George Lindley graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2017. He completed a farm animal internship in North Devon, obtaining a post-graduate diploma in veterinary clinical practice before spending a year in a private veterinary practice. He returned to the RVC in 2019, where he completed an residency in Production Animal Health based on clinical practice in Hampshire. He became a Diplomat of the European College of Bovine Health Management in 2022 and received a Masters degree in Veterinary Medicine, before starting a PhD at the RVC in calf health and welfare the same year.