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Dispelling the myths about what makes a farm vet
The Country Smallholder
|October 2025
VetPartners is dispelling the myths about what it takes to be a farm vet.
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Vet partners say they are building diverse, welcoming workplaces where colleagues from all backgrounds can enjoy fulfilling, impactful veterinary careers even if they did not grow up on a farm.
Here, Gina Rigby, from Cross Counties Farm Vets, shares her career journey, and how she has broken the farm vet stereotype....
While Gina Rigby was not born into farming, she chose a life in waterproofs and wellies and pursued a career she adores as a farm vet. It is the richness of farming life, the influential role farm vets play in their client's business, as well as the variety of the demands on her knowledge and skills, that makes her love her job.
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