Careers in the Thoroughbred Industry: Physiotherapist
Kate Hesse has been a chartered physiotherapist for humans for 30 years, and a veterinary physiotherapist for horses for 28 of those, including 20 years as John Gosden’s veterinary physiotherapist, working with well-known horses such as Enable, Mishriff, and Nashwa.
When she’s not with racehorses, Kate works in human private practice, Physioteq at the University of Cambridge Sports Centre, and is a Major in the British Army Reserve. In 13 years in the military, she has twice been mobilised into full-time service, including an operational deployment on Op Shader in the Middle East in 2023 as Officer Commanding of the Light Surgical Group, and a stint at Permanent Joint Headquarters in London in 2021-2022 during the Covid pandemic. Read More ➤ The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association