Posted: 7th January 2015 | Back to news feed
Alltech are proud to once again be supporting the Hartpury Student Conference, held at Hartpury College on April 22, 2015.
This annual conference is aimed at both undergraduate and postgraduate students providing them with the opportunity to submit findings from their own research, which reviews emerging concepts within the field of Equestrian Science.
Successful students will then get the chance to deliver a presentation on their findings to a conference audience.
The theme for this year’s conference is, ‘Injuries and Rehabilitation of Equestrian Athletes’, with sub themes of, ‘Strategies for Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation’ and ‘Incidence, Prevalence and Management’.
Guest presentations will be delivered by key note speakers, Dr Sue Dyson and Dr Rachel Murray from The Animal Health Trust.
Dr Sue Dyson is a world renowned expert in equine orthopaedics with a particular interest in lameness and poor performance in sport horses. Having competed to an advanced level herself, Dr Dyson has a deep understanding of performance problems in horses.
Dr Rachel Murray specialises in research into lameness, sport horse performance problems and the use of MRI in the diagnosis of bone and soft tissue injuries. Dr Murray has been invited to lecture worldwide having published over 100 articles on orthopaedic problems in horses and has led a number of studies investigating dressage horse training, injury and performance.
Around 120 delegates attend annually, representing more than 10 colleges and universities from the UK and over the last two years the conference has been opened up to submissions from a wider international student body to create a much more global occasion.
Alltech provide prizes that are awarded to the best presentations within each category.
This is a unique opportunity for students to share their research and gain some valuable experience before embarking on their careers within the equine industry.
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