Jen has a PhD and is a Registered Specialist in Veterinary Reproduction and a Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenology.

Jen completed a degree in Agriculture followed by the study towards her PhD in Equine reproduction at the University of Sydney investigating sex preselection of stallion spermatozoa. Jen then completed a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery at Murdoch University. She has undertaken a veterinary equine internship at Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital and residency training and research in equine reproduction at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga. She joined the Scone Equine Group in 2014 working in their Denman, Scone, and Tamworth practices, managing the Tamworth facility between 2017-2019. Jen has also worked abroad in the United States at Hagyard Equine Medical in Kentucky and Colorado State University. Jen has returned to Charles Sturt University in 2021 to take up a clinical teaching role at the Veterinary Clinical Centre. Her clinical interests include all forms of equine assisted reproduction in the problem mare and stallion.

After graduating from the University of Queensland in 2003, Tori undertook an equine internship at Oakey Veterinary Hospital before going to work in her father’s mixed animal practice. The lure of the horses was too strong, however, and she joined the equine team at WestVETS in 2007.

Tori is a popular and capable veterinarian in all aspects of equine practice but has a special interest in advanced equine reproduction technologies. Tori plays a major role in the Equine Reproduction Centre at Marburg, dedicating much of her time during the busy breeding season to artificial insemination and embryo transfers.

In 2010, Tori was accepted as a member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in the field of Equine Medicine. In Tori’s spare time, she enjoys breeding her own warmblood horses and spending time with her family.

Lee graduated from The University of Sydney in 1992 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science. After 2 years in rural veterinary practice in northern NSW, Australia she undertook a 3-year residency programme in Theriogenology at the University of Guelph in Canada during which time she also became a Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists in 1997, and then graduated with a Doctorate of Veterinary Science in 1998. Her DVSc thesis work encompassed in vitro studies (IVF) on the production of embryos and the assessment of male fertility. From 1998 to 2001 Lee was employed as the Senior Veterinary Research Scientist at the Equine Fertility Unit in Newmarket (UK) where she worked with Professor Twink Allen and developed the hysteroscopic (low dose) insemination procedure for horses. In 2001 Lee was the Senior Registrar at The University of Sydney from where she provided clinical reproductive services for horses and dogs and conducted research into sex-sorted semen. Lee has been in New Zealand since 2002 and is now the Specialist Equine Reproduction veterinarian at EquiBreed ART Ltd (www.equibreedart.com). In 2004, she became a Registered Specialist in Veterinary Reproduction in Australasia. Her special interests now include artificial insemination (AI), embryo transfer (ET), OPU/ICSI, epididymal spermatozoa, hysteroscopy, equine laparoscopy, semen freezing technology, sex-sorted semen and challenging cases of mare or stallion infertility. Lee provides referral consultancy services to equine vet clinics in New Zealand and Australia. 

In 2004, Lee was elected onto the committee for the International Symposium of Equine Reproduction (ISER) and in 2014 she was the local Chairperson for the ISER XI in 2014 in Hamilton, NZ.

Lee has been an Honorary Associate of The University of Sydney (Australia) and an Honorary Lecturer at The University of Waikato (NZ) in recognition of her contribution to research. She has lectured and provided clinical tuition to veterinary students at The University of Guelph (Canada), Cambridge University (UK), Massey University and The University of Sydney (Australia). She has been the industry supervisor of 4 MSc theses (Waikato University, New Zealand) and 2 PhD theses (The University of Sydney, Australia). Lee has published more than 35 peer-reviewed scientific papers, presented her research internationally and written chapters in the Veterinary Clinics of North America and two textbooks on Equine Reproduction.