Hieke Brown

Career Overview

After completing my MSc in Livestock Production Science in The Netherlands, I came to the UK to complete my PhD with Hartpury College and the University of the West of England (UWE). My PhD allowed me to combine my science background with my passion for horses, investigating the impact of diet and management on behaviour and activity levels in horses. During this, I was fortunate to work with some of the leading experts in equine nutrition and equine exercise physiology. Whilst in the final stages of my PhD, I moved into teaching at university level, and have taught ever since at different colleges and universities, before returning to Hartpury in 2015.

Teaching and supervision

• Introduction to Equine Nutrition
• (Applied) Equine Nutrition
• Equine Nutrition for Performance
• International Academic Study modules
• Extended Postgraduate Research Project
• Postgraduate Independent Project in Equine Science
• Dissertation project supervision across undergraduate and postgraduate levels

Research interests

• Voluntary activity levels of riding school horses 
• Impact of soaking of forage on nutritional content and microbial growth
• Use of supplements within the equine industry, across various disciplines
• Horse owner knowledge and understanding of body condition scoring
• Knowledge and understanding of hindgut ulcerations in horses

Professional memberships

• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 
• British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) 
• Morris Animal Foundation - Scientific Advisory Board member 

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