Directors

Mark Collins BVSc. CertEP, CertESM, CertES (Soft Tiss) MRCVS

Mark qualified with honours from the University of Liverpool in 1980 and joined the practice following graduation. He became increasingly involved in the equine side of the practice and was made a partner in 1983. In 1990 he spent a stud season in Hamilton, New Zealand. In 1985 he obtained the RCVS Certificate in Equine Practice and in 1989 the RCVS Certificate in Equine Stud Medicine. Last year in 2007 he obtained the RCVS Certificate in Soft Tissue Surgery. Mark’s main areas of interest are conditions affecting the performance of the racehorse, stud medicine and soft tissue surgery.

He is a past Chairman of the Association of Racecourse Veterinary Surgeons and is be Senior Veterinary Surgeon at York Racecourse. Mark served on the council of the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) from 1994 to 2002 and served as president for 2001. Mark is currently a member of the RCVS Equine Subject Board representing stud medicine.

Mark is married with two sons. In his spare time he likes running (completed the London Marathon 3 times), fish keeping and runs a small thoroughbred stud from which he has bred 11 winners of 35 races at home and abroad.

Julian Rishworth BVetMed. MRCVS

Julian joined the practice in Aug 1993 and became a Practice partner in March 2000. Julian is one of the team of surgeons at the clinic, he also deals with the majority of the dental cases as well as running the clinic’s Artificial Insemination programme and the clinic laboratory.

In addition to the dentistry side of clinical work, Julian’s other main areas of interest are Stud work and conditions of the sports horse.

In his own time, Julian breeds potential event horses and Flat-coated retrievers. Snowboarding and scuba diving are his favourite non-horsey activities.