He obtained a PhD from the Royal Veterinary College on equine endometritis and was awarded RCVS Certificate (1991) and Diploma (1994) in Equine Stud Medicine. He has co-edited a major equine veterinary textbook and written many book chapters in major equine textbooks. He is the Immediate Past President of BEVA and has lectured at all the major International Equine Veterinary Congresses including BEVA (25 times), American Association of Equine Practitioners (3 times), South African Equine Practitioners Group (4 times), World Equine Veterinary Association (3 times) and at the 2008 Bain-Fallon Congress in Australia. He became one of three Equine Claims Consultants for the Veterinary Defence Society in 2012