Clinical Director, Veterinary Specialist

Emily F. Floyd

BVSc, DipACVIM, CertAVP (Veterinary Dermatology), MRCVS

RCVS Recognised Specialist in Equine Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Emily is a member of the internal medicine team at Rossdales Equine Hospital and has a particular interest in equine neonatology. She joined Rossdales in 2009 and became a partner in April 2016 and a clinical director in 2021.

Emily’s main role is working within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, in addition to working within the internal medicine department. In 2012, she became an RCVS Specialist in Equine Medicine (Internal Medicine), having been awarded recognised specialist status by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). She is also a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, which she achieved during 3 years at the University of California’s Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at Davis prior to joining Rossdales. She has completed a number of research projects related to neonatal foal conditions and has published and lectured widely on the subject.

Emily also has a keen interest in veterinary dermatology and in 2025 she was awarded the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in Veterinary Dermatology.

Publications

• Airborne particulate size and concentrations in five Thoroughbred training yards in Newmarket (UK)

  Davison JA, Wylie CE, McGladdery CE, Fettes C, Haggett EF, Ramzan PHL

  2019 Vet J Jun 248 48-50 epub: 2019 Apr 10 doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2019.04.006. PubMed: 31113562

• Antimicrobial use in foals: Do we need to change how we think?

  Haggett EF

  2014 Equine Vet J. 46 (2) 137-8 doi: 10.1111/evj.12178. PubMed: 24548374

• Abnormal plasma neuroactive progestagen derivatives in ill, neonatal foals presented to the neonatal intensive care unit

  Aleman M, Pickles KJ, Conley AJ, Stanley S, Haggett E, Toth B, Madigan JE

  2013 Equine Vet J. 45 (6) 661-65 epub: Epub 2013 Apr 22 doi: 10.1111/evj.12065 PubMed: 23600660

• Ultrasonographic assessment of the atlanto-occipital space in healthy Thoroughbred foals and Thoroughbred foals with neonatal maladjustment syndrome

  Mackenzie CJ, Haggett EF, Pinchbeck GL, Marr CM

  2017 Vet J. May 223 55-59 epub: Epub 2017 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2017.04.002 PubMed: 28671073

• Allopregnanolone infusion induced neurobehavioural alterations in a neonatal foal: is this a clue to the pathogenesis of neonatal maladjustment syndrome?

  Madigan JE, Haggett EF, Pickles KJ, Conley A, Stanley S, Moeller B, Toth B, Aleman M.

  2012 Equine Vet J Suppl 44 41 109-12 PubMed: 22594038

• Treatment with histamine-type 2 receptor antagonists and omeprazole increase the risk of diarrhoea in neonatal foals treated in intensive care units

  Furr M, Cohen ND, Axon JE, Sanchez LC, Pantaleon L, Haggett EF, Campbell R, Tennent-Brown B

  2012 Equine Vet J Suppl 44 41 80-6 PubMed: 22594032

• Clinical implications of high liver enzyme activities in hospitalized neonatal foals

  Haggett EF, Magdesian KG, Kass PH

  2011 J Am Vet Med Assoc 239 5 661-7 PubMed: 21879968

• Overview of the use of antimicrobials for the treatment of bacterial infections in horses

  Haggett EF, Wilson WD

  2008 Equine Vet Educ 20 8 433-448

• Whole blood selenium concentrations in endurance horses

  Haggett EF, Magdesian KG, Maas J, Puschner B, Higgins J, Fiack C.

  2010 Vet J 186 2 192-6 PubMed: 19695911

• Necrosis of the femoral condyles in a four-week-old foal: clinical, imaging and histopathological features

  Haggett EF, Foote AK, Head MJ, McGladdery AJ, Powell SE

  2012 Equine Vet J Suppl 44 41 91-5 PubMed: 22594034