Our Staff

Director and Practice Owner

Hywel is one of the partners of the practice and has been here longer than he can remember! He grew up in a Welsh-speaking family on a farm in the Conwy Valley, gained a degree in Agriculture from Bangor University before graduating from the Royal Veterinary College, London.

Hywel has developed Celtic Breeding Services, a sheep breeding company attached to the practice.

After 30 years Hywel says he still feels privileged to be doing a job that he really enjoys and being a member of the farming community. When not at work, he can be found at home farming or mountain walking.

Director and Practice Owner

I have been working as a vet since 1987 and in Ystwyth vets since 1999 . I joined the management team in 2001. I am married to Kate and we have 4 children, 2 whippets and a cat (the cat is the boss). I’m a Cardi, having being born and raised in the area. I attended Rhydypennau and Penglais schools before going to the RVC in London.

I have worked in practices across south and mid Wales, Scotland and a stint with VSO in Cambodia before coming back home. I am involved with various veterinary and community projects.

Director and Practice Owner

Dafydd is a native Welsh speaker from North Wales, where he was brought up on a sheep and cattle farm. He graduated from Cambridge in 2004 and worked at Ystwyth Vets for three years. He returned to work at the practice in 2013 after working in New Zealand and North Wales.

Dafydd enjoys all aspects of mixed practice, but has a special interest in horse and cattle work, and is currently studying for a certificate in large animal medicine.

Director and Practice Owner

Harry qualified from Cambridge University in 2016. After working in South Wales and a short stint out in New Zealand, Harry returned home to Aberystwyth and joined Ystwyth Vets in 2020.

Harry has a particular interest in cattle and sheep work but enjoys the variety of mixed practice.

Outside of work Harry enjoys all sports (transitioning from participant to supporter) and farming at home.

Glesni, a Welsh speaker, comes originally from Anglesey, and joined the practice in 2007. She has a special interest in oncology and cardiology, and currently divides her time between the practice and rearing her two children, baking, and running her home craft business.

Hannah joined Ystwyth in 2015 following graduation from the Royal Veterinary College, London. After a few years in a mixed vet role Hannah embarked on an adventure to New Zealand in 2018 as a dairy vet, tackling large scale herd health and reproduction management, whilst also ticking off as many bucket list items as possible.

She returned to Ystwyth in 2019 to resume mixed vet life and has embraced the added challenge of studying for a certificate in small animal surgery. 

Unable to sit still for long Hannah can often be found running trails (when the Welsh weather permits) or finding various craft projects to turn her hand to. 

Alice grew up in London, is half french and has been visiting her grandmother in the Dysinni Valley near Tywyn for as long as she can remember and where she spent 3 years working in a mixed practice after studying in Bristol.

Alice loves working with a mixed species caseload and is currently studying for a certificate in small animal ophthalmology.

Alice has been learning Welsh at evening classes and is keen to have a go at any activity that gets her out into the fresh air with her husband Jimmy.

She is now a proud new mum too! 

Ed joined the practice in October 2021 after over ten years working in mixed practice in Wales. He particularly enjoys ultrasonography and surgery. 

He and his wife Sara have recently had their third child which means he spends a lot of time out in the garden looking for distraction. He looks back wistfully to the days when he had time for singing, panto and sea rowing.

Head Nurse

Nerys is a Welsh-speaking local farmer’s daughter.  Nerys studied an Animal Care course in Carmarthen whilst on work experience at the practice.

Nerys is Head Nurse at the Practice and has completed the course in Anaesthesia. She is the equine nurse at the practice, and an AI technician with the Celtic Breeding Services.

Nerys is kept busy at home with running a successful home business backing and training horses, plus competing on her own horses when she gets the time.

Sarah joined the practice in 2001, and completed her nurse training in Pencoed College, Bridgend. Sarah hails from LLwyngwril, a tiny village in Gwynedd. She currently works part-time, spending time with her son, and a variety of cats (some hand-reared from birth). She has completed nurse dentistry training, and is the Senior Nursing Clinical Coach in the practice.

Leysan joined the practice in 2020, during the second pandemic lockdown, having moved to Wales from Essex the previous year. She enjoys all aspects of our busy practice workload, and when not at work has lots of animals keeping her and her partner busy at their smallholding.

Animal Care Assistant

Cari is a Welsh speaker and comes from Llanfair Caereinion. Cari joined the practice in September 2019 after completing an Animal Management course and a Veterinary Care Assistant course at Reasheath Collage.

In her spare time Cari likes reading, horse riding and spending time with her pets. 

Jan has been our Receptionist since 1995, having previously worked at a structural surveyor’s office. Jan loves her 3 horses, Flynn. Bunny and Harry and is a regular competitor in local shows, doing dressage and showing classes, when not hacking out, and generally enjoying the countryside in all weathers. Jan describes her dog Maisie the bull terrier as more project than pet.

In her spare time, Jan loves gardening and riding her Yamaha 850 around the Welsh country side.

Karen, a native Welsh speaker, has been a member of the admin/reception team since 1993, having previously worked for the Welsh Pony & Cob Society. Originally from Aberystwyth, Karn now lives in the countryside and divides her time between her 3 adult children, family and close friends. Karen has 3 horses and enjoys walking, in particular along the Wales Coastal Path with like-minded friends.

Tracey joined the practice’s business support team in 2007 following an administrative post at Trawscoed farm. She has acquired Tilly the cat, and enjoys spending her leisure time with her small grand-daughter, walking, reading and cooking.

I have been a member of the Ystwyth business support team since February 2016, following twelve years at Padarn Doctor’s Surgery. I studied Equine studies at Aberystwyth University and qualified as a Riding instructor.

I have two children that keep me busy, as well as our dog Shadow and Inka the cat, and I run a dog-stay service at home with my husband. I enjoy running, cycling, home improvements and gardening and I absolutely love working within in a veterinary practice, amongst like minded people!

I was brought up in Shropshire in a village called Clun,  I left Shropshire in 2002 to move to Somerset with my husband and 4 children,  I have always been a Receptionist (32 years) and have been a vets’ receptionist for 19 years, the latter 10 of which were at Bristol Vet School.

I moved up to Aberystwyth to be nearer my sister and live on her Farm, helping with the animals (sheep, horses, chickens, dogs and cats) and the cats have moved into my house! I enjoy the peace, and space for walking, which I love.

I have 4 granddaughters but no animals yet, except the farm cats! I’m sure it won’t be long before I have a collection of waifs and strays.

I love crochet, reading, walking and baking and spending as much time as I can with my family.

Angharad joined our Business Support Team  in October 2021. She has spent the last 20 years as an Office Manager at a local jewellery shop. Angharad lives locally on a busy farm with her husband and two boys. She enjoys spending time taking Pegi, the family dog on long walks as well as day-to-day jobs on the farm; she especially enjoys lambing season. If she has any free time she spends it baking tasty treats for the family.

Steven is originally from the Wirral.  He came to Aberystwyth to study Zoology and never returned home.  He joins us after working for several years in pharmacy.  Away from work he is attempting to learn Welsh with the help of his wife, Gwenllian.  He enjoys quizzes and games, but his favourite way to spend time is to watch Doctor Who with his cat, Henry.