The following details provide examples of ex-student's project work and their employment status(level 3, final year projects)
Haven (2001)
‘The effect of feed composition on exercise tolerance’
Employment – Kentucky Equine Research assistant before work as a
microbiologist for Southern Water. Now registered for a PhD on
equine tendons (Royal Veterinary College)
Smith (2001)
‘The effect of feed composition on exercise intolerance in
the equine athlete; fibre:concentrate ratio’
Employment – Owns and runs an eventing yard and writes a monthly
equine column for a farming paper
Mills (2002)
‘The effect of alfalfa based diet on exercise tolerance in
Thoroughbreds; heart rate & sweat lactate:pyruvate ratio’
Employment - Assistant underwriter for Crowe Livestock
Underwriting Ltd.
Ward (2002)
‘The effect of an alfalfa based diet on exercise
tolerance; heart rate & sweat electrolytes/pH’
Employment – Graduated from Glasgow Veterinary School, BVMS
MRCVS & now working for a predominantly equine practice
Banfield (2003)
‘Total and inter-compartmental fluid shifts in the event
horse: Influence of fluid intake during a competition exercise
test’
Employment – PhD on Metabolic enzymes of equine skeletal muscle
(University of Lincoln)
Bone (2003)
'The influence of limb conformation in the performance of
flat racehorses'
Employment – British Horseracing Board placement at Sheikh
Mohammeds Darley stud led to a position breaking yearlings and
pre-training 2 yr olds followed by a position with Janah
Management Co. Ltd (international transport) for Sheikh Mohammed
Collins (2004)
‘An investigation into the effects of a change in
fibre:concentrate ratio upon the hydration status of exercising
horses’
Employment – Civil servant alongside freelance work as an equine
photographer, riding instructor & dog agility trainer
Henderson (2004)
‘Evaluating the effects of training aids on a horses
natural overtrack & heart rate’
Employment – Primary school teacher
Disney (2005)
'An investigation into the effects of antioxidant
supplementation upon exercise tolerance'
Employment – Sales account manager for Weatherbeeta
White (2005)
‘The innate and external predispositions of equine
exertional rhabdomyolysis’
Employment - Animal Technician & Learning Support assistant
(Isle of Wight College)
Ruddock (2006)
‘An investigation into the effect of fence colour &
distance on heart rate in horses’
Employment – Soil analysis laboratory technician before becoming
a trainee Agronomist with Agrovista
Stringer (2006)
‘The physiological effects of acupuncture in relation to
heart rate and salivary cortisol’
Employment – Equine Veterinary & Therapy Centre Assistant,
Hartpury College. Also registered for an MSc in Equine Science
Beynon (2007)
‘Thirsty or not? Hydration status of event horses before,
during and after competition’
Employment – PhD on The role of lipoxins in the modulation of
inflammatory airway disease in the horse (Nottingham University)
Billau (2007)
‘Pinpointing heart rate: The effect of acupuncture on
heart rate during exercise’
Employment - Guide dog mobility instructor for the Guide Dogs
Association
Bramham (2007)
‘An investigaton into the exertion of the horse rider’
Employment – KTP Equine Science Research Associate (Anglia
Ruskin University & Cambridge Design Partnership) & registered
for an MPhil
Evans (2008)
‘The physiological effects of aromatherapy oils in
relation to heart rate and behaviour’ Employment –
Primary school teacher training
Mackinder (2008)
‘The effect of using an ‘A-frame’ on the jumping technique
of the sports horse’
Employment – School science laboratory technician
Showler (2008)
‘What is the best means of altering basal metabolic rates
in humans? Green Tea vs. Co Enzyme
Employment – currently unknown