It’s been a busy summer for this retail team player.
Leah Fenton, a member of staff at retailer R&R Country’s Melton Mowbray branch, has two very good reasons to celebrate.
She was among the prize-winners at a recent national awards ceremony for animal medicines advisors.
And this week, Leah’s about to welcome a baby who is due to arrive on 1 September.
Leah was runner-up in the Equine-SQP category at the AMTRA Annual Awards presented at Harper Adams University.
The awards recognise the latest generation of SQPs – also known as RAMAs (Registered Animal Medicines Advisors) – who are qualified to prescribe and supply products such as horse wormers and give relevant guidance.
AMTRA trains and monitors the qualification of SQPs/RAMAs. ETN is among the organisations running AMTRA accredited CPD to help SQPs/RAMAs maintain their qualifications.
The 2025 AMTRA Animal Medicines Advisor ‘best students of the last 12 months’ are:
Companion Animal winners:
- 1st– C-SQP - Emma Taylor of Pets at Home
- 2nd – C-SQP - Charis Houghton of Wood Green Pet Charity
Equine winners:
- 1st – E-SQP – Kathryn Van Der Merwe of Wessex Equine Vets
- 2nd – E-SQP – Leah Fenton of R & R Country
All species winners:
- 1st – R-SQP – Vanessa Merrett of Mole Valley Farms
- 2nd – R-SQP – Ryan Thorpe of Mole Valley Farms
Said AMTRA CEO, Stephen Dawson: “It's always a delight to be able to honour the great efforts of the students from the last 12 months and all of us here at AMTRA never fail to be impressed by the hard work that we know is undertaken.”
To learn more about becoming an AMTRA SQP visit amtra.org.uk
