VETS WITH HORSEPOWER - GETTING TOGETHER FOR THE GREATER GOOD
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Dr John Burford

Dr John Burford
MA, VetMB, CertVA, CertES(Soft Tissue), PhD, SFHEA, FRCVS


John qualified from Cambridge and after undertaking an internship and PhD at the Royal Veterinary College moved to the University of Liverpool to complete his surgical residency.
He has been at the University of Nottingham since 2010 where he continues to perform referral surgery for clinical associate practices of the veterinary school. John is also actively engaged in research which focuses on colic, particularly in first opinion practice, the welfare of working equids abroad and also exploring the role of digital technologies in practice and client education. John is a Specialist in Equine Surgery and is currently one of the youngest Fellows of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 

His topics of interest include equine surgery and diagnostic imaging and medical statistics and evidence-based medicine.

John is one of the original members of the HP team and has done every tour. He not only produces wonderful lectures but also sorts all the IT woes in his unflappable way.

With regards motorbikes, John would much rather his bikes have a big set of knobbly tyres and are covered in mud. His first bike was a Honda CRM250 (feel free to discuss his opinions on how this was the best trail bike ever made), followed by a succession of off-road KTMs.
John now rides an ancient Kawasaki, after his last KTM blew a head gasket on an Hungarian motorway.

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  • Home
    • History and goals
    • Previous tours >
      • 2024 Europe
      • 2023-Scandinavia
      • Virtual tour 2021
      • 2019 Spain and Portugal
      • 2018 Arctic Circle
      • 2017 Eastern Europe
      • 2016 South Africa
      • 2015 British Isles
      • 2014 Northern Europe and St Petersburg
      • 2012 Southern Europe and Casablanca
      • 2011 British Isles
      • 2010 United Kingdom
  • 2025 The Italian Job
    • Lodi
    • Perugia
    • Sassari
    • Pisa
    • Zürich
    • Saarlouis
    • Online
  • HP team
    • Prof Derek Knottenbelt
    • Dr Jessica Kidd
    • Prof Roger Smith
    • Dr Caroline Hahn
    • Prof David Bardell
    • Prof Davide Zani
    • Prof Gunther van Loon
    • Dr Mike Hewetson
    • Dr Dietrich von Schweinitz
    • Dr Jenny Croft
    • Dr Sanne Wilmink
    • Dr Andy Crawford
    • Dr Ed Whittle
    • Trevor Croft
  • Supported charities
  • Sponsors
    • Veterinary and equine suppliers >
      • SKOPES menswear
      • iMV Imaging
      • Equine Medical Solutions
      • Ariat
      • Podoblock
    • Your company here?