VETS

Abigail Cooper
BVMS MRCVS
​Veterinary Surgeon

Abi originates from the North East and graduated from Glasgow Vet School in 2023. She completed an 18 month internship at Hambleton in Stokesley before joining Scott Mitchell in 2025.
She hopes to get a spaniel soon to accompany her on countryside walks.

Euan Laidlaw
​BVMS CertAVP PGCertVPS MRCVS
Director & Veterinary Surgeon

Euan is originally from Ayrshire and since graduating has worked in Australia, Northumberland, and the Borders. He has a particular interest in equine dentistry and enjoys working with sports horses, hunters, and Thoroughbred and Standardbred racehorses (on and off the track).
In his free time, he enjoys cycling, skiing, and all country sports - although he claims to be distinctly amateur at them!​

Liz Mitchell                    
MA VetMB CertEP MRCVS
​Veterinary Surgeon   ​

Liz graduated from Cambridge in 1998 and spent five years in mixed practice in Devon and Warwickshire before returning to Cumbria. In 2007 she attained the Royal College certificate in Equine Practice. Liz and Colin  have two children, Shona and Oliver. Liz joined Scott Mitchell in 2011, and has lots of experience owning, riding and competing horses prior to hanging up her boots to run around after children! When spare time exists Liz also enjoys skiing, walking, fell running and mountain biking.

Sally Booth          
BVSc MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon 

Sally, originally from a farming family in Doncaster, joined our practice when we opened the Tow Law branch. She sits on the Association of Racecourse Vets Committee and is very involved with racing, being a racecourse vet at Newcastle and Hexham racecourses, and having horses of her own in training. She is on the panel of both Riding School Inspectors and Equine Exports, and is involved with Here4Horses (a charity supporting the welfare of horses in the North East).
Outside of work Sally keeps poultry, a small flock of sheep and shows her many rescue cobs that she also drives. She loves gardening, baking and in particular making jam and chutney.

Steph Cook
BVM&S CertAVP MRCVS
​Director & Veterinary Surgeon

Steph qualified from Edinburgh University in 2014. After working in mixed and equine practice in Cumbria and Manchester, she moved to Scott Mitchell in 2017 and became a director in 2023. She completed her certificate in 2023 to become an advanced veterinary practitioner. Steph is interested in poor performance cases, lameness and medicine horse work. She is on the panel of racecourse vets at Hexham and Newcastle. She can certify horses for export as well as being on the FEI permitting treating vet register and a JMB measurer.
Outside of work Steph enjoys horse riding and walking her dog.

Stuart Rendall                   
BVMS MRCVS
​Veterinary Surgeon ​

Stuart has a range of experience in all aspects of equine veterinary medicine. He enjoys the variety of ambulatory equine work but particularly enjoys treating lameness and poor performance cases where he finds helping horses perform at their best extremely rewarding.
Stuart grew up in the Scottish Borders and graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2020. Since then he has worked in Oxfordshire, the Borders and the North of England.
Stuart is currently in the process of renovating his new home. In his spare time he enjoys cycling, hiking and skiing.

NURSES

Rebecca Dent
​RVN
​Equine Veterinary Nurse

Rebecca joined the team in 2019 as a student equine veterinary nurse, qualifying in August 2022.  She lives in Lowgate with her family, and in her spare time enjoys riding her horse, Maisie, and exercising her two dogs, Lana and Milo. She is an active member of Whitley Chapel Young Farmers.

Clare North Lewis
​Equine ​Nursing Assistant

Having a keen equestrian background, Clare now runs a livery yard in Colwell. She lives on a sheep farm with her husband, Selby, and they have three children, Billy, Jack and Polly. In her spare time, Clare likes to tread the boards and has often been seen in YFC 27 Up Pantomime productions.​

SUPPORT STAFF

Sara Dean
AVR
​Equine Team Lead & ​Nursing Support

Sara grew up in Lancashire but has lived in the North East since she was 19. She first joined the practice in 2004 and was instrumental in dealing with our first equine in-patients. After a ten year absence from the practice, Sara returned in 2019. As an Accredited Veterinary Receptionist, she heads up the equine  reception and support team. She has a horse called Flora and a Jack Russel cross Poodle called Fidget.

Helen Henderson
​Equine Receptionist 

Helen joined Scott Mitchell in 2018 and is now a key part of our reception team. She lives in Prudhoe with her husband and black Labrador Rosie. She has two boys Joe & Sam, who are currently at University. Helen is a proud owner of two handsome horses Fynn (retired) and Dennis. Dennis and Helen like to get out & about doing lots of training & compete in British Dressage competitions. Her dream would be to take him up the grades and get to wear top hat and tails!​

Martha Robinson
​Equine Receptionist ​

Martha is a local girl, having been born and raised in Hexham. She achieved her FdSc in Equine Performance at Hartpury University before returning to the north in 2022, and joining the Scott Mitchell team at the end of 2025. 
In her spare time she can be found out riding with her loan horse, Duffy or walking her Whippet x Bedlington Terrier, Rufus.