Martin Rybar
Martin graduated from The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, in Slovakia in 2007.
His truly professional equine career started with Coolmore. Martin has done several breeding seasons on thoroughbred stud farms, shuttling with stallions in the USA, Ireland, and New Zealand. Later, he joined Fethard Equine Hospital in Ireland, from where he moved to Saudi Arabia and Qatar working as a stud farm manager and veterinarian. Missing green grass and thoroughbred industry, Martin returned to Kentucky to complete a surgery internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in US, and other internship at Rainbow Equine Hospital in the UK. Following his trainee studies Martin worked at Lower House Equine Clinic in Shropshire as an ambulatory and stud farm vet, before joining the Equicall team providing out of hour’s emergency services for Western Counties Equine Hospital and Isle Valley Equine Vets in Devon.
When not working Martin enjoys meeting his friends, happy hacking in beautiful British country sides or fly fishing on stunning lakes and rivers of Great Britain hoping to catch a big trout or salmon, admitting that his scaly friends swimming in the water win more often than he does.
Our purpose built hospital, opened in November 2002, nestles on the edge of the Blackdown Hills in a peaceful, tranquil environment yet is easily accessible being only 10 minutes drive from Junctions 26 and 27 of the M5. Servicing the counties of Devon and Somerset, it is a facility second to none in the Westcountry and since opening we have invested in a continued program of development and improvements. This culminated in October 2009 with the award of RCVS Equine Hospital status, the highest level of accreditation available, reflecting the high level of veterinary expertise, nursing care and facilities available.
