Our Veterinary Team
We are proud of our experience and professionalism, and believe that this forms a key part of the practice's established and continued success.Chris Ginnett BVM&S MRCVS (Director)
Since qualifying at Edinburgh, Chris has been in practice since 1968 in Gloucestershire and Australia. He founded Cinder Hill in 1996. He was brought up with horses and has ridden over 250 point to points and National Hunt races. Chris has horses at home and both his children are avid riders.
Mike Barrott BVSc, CertEP, MRCVS (Director)
Mike qualified in 1994 at Bristol University and has worked solely with horses since 1998. He undertook further qualifications and became a holder of the Certificate of Equine Practice in 2001. Mike has a special interest in the medical and surgical in-patients and dental treatment.Mike grew up in West Sussex in an equestrian family. Having lived and practiced in other parts of the country, he has now settled in Horsted Keynes with his young family.
Dr. David Platt FRCVS
David is a Consultant Equine Surgeon specialising in orthopaedic surgery. He has provided this service for over 10 years, before which he lectured in Equine Surgery at The Royal Veterinary College in London.Deborah Pett BSc(Hons) MA VetMB MRCVS
Debs is a Cambridge graduate and gained a BSc (Hons) in Pharmacology. After working on the Isle of Wight, Debs joined Cinder Hill in 2002 for the first time before spending 18 months in "racetrack practice" in Sydney, Australia where she gained invaluable experience in anaesthesia and poor performance cases. Debs returned to us in February 2007. Her special interests include anaesthesia, wound management and ophthalmology.The Office Team
From left to right: Verity, Rachel, Clare and Julie