17/02/2024
Welcome Dr. Lauren Tryggvason!
Originally from Canada, Lauren grew up in a variety of locations across the United States and attended university in the United Kingdom. She received a BSc (Hons.) in Neuroscience from the University of Edinburgh in 2011, followed by a degree in veterinary medicine from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 2015. Having ridden from a young age, Lauren has always been fascinated by horses and was inspired to become an equine veterinarian by her experience working with the military horses and wonderful vets of the Household Cavalry when she was a student. After qualifying, she spent her first two years in mixed practice in rural Norfolk, treating creatures of all species, shapes, and sizes, as well as small animal and equine locum work in Berkshire and London. In 2018, she joined Emerson & Watson Ltd, an ambulatory equine practice in Ascot, UK. She has enjoyed treating the polo ponies, sport horses, and leisure horses of the Berkshire area for the past 6 years, and is excited to be working with the Mission Equine team and meeting the clients and horses of (mostly) sunny Santa Barbara! Her areas of interest include sports medicine/poor performance, behavior, ophthalmology, and acupuncture.
Dr. Kuesis has been providing quality care to the horses of Santa Barbara since 2005.
