The Vets with Horsepower team is a large group of people who give up their time and skills to help make the most out of each CPD tour and raise as much money for the charities as possible. There are riders, local organisers, sponsors, support car drivers, and many more people to thank for their invaluable help.

​A 'rider profile' can be found here for all the riders that will be joining the next tour.
Derek Knottenbelt
​OBE, BVM&S, DVM&S, DIPECEIM, dACVIM, MRCVS
Derek is our chief, founder and driving (riding) force behind the project. He lectures on any internal medicine related topic, and makes sure everyone knows exactly what our charities and sponsors do to improve lives around the world!
David Bardell
BVSc CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
David rides one of the smallest and oldest bikes of the group, but some of the more modern bikes don't do as well! He lectures on anaesthesia and analgesia-related topics.
Jenny Croft
BVSc CertAVP MRcvs
Jenny has been riding on the continent with her father for many years before she joined the HP team, and has been an integral part ever since. As an experienced first opinion vet her lectures cover topics to encourage best practice in a first opinion setting.
Nancy Homewood
​MRCVS
We do not have a web page for Nancy yet, but are very excited to have her join us this year! She will drive the support van and talk about equine metabolic syndrome. We will add info here ASAP!
Jessica Kidd
BA, DVM, CertES(Orth), DipECVS, MRCVS
Jess has been a part of HP from the start, always making sure we have what we need and doing much of the behind-the-scenes work. She lectures on topics related to equine surgery and imaging.
Caroline Hahn
​DVM MSc PhD DipECEIM DipECVN MRCVS
Caroline has not missed a single mile of the VwHP tours. She lectures about equine neurology.
Sanne Wilmink
dvm certavp mrcvs
Sanne first learned to ride a motorbike in Kathmandu. She met the HP team in 2012 and re-joined the group from 2017 onwards, lecturing on medicine-related topics. She also does part of the admin work for the project.
Deon van Tonder
bvetsc
Deon lives and works in South Africa. He met the HP team in 2016 on their SA tour, and supported them on his bike the whole way around. Since then, he has flown over to the Northern hemisphere every year to join. With his wealth of experience in stud medicine, he lectures on reproduction-related topics.
Roger Smith
​MA, VetMB, PhD, DEO, DipECVS, MRCVS
Roger is an enthusiastic supporter and speaker for the HP project. He lectures on orthopaedic topics including tendon problems, imaging and novel treatments.
John Burford
​BVetMed, PhD, DipECVS, MRCVS
John prefers riding his bikes on dirt tracks, but joins us on asphalt to help the HP project. He lectures mostly on soft tissue surgery topics, but also can provide great insights in epidemiology and reading blood results.
Dietrich von Schweinitz
bsc dvm mrcvs
We would not be surprised if Dietrich has a glass of petrol for breakfast each morning. Motorbikes are his usual form of transport, as he visits equine yards for accupuncture sessions. His lecture topics cover myofascial pain and accupuncture topics.
Trevor Croft
Navigator
The last on this page but the first to arrive everywhere! Trevor is our rock in planning the itinerary, making sure everyone can get to all the lectures and then navigates on tour, leading he group so all the speakers actually arrive on time where they are needed. The project would be a total chaos without him!

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