David Aldington BVSc MRCVS

David qualified from Liverpool in 1993 and came to work in Clitheroe where he had previously spent time “seeing practice”. He initially treated all species but always had a special interest in equine work, having owned his own horses before going to university. David finally achieved his ambition and founded Aldington Equine Vets in January 2005.

David has special interests in stud work and preventive medicine. With the ever increasing involvement of AI in horse breeding, veterinary input is more important than ever and David enjoys the challenge of getting mares in foal. Having achieved a prize in preventive medicine at Liverpool, he is enthusiastic about making sure that all the horses and ponies in the practice have a proper preventive medicine plan.

Sarah Heathcote BSc BVSc MRCVS

Sarah qualified from Leahurst in 1999 and initially worked in mixed practice for Town and Country Veterinary Group (formerly Holroyds) in Clayton-le-Moors. She then moved to an equine practice in Manchester for 4 years before joining Aldington Equine Vets in 2005. Sarah’s main interests include equine anaesthesia and critical care and she is studying for a postgraduate qualification in Veterinary Anaesthesia. Her love of horses extends to her Standardbred Jensen and cheeky Shetland ponies, Zak and Zeus.

Adam Pawson BVMS MRCVS

We are please to welcome Adam Pawson to the practice.  Adam was brought up on his parents livery yard in Scotland and has ridden since he was 7 years old.  He has been involved in arranging local events and owns his own horse, a Dutch Warmblood called Bert. Adam and Bert have competed in Eventing as well as other disciplines.

Adam initially came to work for the practice as a locum and we were so impressed with his knowledge and caring approach that we offered him a full time position.

Juliette Condie BVetMed MRCVS

Juliette qualified from London. In joining the team at Aldington’s she achieved a lifetime ambition to work as an equine vet. Juliette has been riding since the age of 9, and owned horses for 8 years before university. She has competed in both showjumping and eventing. She now rides any horse she can get her hands on when time allows, from friends ponies to racehorses.

Juliette got married in July 2007 to Gus, who is a cattle and small animal vet practising in Clitheroe.

Alison Younger - Practice Manager

Alison has worked with David since 2003. She has previous experience in retail and administration. Alison rides regularly and has a keen interest in all things horsey.

Emily Jones - Receptionist and Handler (part time, on maternity leave)

Jo Aldington VN DipAVN (Surg) – Veterinary Nurse (part time)

Jo qualified as a vet nurse in 1995 and subsequently passed the diploma in advanced vet nursing in 2001. Being married to David since 2001, she fully understands the demands of equine veterinary work. Jo is currently employed part time by the practice.

Ruth Tomlinson - Receptionist and Handler

Ruth has joined us recently and will work on reception, as well as assisting our vets as our horse handler at the clinic.
Ruth has many years of equine experience, and owns three horses herself.
I am sure many of you will recognise Ruth form her time working at Longsight Stables near Langho

Rose Bullock - Receptionist and Credit Control (part time)

Rose lives in the Darwen area with her family and has previous worked alongside her husband running their business office. Rose owns 3 horses: “Blue” a warmblood gelding, “Berty” a cob and “Bestman” a warmblood colt.