Stacie is originally from Southern California, but grew up travelling around the world with her parents, living in more than 33 countries. She developed a love of horses growing up competing in show jumping up to the Young Rider level in Southern California. 

Stacie completed an undergraduate degree at the University of California, San Diego in 2008 and then graduated from veterinary school at the University of California, Davis in 2012. She then went on to complete an equine internship in Dover, NH followed by a radiology speciality internship in Los Angeles, CA.

Following her internships, Stacie went to the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University for a radiology residency. She became a diplomat of the ACVR in 2017 and diplomat of ACVR-EDI in 2021.

David is a European Specialist in Equine Surgery and his main areas of interest are orthopaedic surgery, lameness, and diagnostic imaging. David qualified from University College Dublin in 2003, before travelling to the US, where he worked for four years in equine veterinary practice. Subsequently returning to Ireland, he established his own equine ambulatory practice, focusing on imaging and treatment of equine athletes. He completed an equine surgery residency programme at University College Dublin before successfully passing the ECVS examination in 2017. David moved to the UK in 2016, where he worked as a surgeon in private practice for 2 years before moving to the Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital at the University of Liverpool where he is now Head of Hospital. His most recent research is in pelvic and caudal back CT, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, and back surgery. He has also published work in the fields of ultrasound-guided sacroiliac and cervical facet injection techniques, joint surgery, and synovial sepsis.