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Jessica York’s Transfer Seminar: Equine Aqua-Treadmills

York, J JPEGJessica York, PhD research student at UN, would like to invite research staff and students to her Transfer Seminar “The Use of the Aqua-Treadmill in Equine Rehabilitation and Training“.

Jessica’s seminar will take place on Wednesday 19th November 2014 from 9:00 – 10:00am in M2, HE Block, Main Site (Gate 2), Moulton College.

The seminar will give an insight into ongoing research in the area of Equine Aqua-Treadmills and aims to specifically investigate the movement of the horse on the aqua-treadmill at increasing water depths in order to identify constructive, specific and controlled therapeutic rehabilitation and exercise.

Collecting Data on an Equine Aqua-Treadmill

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Moulton College Equine Therapy Centre and Veterinary Practice

Submitted by Jessica York, Moulton College

October Study Week was a busy time in the Equine Therapy Centre at Moulton College.  An exciting collaboration with the Royal Veterinary College meant that a state-of-the-art piece of equipment could be borrowed and applied to horses for the first time whilst exercising on the College’s equine aqua-treadmill.

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