Veterinary Medicine Subject Spotlight
with Jaime Finch from Anglia Ruskin University
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This Equine Performance Science Subject Spotlight will take you through the inner workings of horses and how science is used to make sure they're performing at their best, and remaining healthy. Along with background to what studying an equine course at ARU Writtle is like, and answering some common questions that applicants like you usually have, you'll meet some of the many team members who would be with you when you join. Jaime will also dispel some common misconceptions about what it means to study equine.
Jaime FinchAnglia Ruskin UniversityVeterinary medicine
All episodes
1. Mythbusting and introduction to studying equine
2. How does the horse run so fast?
3. Training for performance: behaviour, breeding, nutrition and development
4. Measuring performance: using technology to help us win!
5. Recap & Quiz
About the university
Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin University is an innovative global university with students from 185 countries at our campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough and Writtle. These students are at the heart of our University, and we're delighted that our final-year undergraduates are positive about their educational experience. Our community is also incredibly important to us, and we're proud of the role we play in our cities and the wider region – including the positive effect on jobs and the local economy. It is this impact that helped us become the THE University of the Year 2023, a prestigious award that recognises our success in delivering high impact projects focused on the difference we make in the region and communities where we’re based as well as the contributions our students and graduates make to society.
Anglia Ruskin University profile →Meet the academic
Jaime Finch
Jaime Finch is head of Equine Science and Senior HE Lecturer in Equine at ARU Writtle. Jaime's expertise ranges from equine nutrition and young horse production to equitation science, digital marketing and brand management, event management, academic and practical husbandry skills, and business consultancy. Jaime is a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority and holds MSc in Applied Equine Science and a PG Cert in Higher Education Practice.
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