ABSTRACT
From an early age I had great interest and compassion for all animals, and when I started riding lessons at the age of 10, my enduring love of horses was born! I completed an undergraduate degree in equine science, a qualification in teaching English to speakers of other languages, a master of science in animal behaviour and welfare, and accumulated years of practical experience with a variety of horses (and their owners) and other species (e.g., rescued sloth bears and domesticated elephants). All of those experiences, in combination with extensive international travel, were highly pertinent to my current roles as Global Animal Welfare Advisor at Brooke and as a trustee for two animal protection and conservation charities—Friends of Inti Wara Yassi which supports wildlife in the Bolivian Amazon, and the League Against Cruel Sports which protects animals in the United Kingdom.
