Our Contributors

OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Dr Jennifer Stewart With over 40 years’ experience as a veterinarian in mixed and equine practice, Jennifer’s special interest is equine nutrition. She was Senior Veterinary Officer with the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment for 10 years, and for two years was Biosecurity Veterinarian with the ACT Government. Feeding and fatigue? It's a thing – and in this issue she explains why. Amanda Mac As editor of Equestrian Hub Magazine, Amanda’s longstanding passions for horses, writing and photography, come together perfectly. An ex-coach and competitor, she works behind the scenes with the amazing EH team to ensure every issue of the magazine brings you the very best in top quality stories, informative articles and great images. Dr Clarissa BrownDouglas Clarissa is an equine nutritionist with Kentucky Equine Research Australia. Her PhD from New Zealand’s Massey University focussed on equine growth and development. As part of KER’s equine nutrition team, Clarissa has worked with feed manufacturers, breeders, trainers, and riders around the world. In this issue, she looks at the pluses and very few minuses of processed feeds.

Jessica Morton Jessica is a dual national New Zealand-Italian freelance journalist, equestrian traveller and writer. Currently based in Tuscany, she’s perfectly positioned to bring us the very latest in European equestrian trends and innovations. In International Trends, she discusses the Swiss Horse Industry Council’s recent welfare report, before finding out what’s new at renowned equestrian apparel company Kerrits.

Kate Fenner Kate is an equestrian coach, horse trainer, equine science lecturer and researcher with a PhD in horse behaviour, training and welfare. Kate has ridden, trained and competed in dressage, jumping, western and polo in Australia, Europe, USA and Asia. Her online training course teaches owners to train their horses themselves. In this issue she discusses assessing your horse’s personality.

Dr Calum Paltridge Graduating with First Class Honours in 2013, Calum has specialised in equine practice ever since. His professional interests are performance and race horses, with a particular focus on poor performance and lameness. He has also spent many years breeding, training and competing stock horses, and in this issue we talk to him about the diagnosis and management of arthritis. Associate Professor Sam Franklin Sam is the Head of the Equine Department at the University of Adelaide, Australia. She is a Registered Specialist in Equine Sports Medicine, focussing on cardiorespiratory disorders. She has been involved with vaulting for 12 years and is an FEI Official Veterinarian. In this issue she discusses respiratory noise and explains what’s normal, and what’s not.

Mathilde Gregoire With over 40 countries visited, 20 on horseback, Mathilde combines her two greatest passions: horses and traveling. Through writing, her mission is to inspire women and solo travellers to follow their dreams and embark on equestrian journeys around the world. In this issue she reports on the mighty Morgan and shares her visit to a winter wonderland dude ranch.

OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Christine Armishaw Christine is a horse trainer, coach and passionate eventing and jumping rider. A Kiwi girl based in NSW, she teaches others not just how to ride, but also how to understand their horse. This month she has some tips for getting your horse over their float phobia, as well as helpful insights into keeping your equine athlete fighting fit.

Rebecca Ashton Rebecca is a Pilates instructor, dressage coach, FEI competitor and equestrian journalist. For the past 12 years she’s travelled the globe covering major shows as a writer and photographer. She loves immersing herself in different equestrian cultures and interviewing those at the top of their game. In this issue she reports on 5* dressage judge Katrina Wüst’s recent clinic. Dr Andrew McLean Winner of the Eureka Prize for Science, Australia’s highest science award, Andrew is in great demand as a trainer, coach and speaker. He’s the CEO of Equitation Science International, has written five books, including an international best seller, authored 35 peerreviewed journal articles, and in this issue explains what can be learned from a horse’s ear and eye expressions.

Jo Mckinnon Jo is a multi-award winning horse racing and equestrian broadcaster, and documentary maker. A former top-level show rider who’s competed nation-wide with her hacks, she’s also a racing commentator of many years standing, and loves positive life after racing stories. In this issue she tells the story of Givenchy, the OTT who dazzles in the show ring. Rachel Roan Rachel has ridden her whole life. A passionate horse enthusiast who’s working to establish a small stud of dressage bred performance horses, her interest in writing and storytelling grew during her university media studies. She recently spoke to Tom McDermott, our July Spotlight, and to Dr Calum Paltridge to find out more about equine arthritis and its management.

Suzy Jarratt Suzy has lengthy and varied form as a writer and presenter. She works for several Australian and overseas companies, is the author of three published books, and three years ago won an international award for equestrian journalism. In this issue she looks into the career of Lauren Rowe, our Young Rider, and talks 20 Questions with natural horseman Warwick Schiller. Jamie Hocking Based in Denmark, Jamie was a 2020 Delivering Dream Scholarship recipient. He’s the standing Australian National Champion in equestrian vaulting, holds a world ranking, and is determined to reach the top of his chosen sport. In this issue he speaks with Dr Sam Franklin about noisy horses, to find out what's normal, and what's not.

Laura Champion Getting into showing horses when she was just 12 years old, her eagle-eyed attention to detail has helped Laura make her mark on the show horse scene. Laura now runs LVT Equine, a boutique agistment facility and busy show prep business servicing competitors at some of Australia’s best-known shows. In this issue, she shares her top plaiting tips.