Published: 27 Feb 2026 | Last Updated: 27 Feb 2026 10:00:07

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has appointed Andy Fiske-Jackson as the new Head of RVC Equine. This service encompasses both the RVC Equine Referral Hospital and the RVC Equine Practice based near Hatfield in Hertfordshire. Together, they deliver specialist expertise and first-opinion veterinary care for horses, ponies and donkeys.

RVC Equine is recognised globally for its outstanding clinical services and contribution to evidence-based equine medicine. It’s clinical, teaching and research work informs best practice in equine health and welfare in areas such as laminitis, poor performance treatments and surgical techniques. It supports the training of undergraduate veterinary students and equine vet specialists-in-training.

As Head of RVC Equine, Andy will provide strategic leadership for both the Equine Referral Hospital and the Equine Practice. As well as supporting the delivery of exceptional clinical services, he will oversee the education and professional development of students and help shape future research and innovation across the department.

Andy has a long and distinguished association with the RVC, which began in 2008 when he joined as a Resident in Equine Surgery. During his specialist training, he obtained the European College of Veterinary Surgeons Diploma in Equine Surgery and completed the RVC’s Master of Veterinary Medicine. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in recognition of his teaching excellence in higher education.

Throughout his time with the RVC, Andy has also held several senior clinical and academic roles, including Staff Clinician, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in Equine Surgery; he took on the role of Deputy Head of RVC Equine in 2019. Andy will continue to treat referred patients and further his research, particularly in relation to diagnostic techniques for digital flexor tendon sheath injuries, clinical applications of objective gait analysis and treatment of poor performance cases. He will also continue his teaching role to support the next generation of equine veterinarians.

Andy Fiske-Jackson, Head of RVC Equine, said:

“It is a great privilege to take on this role. I have been deeply committed to RVC Equine since my Residency, which lay the foundations for my veterinary career. Throughout this time the service has advanced enormously, and the continual development of research and clinical practice, supported by cutting-edge technology such as our gait analysis systems and new state-of-the-art CT facilities, enables our dedicated team to provide exceptional care to equines.”

“I look forward to my new role and all that it brings, as well as continuing the clinical and research work I enjoy so much.”

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About the RVC

• The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is the UK's largest and longest established independent veterinary school and is a Member Institution of the University of London.  
• It is one of the few veterinary schools in the world that hold accreditations from the RCVS in the UK (with associated recognition from the AVBC for Australasia, the VCI for Ireland and the SAVC for South Africa), the EAEVE in the EU, and AVMA in the USA and Canada. 
• The RVC is ranked as the top veterinary school in the world in the QS World University Rankings by subject, 2025.  
• The RVC offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in veterinary medicine, veterinary nursing and biological sciences.  
• The RVC is a research-led institution, with 88% of its research rated as internationally excellent or world class in the Research Excellence Framework 2021. 
• The RVC provides animal owners and the veterinary profession with access to expert veterinary care and advice through its teaching hospitals and first opinion practices in London and Hertfordshire.