About Bayhill Equine Veterinary Practice

About Us

Dr. Wayne Browning, DVM

Dr. Wayne Browning is a Washington State native and a 1986 graduate of Washington State University. Dr. Browning's life-long passion for equine veterinary medicine began at an early age when one of his family's racehorses suffered a suspensory ligament injury. Prior to receiving his degree, Dr. Browning worked as both a groom and veterinary assistant at Longacres Racetrack near Seattle, Washington. Following graduation, Dr. Browning continued to work at San Francisco Bay area race tracks until 1989, when he became a partner in Briarwood Equine, Inc. in Portola Valley. He then started Bayhill Equine in 1991.

Bayhill Equine is a sports medicine specialized, fully ambulatory practice serving the San Francisco Peninsula. His practice is limited solely to sports medicine and rehabilitation, primarily in sport and pleasure horses. The focus of the practice includes pre-purchase exams, lameness, radiography regenerative medicine therapies, and ultrasound.

In addition to ministering to the needs of horses in the community, Dr. Browning serves on both the Board of the National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy and the Advisory Board of the Stanford Red Barn. He has been a Team Veterinarian twice at the World Equestrian Games, representing the New Zealand show jumping team in 2010 and the USA Vaulting Team in 2018.

Dr. Kelley Krisch

Dr. Kelley A. Krisch was born in Houston, TX and grew up in Indianapolis, IN. After catching the horse bug at the young age of six, she spent most of her childhood competitively riding and training hunter jumpers throughout the Midwest as well as being active with her state organizations. When not at the barn, she worked in small animal hospitals, spay and neuter clinics, and volunteering with therapeutic riding programs. Kelley received her Bachelors of Science in Biology at Indiana University with high distinction in 2010, and then graduated at the top of her class at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014. For the next two years she completed an extended rotating internship at Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center in Los Olivos, CA where her love of equine sports medicine really flourished. She is specifically passionate about diagnostic imaging and regenerative therapy, but loves all areas of equine sports medicine. In her spare time, Kelley enjoys outdoor activities, hiking, watching football and college basketball, and spending time with family and friends.

Ronan Buckley Veterinary Technician

Ronan was born and raised in San Francisco.
At age 12, Ronan found his passion for horses from his uncle in Ireland, who was the head huntsman for the Duhallow Hunt Club. During his high school years Ronan continue his love for animals as a volunteered at the S.F. SPCA and competed on the Stanford/Woodside Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) team. Ronan recently graduation with a Bachelor of Science in Equine Studies and a minor in Business Management from Centenary University in New Jersey. His senior thesis analysed the process of sport horse cloning and ways to enhance sport horse genetics. While in college he was a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) where he competed on their national equitation team in Harrisburg Pennsylvania (2013), West Springfield Massachusetts (2015), and Lexington Kentucky (2017). In the spring 2016 Ronan took the opportunity to study abroad in Ireland to gain experience with performance sport horses. While working along side Dr. Bryk-Lucy at Centenary Equine Center Ronan found his career in sport horse medicine. While not at work Ronan enjoys rock climbing, surfing on the pacific coast, and biking around the San Francisco hills.

Valarie Field - Office Manager

Valerie was born in San Francisco and grew up on the peninsula. With over 25 years of experience extending across executive assistant, program manager, project management, office management, customer service, property accounting and general accounting.

Although she is not a horse owner, she does love all animals and has had wide variety over the years. Dogs (big & small), cats, rabbits, rats, birds and even an iguana. At this time, she has only one dog; a Shar-Pei named Thor and one cat; a Siamese named Cali. Valerie also loves the outdoors; hiking or walking on the beaches coast side.