About Us
Dr. Wayne Browning, DVM.
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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 practice, 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, and ultrasound. In addition to ministering to the needs of horses in the community, Dr. Browning serves on the Advisory Board of the Stanford Red Barn. He has also served as the Team Veterinarian for the New Zealand show jumping team at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. In his limited free time Dr. Browning enjoys breeding and raising race horses at his farm in Lexington, Kentucky. |
Dr. Kelley Krisch
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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.
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Jennifer Picinich - Veterinary Technician
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Another exciting addition to the Bayhill team is our new veterinary technician Jennifer Picinich. Jennifer is a Bay Area native. She was born on Alameda island and grew up free range in the foot hills of Mt.Diablo. Her parents supported her horse habit from a young age and she took every riding opportunity that was handed to her. As a child she was a pony club member which planted the seed for a love of jumping. During her college career Jennifer competed on the Centenary College IHSA Hunt Seat Team, as well as the Hunter/Jumper Team, and the IHSA Western Team. In her free time she graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Biology and a minor in Equine Studies. Jennifer discovered her love for equine sports medicine while interning with Dr. Michael Fugaro of Long Valley NJ. She decided to begin pursuing a career in veterinary medicine, and has returned to the Bay Area to escape the east coast winters. While not at work she enjoys spending time at the theater, art galleries, and riding her giant red horse Roman.
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Ronan Buckley
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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.
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Christina (Tina) Mastrangelo - Administrative Assistant
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For the last 18 years, Tina has been our Office Manager with the cheerful voice that everyone feels they know though many have ever met! Tina has been involved with horses since the age of 9, whether riding or drawing them. Some of Tina’s pictures grace our office walls.
She has had a variety of jobs in the horse industry, ranging from training horses and riders, working on a thoroughbred farm, to being an agent for Bob Hubbard Horse Transportation based at both Bay Meadows and Golden Gate Fields Racetrack. She and her husband John reside in Pacifica where in her spare time she dotes on her two thoroughbreds and creates her equine artwork. |