Charmaine van der Merwe

Charmaine joined the ADOS family in April 2021. She graduated as a Veterinary Nurse from the University of Onderstepoort in South Africa in 2002 (where she is from). She then worked in many capacities in the veterinary field, including as an equine nurse, head hospital nurse, hydrotherapy nurse and an after-hours ER nurse. Her family moved from South Africa to England and stayed there for 8 years, during which time Charmaine became a full-time stay-at-home mom. Her entire family then moved from England to Purceville, VA where she now lives with her husband, 3 young boys, 3 dogs, 5 cats, 4 horses and 10 chickens. Believe it or not, she even finds time in there to train her horse, Peach and even takes him to eventing competitions! She is pictured with her young Australian Shepherd dog, Flynn, who has already fit in very well on the farm!