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This webinar will explore: 

• Equine sentience, subjectivity and what it means for horses to be individuals with their own experiences.

• Improving equine welfare through autonomy, positive welfare and changes to training, management and competition.

Dr Marthe Kiley-Worthington is an internationally recognised ethologist specialising in animal behaviour, cognition and welfare. She is Director of the Eco Research & Education Centre, an author of seven books and over 70 scientific papers, and a consultant in ecological agriculture, animal behaviour and welfare. Her work spans the behaviour and welfare of horses and other mammals, exploring animal sentience, communication, learning and the relationship between humans and other species. She has a particular interest in understanding animals as individuals with their own experiences and perspectives, and in developing more ethical and ecologically sustainable approaches to animal management.

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• Live access to the webinar
• Q & A with the speaker
• The webinar recording post-session

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