b"PROFILEHENRY ROSEDr Henry Rose BA VetMB MRCVS completed a wildlife research internship in South Africa before going into mixed practice, then focusing on equine work. Now working at Mid-Suffolk Equine Vets, a brand new practice, Henry shares how making conscious choices about work-life balance has helped him to overcome challenges. Please give a brief summary of your career path so far. Feel free to share what motivated your career decisions:After graduating in 2018, I was fortunate enough to embark on a wildlife research internship in the eastern cape of South Africa with Ikhala Vets. This was an unbelievable opportunity to provide a small amount of help to the protection of the southern white rhino who are currently exposed to a significant amount of poaching. Back to the UK, and I went into mixed practice with a focus on equine and farm. The Covid pandemic nudged me into only doing the equine and farm, which I was not reluctant about at all. So, from 2020 I have focused on my equine development as it's the area I feel most comfortable in and saw the most scope for progress. Horses have always been my favouriteMoving away from the stress species to work with, and so in 2024,of the previous practice and while facing significant personal struggles, I made the risky decision tohaving a new start and purpose join a brand new practice. Mid-Suffolkwith work was incredibly Equine Vets has been my home since June 2024 and while it came with a lotbeneficial to my mental health.more work and on-call, moving away from the stress of the previous practiceHaving been around mostly poorly-and having a new start and purpose withbehaved horses as a kid, I feel like I'm work was incredibly beneficial to myable to understand even the most quote mental health.fractious horse. Hearing an owner say They usually hate men/vets, while What is it about your work that enthusesdoing a bit of mutual grooming is a you and brings you satisfaction?favorite part of the job. Hopefully it Problem solving has always been mymeans Im providing a comfortable little dopamine kick provider, so the typeexperience for them and their owners. of veterinary work equine brings to theWhat is the biggest challenge to staying table seems to fulfill this desire. Horsespassionate in your veterinary career love to provide difficult and uniqueyouve overcome, and how did you problems, which take a moment ofapproach it?processing before the most applicable answer reveals itself. The rest of theUnfortunately, my mental health has challenge is explaining to the owner whybeen a significant issue during my this is the case.time as a vet. A factor involved in www.inspiredvet.co.uk25"