Robert's background and experience is well covered here and he is interested in leading government authorities back toward traditional methods of human health management. He also transferred into the animal treatments using classical and historical applications of herbs and common sense. Our business now sells to clients in many countries around the world directly though the internet and leads the way in many aspects of treatment, while maintaining a personal and direct contact with individual clients.Cath has a long held interest in horses, having been brought up on a farm just outside of Bathurst NSW. Her father bred race horses, and she would retrain them for her small riding school. For the last 15 years she has spent her time dedicated to understanding the equine mind, and the physical impacts of the training of the horse.
Cath is a trained Dorothy Hall graduate Classical Herbalist, Counsellor, Certified Adult Educator and is also a Reiki Master. She has completed 2 courses of equine studies- early on a course with The Australian Academy of Equitation, and more recently her EFA NCAS level 1 G. She also did 12 months study at Hawkesbury Agricultural College- Ad. Dip. Horse Management, and part-completed a BA at Charles Sturt University - Cultural Studies.
Nowadays, she spends her time advising horse owners on holistic care and training methods for many of our clients. She is passionate about kind and thereputically orientated training of horses that improve horses well-being, and uses her extensive experience as a horse trainer and holistic practitioner to assist in the rehabilitation of clients horses.
She Lectures at local TAFE 4 times a year to Equine Massage Students on Herbal medicine. Cath also devotes her time to the local pony club, offering assistance to young riders to improve their understanding of the horses that they ride.Cath also has up to 6 horses in work , ranging from a young mare just started under saddle, to more advanced horses. presently her big mare Rosie is just starting flying changes , piaff and passage.
She is a skilled Dressage Rider and trains advanced Dressage students. Our Horse Property, which she manages, is nearly 300 acres and has private 1 or 4 acre paddocks for rental and for our treatment of equine health problems.
Judith is also a Dorothy Hall graduated herbalist. She works to keep our newsletters coming out, performs online consultations and makes small changes to the website on a daily basis. Her current speciality is in alternative childhood education and she runs a private school in conjunction with others. Judith fine her maintenance of herbal expertise restful and relaxing from the demands of school management and she shows special skills in human treatments because of her knowledge in alternate education systems.
Catherine Meeks is a trained Dorothy Hall herbalist, is an expert also in physical health and training and runs classes in conjunction with our local gymnasium. Catherine has much sensible and practical advice for animal treatments, especially dogs and cats, and manages inquiry and emails during the week between human treatment appointments. Catherine operates from a home office as well as from the factory and clinic
Kate is arguably our most experienced small animal clinician. Before coming to us, she and her Vet husband owned and managed a clinic for small animals in Sydney. Kate has now been with Herbal Treatments well over 10 years and is relied upon for her extensive knowledge of illness and disease in domestic animals.
She is our small animal expert as well as having a very solid equine background, riding and handling horses since a teenager. Kate works 4 full time days each week and is in first hand contact with owners during the time they need help and advice as well as herbal treatments. Kate has intimate knowledge of the veterinary medical approach to dealing with problems and she is the person you should ask to talk to regarding existing treatments and medications.
George Peterson; After 6 years with Herbal Treatments , we are happy to say, George has worked his way into the position of Practice Manager. George is now central to the day to day work of the Herbal business. He manages workflows for Clinical staff and oversees the operations of the Herbal dispensary. George has limited mobility (caused by childhood Polio), but, thanks to the technologies of the 21st century we accomodate his needs by enabling work from his home/office, for much of the working week.
Other essential Staff. We have other staff who work for us either full or part time, in manufacturing herbal extracts land in packaging orders. Without these people we would not be able to do what we do.
We are associated with other organisations which manufacture herbal extracts and who make our specific medicines for grazing animals which are often based around herbs extracted in organic apply cider vinegar.