Webinar: Day in the Life of a Sports Horse
Ever wondered how top equine athletes can be managed with a focus on positive welfare?
Posted on 26/03/2024
For our next webinar, we are delighted to be joined by two Olympians. On Wednesday 27 March at 7pm both international eventer Sam Griffiths and Grand Prix dressage rider Richard Davison will join us to discuss a day in the life of the horses at both these top rider’s yards.
The evening will include a discussion about how they maximise positive welfare experiences for equine athletes and why this is such an important part of managing sports horses. Roly Owers will chair the evening and the structured discussion, and then Sam and Richard will participate in a live Q&A.
About our presenters: World Horse Welfare trustee Richard Davison is an international dressage rider and coach, four-time Olympian, World and European medallist. Richard is a Fellow of the British Horse Society and the International Dressage Trainer Club as well as a Visiting Fellow for Nottingham Trent University. Now living and working in Staffordshire, Richard runs an international showjumping and dressage stable with his wife Gillian and his sons Tom and Joe.
Australian Olympian Sam Griffiths has been based in the UK for over 20-years; he runs a yard near Gillingham in Dorset. In 2016 he was a member of the bronze medal team at the Rio Olympic Games – the pair was fourth individually. In 2014 he was named Eventing ‘rider of the year’ by the International Riders Club.
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