HARTPURY INVESTMENT PROSPECTUS 2023

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INSTITUTE FOR EQUESTRIAN RESEARCH

Scope and objectives At the heart of this state-of-the-art facility will be:

A world-leading equine research and consultation institute to improve horse and rider welfare and maximise performance and rehabilitation.

This facility will house a high-speed treadmill with incline/decline with climate control and sufficient space to allow kinematic analysis of the whole horse and rider. › Horse Welfare Laboratory - to promote and encourage the application of objective research to equestrian practice that will ultimately advance the welfare of horses, including their interactions with humans. The initial focus will be to provide and embed models of practice within the Hartpury Equine Centre and academic provision. Ultimately activity will be transferable to the equine sector, and support social licence to operate on a global scale, within equestrian sport and wider interactions. The aim will be to find ways to improve horses’ quality of life, throughout their life.

› Gait Analysis Laboratory – indoor paved runway facility capable of static and dynamic analysis of the horse in hand with the capabilities to measure kinematics and kinetics using 3D motion capture and force plates. A purpose-built high-speed treadmill (the first in the UK and only the third in the world) will facilitate unridden and ridden assessment, and comparative studies between horse and rider performance in standardised versus real-world riding scenarios - ideal for commercial validation testing and conducting distinct research. › Performance Analysis and Digital Laboratory – increasing our capacity to embed new approaches such as machine learning and artificial intelligence.

“Hartpury Equine has the potential to undertake research on a scale and breadth not possible in any other equine research unit anywhere else in the world.”

Ambition This trailblazing institute will be the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Hartpury Equine, complementing the international standard competition facilities, Equine Therapy Centre, and Rider Performance Centre. Uniquely placed to support the future of the performance horse, this facility will enhance knowledge, understanding and professional approaches to the health, welfare and athletic capability of horses and riders across all disciplines of equestrianism.

Rationale Hartpury University is the world’s largest provider of equestrian higher education and aims to become a world leader in applied equestrian research. The Institute will focus on answering questions driven by industry ensuring that all impact is effectively disseminated throughout all levels of the equestrian industry from grassroots to elite level. Significant investment will also be made in people, developing a new generation of diverse equestrian researchers prepared to answer questions posed by the industry and wider society.

Proposed deliverables International ‘Excellent’ research

outputs through REF increased to: 70%

Additional research staff: 13

Additional PhDs: 7

Rosie Scott-Ward Hartpury, Deputy Vice-Chancellor

230+ Horses Stabled

Funding including match

Delivery Date

Equine Students

£14.75M

2028

600+

HARTPURY INVESTMENT PROSPECTUS

HARTPURY INVESTMENT PROSPECTUS