Webinar – Coping with your horse’s injury: guilt, grief and rehab by Emma Davies and Dr Gillian Tabor

Emma is a Senior Lecturer at Hartpury University, and Programme Manager for the BSc Hons Equestrian Sports Science undergraduate degree. Across the last 12 years at Hartpury, Emma has specialised in research and teaching focusing on physiology, biomechanics, performance analysis and psychology for the horse and rider. Emma has her MSc in Equine Science, and BSc in Equine Sports Science, and is currently completing her PhD (2025) at the University of the West of England (UWE) investigating the psychological implications of occupational injury on horseracing staff, working alongside Racing Welfare. She regularly publishes academic research on equestrian performance and the demands of rider performance and has hosted webinars and podcasts on Animalweb as an invited Expert on rider sleep, and injury psychology.