Consultant

Frederic E. Barrelet

DrMedVet(Berne),DipVMS(Berne), MRCVS

Fred joined Rossdales in 1991 and became a partner in 1997 and a clinical director in 2021. In July 2023, he retired as a clinical director and moved into the consultant team to continue his involvement and support of various arms of our business, more specifically the veterinary advisory service to the bloodstock insurance industry.

Fred qualified from the University of Berne, Switzerland in 1985, after which he was appointed as resident veterinary surgeon to the Swiss National Stud (sport and draft horses), then as assistant in internal medicine and reproduction at the Equine Hospital of the University of Berne followed by working in private equine practice. He was awarded a doctorate in veterinary medicine by the University of Berne in 1988.

His main fields of interest are equine reproduction, rearing of youngstock, advising purchasers at bloodstock auctions and private sales, as well as acting as a consultant to bloodstock insurers.

Fred has always been involved in working with competition horses including showjumping, dressage, eventing, driving and endurance. He has officiated at Olympic Games, World Equestrian Games and numerous other international competitions. Experience was gained as team vet in various disciplines and Endurance chef d’equipe for the Swiss Equestrian Federation. He was a member of the FEI Veterinary Committee prior to the Atlanta Olympic Games. Heavy horses also attract his attention: he has been a member of the Suffolk Horse Society’s Breeding Committee as well as a Trustee on its Council.

Publications

• A method for isolating and culturing placental cells from failed early equine pregnancies

  Rose BV, Cabrera-Sharp V, Firth MJ, Barrelet FE, Bate S, Cameron IJ, Crabtree JR, Crowhurst J, McGladdery AJ, Neal H, Pynn OD, Smith C, Wise Z, Verheyen KL, Wathes DC, de Mestre AM

  2016 Placenta 38 107-11 epub: 2015 Dec 24 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.12.014 PubMed: 26907389

• Clinical observations made in nonheat acclimated horses performing treadmill exercise in cool (20 degrees C/40%RH), hot, dry (30 degrees C/40%RH) or hot, humid (30 degrees C/80%RH) conditions

  Harris PA, Marlin DJ, Mills PC, Roberts CA, Scott CM, Harris RC, Orme CE, Schroter RC, Marr CM, Barrelet FE

  1995 Equine Vet J Suppl 20 78-84 PubMed: 8933089

• Physiological responses in nonheat acclimated horses performing treadmill exercise in cool (20 degrees C/40% RH), hot dry (30 degrees C/40% RH) and hot humid (30 degrees C/80% RH) conditions

  Marlin DJ, Scott CM, Schroter RC, Mills PC, Harris RC, Harris PA, Orme CE, Roberts CA, Marr CM, Dyson SJ, Barrelet FE

  1996 Equine Vet J Suppl 22 70-84 PubMed: 8894553

• A preliminary report on the possible genetic basis of laryngeal hemiplegia

  Poncet PA, Montavon S, Gaillard C, Barrelet FE, Straub R, Gerber H

  1989 Equine Vet J 21 2 137-8 PubMed: 2707232

• Physiological, metabolic and biochemical responses of horses competing in the speed and endurance phase of a CCI*****3-day-event

  Marlin DJ, Harris PA, Schroter RC, Harris RC, Roberts CA, Scott CM, Orme CE, Dunnett M, Dyson SJ, Barrelet FE, et al

  1995 Equine Vet J Suppl 20 37-46 PubMed: 8933083

• Studies on the persistence of transfused Rhodococcus equi antibodies in Thoroughbred foals

  Palmer L, Cooke CD, Manning FM, McGladdery AJ, Barrelet FE, Challis M, Cash R, Holmes MA, Stoneham SJ

  2010 Animal Reprod Sci 121

• Studies on the persistence of transfused Rhodococcus equi antibodies in Thoroughbred foals

  Palmer L, Cooke CD, Manning FM, McGladdery AJ, Barrelet FE, Challis M, Cash R, Holmes MA , Stoneham SJ

  2010 Animal Reprod Sci 121 359-360

• Findings in a fox rescued from hounds

  Allen T, Morris L, Greenwood R, Crowhurst J, Dugdale D, Barrelet FE, McGladdery AJ

  1999 Vet Rec 144 14 392 PubMed: 10327545