MRes MSc Equine Performance, Health and Welfare

This suite of postgraduate courses provides a thorough understanding of equine health, performance and welfare within the context of the human use of horses. The courses have been designed to meet the growing number of equestrian professions that require a high level of theoretical knowledge, and strong research skills. You can choose to specialise in key areas of interest, for example nutrition, behaviour, exercise physiology, genetics and reproduction.

• Our equine facilities include a research arena, floodlit outdoor riding arena, indoor school, a horse walker, round pen, a dedicated performance analysis room with mechanical horse and a variety of equine housing systems including, traditional style stabling, American-barn housing and crew yards.
• Specialist research equipment includes heart rate monitors, GPS equipment, Qualisys motion capture system, Dartfish Pro Suite, Tekscan pressure mapping, Flir thermal camera, infrared camera system, Observer behavioural analysis software and mobile eye tracking systems.
• Our international research links provide opportunities and scope for a wide range of research projects both in the UK and abroad.
• 93% of our postgraduates from the School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences are in work or further study within 15 months of finishing their degrees (of those available for work or study, latest Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020/21).