WHY WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT RIDER FORCES AND NOT RIDER “WEIGHT”! Rider weight is a topic that has been debated extensively…
Author: David Marlin
David Marlin
Dr David Marlin is a physiologist and biochemist who has worked in academia, research and professional sport. He has worked in the equestrian and veterinary world and in human sport, healthcare, medicine and exercise science. In 1989 David obtained his PhD from the UK’s leading sports university, Loughborough University following a four-year study on the responses of Thoroughbred racehorses to exercise and training, undertaken at the renowned Animal Health Trust in Newmarket. You can read David's full biography in the Our Website section.
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Hi All, Just a short video about why I wanted to set up this website for the benefit of the…
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