About Us

Our referral services are headed up by Dr John Marshall BVMS PhD DipACVS DipECVS MRCVS. 

"Thistle Equine Referrals is an exciting and novel collaboration between practices with the goal of providing advice and support to vets and horse owners across Scotland. I’m really pleased to have this opportunity to lead and develop our referral lameness and surgery services with the team."
- John Marshall BVMS PhD DipACVS DipECVS MRCVS

John is originally from Ayr and graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2003. He completed an equine internship and surgery residency in the USA and was awarded a PhD by North Carolina State University for research on the treatment of equine colic.

John is both an American and European Specialist in Equine Surgery.

In 2010, John returned to the University of Glasgow as a Senior University Clinician in Equine Surgery where he developed the lameness and diagnostic imaging services including objective lameness assessment and MRI. His research interests include kinematic lameness assessment, MRI and the treatment of orthopaedic disease.

John has joined us to launch Thistle Equine Referrals, which will cover Scotland and North of England. He will deliver advanced lameness and surgical services for referring veterinary surgeons, clients and horses. His clinical interests include sports medicine, orthopaedic surgery and diagnostic imaging.