Dr Brianna Vandyke
Bree has had a passion for veterinary science from a young age, which was nurtured following her grandfather, Dr Alan Chittick, around his veterinary practice in the southern highlands. Bree followed this passion and graduated with honours from Charles Sturt University in 2012 as well as receiving the equine award for her graduating year.
Following graduation she pursued her passion of equine veterinary medicine and undertook two years of equine internship training. The first year was at Agnes Banks Equine Clinic in the Hawkesbury basin and offered a wonderful grounding across a variety of aspects of equine practice.
The second was at Scone Equine Hospital in the Intensive Care Unit where her passion for mare reproductive health and neonatal medicine was enhanced. In the year prior to opening the clinic Bree worked at Revelwood Warmblood stud, assisting with the reproductive work on the stud including embryo transfer, semen processing and artificial insemination, as well as having the time to ride some amazing horses.
Having grown up on the family horse stud in Cowra and always having a passion for riding, the plan has been to return home and not only help run the stud but provide equine veterinary services to the local area.
Dr Hadley WillsallenBVSc, MANZCVSc, DACVS-LA
Registered Specialist in Equine Surgery
Hadley graduated from Sydney University in 2003 and started her veterinary career as an intern at Agnes Banks Equine Clinic. With a keen interest in surgery she then worked as an associate at Canberra Equine Hospital (2005), Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital (2007-2009) and went on an around the word equine hospital tour (2006) deciding on where to specialise as an equine surgeon.
In 2009 Hadley became a member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Surgery of Horses. Later in 2009 she started a four-year residency in Equine Surgery at the newly built, state of the art Veterinary Clinical Centre, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga. The program involved long hours of study, research, clinical work, undergraduate teaching, externships and conferences in the USA and Australia, followed by a grueling examination process. During this training Hadley completed research into laryngoplasty (tie-back/roraing surgery), laparoscopic and vaginal removal of large ovarian tumours and the pararectal approach to the bladder in standing geldings. In 2014 she was recognised by the NSW Veterinary Surgeons Board as a Registered Specialist in Equine Surgery.
Hadley started working for Dr Nick Kannegieter part-time during her study period and full-tim after the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Examinations in Feburary 2014. Hadley is thrilled to be working with one of the nations most highly regarded surgeons who also has one of the largest surgical case loads in Australia. Hadley hopes to offer additional areas of expertise in laparoscopic sugery, standing pararectal cystotomy, ophthalmic surgery/medicine and diagnostic ultrasonography.
As a member of the AVA Hadley was recently appointed by Equine Veterinarians Australia as the NSW State Representative. Hadley also works as an FEI veterinarian for eventing and at the Sydney Royal Show each year.
