Dalehead Equine Veterinary Practice

MICHAEL DAVIS BVSc, CertS.A.O,MRCVS

Michael graduated from Liverpool in 1984 beginning life as a vet in a mixed practice in Bridlington where he worked for two years. Following this he worked in an Equine practice in Warwickshire and in Richmond, Australia before joining Dalehead Veterinary Group in 1989. His special interests are in general orthopaedic surgery and dentistry. which he is keen to develop within the practice. Michael has a particular interest in racing and performance horse work with emphasis on both surgical and medical treatment of poor performance. He enjoys horse racing and trotting. His hobbies include rugby and running flocks of Texel and Beltex sheep.

MICHAEL BRADLEY BVSc, MRCVS

Michael graduated from Liverpool in 1990 beginning his career in Halifax at Hird and Partners. In 1992 he moved to Kingsway Veterinary Group in Skipton where he continued his Equine work until joining Dalehead in 1993. Michael is interested in stud work and Equine infectious diseases, and out of work enjoys snowboarding, windsurfing and swimming.

JULIETTE EDMONDS BVSc, MRCVS

Juliette graduated from Liverpool University in 2004 where she completed elective studies in Equine medicine, orthopaedics and pathology. She spent a year as an intern at the equine referral hospital of The Minster Equine Veterinary Clinic in York. Juliette is interested in Equine medicine and has recently completed courses in ophthalmology, foal medicine and dentistry. She particularly enjoys wound care and management and overseas the running of the equine clinic at Rathmell, including in-patient care and lameness investigations. She also undertakes all the anaesthesia at the clinic. Outside of work Juliette has a horse and enjoys riding in her spare time, she also enjoys skiing, walking and playing squash.

Catherine graduated in 2004 from the Royal Veterinary College, London beginning her career at Deben Valley Equine Veterinary Clinic in Suffolk where she has worked for four years. Her interests lie in the diagnosis and treatment of lameness, dentistry and stud work. Much of Catherine’s continued professional development (CPD) has been directed towards the challenge of diagnosing and treating injuries in the sport horse.

Within her previous practice Catherine has had responsibility for all the orthopaedic and poor-performance work-ups, with many cases which would previously have needed referral being treated by Catherine at the clinic. She has also been involved with developing the clinic’s artificial insemination program and has completed courses in reproductive management and advanced artificial insemination techniques, completing a study into the reproductive efficiency of the Suffolk Horse - a critically endangered breed.

Catherine has been involved with horses all her life, from Welsh Ponies to working Suffolk Punches, and currently has a horse, Edward, who loves to jump when 'mum' has time! She describes herself as ‘a proper country girl’ having worked all her spare time on farms in her native Suffolk from her early teens, with pigs, cattle and sheep. Out of work, aside from riding she particularly enjoys hill walking with her dogs, rock climbing and photography.

Will join Dalehead 4th August 2008

Billy graduated from Liverpool in 2007 with the clinical prize in equine studies (Barrie Edwards Prize in Equine Studies) for the highest overall equine marks in the final year. His clinical interests include lameness/diagnostics (imaging, ultrasound, radiography), orthopaedics, airway disease, TB racing injuries/disease and clinical pathology

Billy has recently finished a one year internship at Minster Equine Clinic, York, with the ability to perform lameness investigations, anaesthesia, medicine workups and routine/general practice equine care. His plans for the future include obtaining a certificate in Equine General Practice and hopefully, with the knowledge and experience gained from the internship we will soon be utilising new innovative treatment options for wounds, tendons and ligament injuries using platelet rich plasma (PrP).

Out of work Billy enjoys running, mountain biking, music, reading, working out(going to gym/fitness) most outdoor activities/sports.

Will join Dalehead 28th July 2008

SURGICAL CONSULTANT

DR GRAHAM MUNROE BVSc,PhD,Cert EO,DipECVS, FRCVS

Graham is a recognised RCVS equine surgeon, Graham is our acting consultant surgeon joining us at the equine clinic on selected days to carry out more complex surgery and give advice on more difficult orthopaedic and ophthalmology problems.
Graham studied at Bristol Veterinary school and qualified with honours in 1979. In 1984 he moved to Arundel in Sussex where he gained RCVS certificates in Equine Orthopaedics and Equine Stud Medicine.

Graham began lecturing in equine surgery and reproduction at Glasgow Vet School in 1988, subsequently gaining his RCVS Diploma in Equine Stud Medicine and over the next 6 years proceeded to run the equine surgical and reproduction referral service at Glasgow and in 1994 he gained his PhD there.

In 1997 Graham became a Diplomat of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons.

KATE SOLDADO EQUINE CO-ORDINATOR

Joined us in May 2006 having recently moved to the area. Kate began work on front desk but has quickly moved into the equine co-ordination being responsible for arranging visits and booking operations into the Equine Therapy Clinic at Rathmell as well as dealing with administrative issues such as insurance claims and vaccination reminders. She has three horses; Storm, Granjero and Columbo, she enjoys hacking and classical Spanish style riding.

LEANNE BAIRD EQUINE NURSE

Leanne joined Dalehead in October 2006 as equine nurse and is in charge of the day to day running of the Equine clinic. Leanne studied at Myerscough College, completing a National Diploma in Equine Studies, NVQ level 2 in horse care and Higher National Diploma in Equine Science and Stud and Breeding. After leaving college Leanne worked as a groom on a stud yard for 3 years and is now a qualified Artificial Insemination Technician. In her spare time Leanne enjoys riding, competing in various equine disciplines and spending time with friends.