Charlie qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 2001, and has a wealth of experience as an equine vet, having worked for a number of equine hospitals before joining Hale in 2008. Her main areas of interest are lameness and poor performance investigation, as well as chiropractic and acupuncture, which she uses in synergy with her veterinary knowledge. She was formerly the team vet to the GB Endurance Development squad. Now her young family are growing up, she is filling her spare time with studying towards a post-graduate certificate in equine orthopaedics.