Engaged in Mixed Rural Practice (Manning Valley of NSW) and Equine Practice (Hawkesbury District) 1978 to present.
1983 Travelled and worked in Equine Practice in South Africa and UK.
1989 Founded Agnes Banks Equine Clinic in partnership with Dr Ian Duckworth.
Currently Managing Director of Agnes Banks Equine Clinic Pty Ltd, a 10 person Equine Referral Practice in the Hawkesbury District, with particular interests in sport and performance horses, surgery and medicine of horses and artificial breeding.
Derek Major obtained a Veterinary Degree from Sydney University in 1978, and has practiced as an Equine Veterinary Surgeon and Practitioner for more than 35 years, including 25 years as Managing Director and Principal of an equine veterinary practice in outer Sydney which has grown to a 9-10 person practice with a staff of around 25.
He has been heavily involved in the horse industry, consulting in and participating in equestrian sport. He has broken in and trained racehorses and sport horse from time to time alongside his principal business as a veterinarian.
He divested his business interest in Agnes Banks Equine Clinic in December 2015, and continues to consult there on a part-time basis, while branching out into a consultancy business, Derek Major Consulting Pty Ltd. Abn 40 610 482 365.
