all aspects of equine dentistry, from routine to advance level, and on the pathologies of the paranasal sinuses. 

Outside of work he enjoys family time with his wife and three children, and any spare time is dedicated to coaching basketball and outside activities like cycling, canoeing, sailing, and photography.

Sarah Smith BVM&S CertAVP MRCVS

Sarah graduated from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh in 2016 and promptly moved to Sydney, Australia to complete a 12-month internship at Randwick Equine Centre. She stayed in Australia for another 12 months as an associate and gained experience in anaesthesia, racetrack work and over-ground endoscopy.

Sarah moved back to the UK in September 2018 and spent the best part of two years working as an ambulatory vet at Rossdales Hertfordshire, before joining the ambulatory team at Bell in August 2020. Sarah has a particular interest in internal medicine and anaesthesia, and obtained her Certificate in Equine Medicine in 2022. 

Outside of work, she enjoys keeping fit and catching up with family and friends.

Ami Wright BVSc CertAVP MRCVS

Ami graduated from the University of Bristol in 2014 and has been working in equine practice ever since. After starting out working in the South West she moved eastwards, working in equine practices in both the New Forest and West Sussex, before joining us in Kent in August 2020.

Ami has a particular interest in equine internal medicine and has a certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice with the University of Liverpool. Her other interests include animal welfare and donkey medicine. In 2019 Ami spent two weeks volunteering for a charity in Morocco helping working animals and is hoping to continue doing charitable work when she can.

Outside of work she enjoys riding her Mum's horse Ollie and taking her lovely black labrador for walks.

Alex Baldwin MRCVS

Alex graduated from the Royal Veterinary College London in 2016. Having started her career in first opinion equine praactice, she undertook an internship at Bell Equine in 2019. Upon completion of her internship, she joined the busy ambulatory team.

Working with the BELL ambulatory team for some years, Alex has an intimate knowledge of the area and is known by many of our clients.

In 2023 she joined out of hours provider Equicall as one of the primary vets covering Bell Equine's ambulatory out of hours emergency service.

Alex is interested in all aspects of equine emergency veterinary medicine, especially wounds and colic.

In her spare time Alex enjoys keeping active and training her dog Though we are glad she is familiar face, we do hope you do not need to see her too often! 

Ian Bellis BVM&S Cert AVP(ESO) MRCVS

Ian qualified from Edinburgh in June 2006 and has been working with horses ever since – first in the New Forest, then at a Hospital in Sussex and latterly in East Sussex.

He passed his orthopaedic surgery certificate in 2015 and worked at the London Olympics in 2012 as part of the large Veterinary Team.

In 2018 he moved exclusively to out of hours work to help develop the area of a dedicated equine out of hours emergency service.

James Hopkins BVSc Cert AVP(ESO) MRCVS

James qualified in Sydney, Australia in January 2007 and subsequently worked in ambulatory practice in Australia.

On returning to the UK he completed an internship at House and Jackson in Essex and worked as an ambulatory vet in East Sussex since then. He passed his orthopaedic surgery certificate in 2015.

He enjoys all aspects of Equine work and has a keen interest in providing a high quality out of hours service, since shifting to help run the dedicated out of hours team in 2018.