Committee members 2026

SAEVA Committee members 2026

Executive Committee:

Dr. Keith Spargo – Chair

Keith.spargo@up.ac.za / 082 839 0505 BOD 

Dr. Sean Miller – Outgoing chair and Treasurer

sean@drummondtor.co.za / 060 462 4451 BOD 

Dr. Summer Maitland-Stuart – Incoming chair

smaitlandstuart@yahoo.com / 082 308 3989 BOD 

Dr. Diana Fisher – Secretary

dfishervet@gmail.com / 078 606 0818 BOD 

Committees:

Medicines Committee – Carolyn Chelchinskey 

Carolyn.chel@gmail.com 0828234618 BOD 

Communications Committee – Dr. Johnny Cave  

cave@mcveigh.co.za / 083 449 7569 BOD 

Disease Reporting Committee – Dr. Camilla Weyer

camillaweyer@gmail.com / 076 152 2782 

Sport Horse/FEI Liaison/Endurance – Dr Hildegard Setzkorn & Dr Sheelagh Higgerty 

chartequine@gmail.com / 082 567 6137  | sheelaghh@mweb.co.za /082 447 2226

Stud Health Committee – Dr. Bennie van der Merwe

namaquas@intekom.co.za / 083 460 4066 

Racing Committee – Dr. Mark Dittberner 

mark@mcveigh.co.za / 082 686 0122 

Young Members Committee – Henco Jacobs

hencojacobs2003@gmail.com/0625374280‬

Policies and Procedures – Dr. Catriona Lyle 

catslyle@gmail.com / 073 703 2485 

Welfare Committee – Nadine Stieler

Regional Representatives:

Western Cape –  Martino Truter

mtruter6@gmail.com / 072 699 4600

Gauteng – Mareli Smalberger

smalbergermareli@gmail.com / 072 704 3920

Eastern Cape – Dr. Ashley Parker 

parker@agnet.co.za / 082 446 5287 

FS/NC (Central Provinces) – Dr. Gavin Rous

rous@megadial.com / 083 606 0048

KwaZulu Natal – Dr. Andrea Sumaraj

sumaraj@bakermcveigh.com / 082 882 6593

Mpumalanga – Dr. Daniela Spath 

graemepackleader@gmail.com /| 078 912 9654