Rachel graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2005. She completed an equine internship at Liphook Equine Hospital and worked in mixed and equine practice before returning to the Royal Veterinary College in 2013 to undertake a residency in equine surgery, becoming a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgery in 2017. Rachel works at Liphook Equine Hospital, a large multidisciplinary hospital in SE England, seeing a wide variety of surgical, orthopaedic and poor performance cases.
Rachel has a particular interest in diagnosis and surgery of conditions of the neck and minimally invasive neck surgery, including foraminotomy and articular process joint arthroscopy. Rachel has spoken and operated internationally and has published several papers on this topic. She continues to combine clinical work with clinical research, as time allows. In 2025 Rachel was awarded honorary membership of the British Equine Veterinary Association in recognition of her contribution to the veterinary profession in advancing clinical standards in the management of neck conditions in horses.