Kate is an equine internal medicine specialist and is especially interested in cardiac, respiratory and gastro-intestinal diseases. She enjoys working with racehorses, sport horses and pet horses; improving their health, competitive viability and welfare.

Kate worked as an equine internal medicine specialist in the USA for a long time and also at the Beijing Olympics, which were held in Hong Kong. Kate also has a great interest in the welfare of all equids and is the Oceanic board member of the World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) and the programme chair for the biennial WEVA congress to be held this year (2013) in Budapest, Hungary.