Alltech-Hartpury Conference

14/09/2026

📣 **Work or volunteer in equestrianism? We want to hear from you.**

Your experience matters.

British Equestrian are working with Hartpury University to build a clearer picture of the people and roles that underpin equestrianism.

🎁 **Enter the prize draw for the chance to win a £50 LeMieux gift card!**

📅 **Closes midnight 31 October 2026**

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21/05/2026

14/05/2026

What a fabulous day for our 15th annual Alltech-Hartpury Student Conference! Whilst we didn't have the nicest weather, the quality of student work was the highest yet - the bar has been raised yet again! We had such a great time, we hope you did too!

We were joined by our 3 keynote speakers, Dr Jenny Burbage (University of Portsmouth), Dr Richard Newton (EIDS), and Dee So'oialo (The Performance Hub), who shared their research, career journeys, and knowledge with us.

We hosted 12 student oral presentations and 30 poster presentations from undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD students studying equine, veterinary medicine, and animal science degrees at 7 institutions, and we were joined by nearly 100 delegates from institutions & organisations nationwide.

Both Alltech and Hartpury University and Hartpury College would like to offer their sincere thanks to all involved, especially the expert keynote speakers and the review team for their efforts in making this, once again, a very successful event.

We look forward to welcoming you back for ... Save the date! Saturday 22nd May 2027!

13/05/2026

We are very pleased to announce our Prize Winners for the AHC2026 Event!

Congratulations to UG Oral Winner Elizabeth Clark , UG Poster Winner, Rebekah Arthey , Speed Poster Winner Martyna Iruretagoyena , PG Poster Winner Kate Johnstone , & PG Oral Winner Nicola Harrison

Thank you to all our Keynotes, Student Presenters & guests...

We've had a wonderful day!

13/05/2026

Very pleased to welcome our Final Keynote of the day, Hartpury Alumni Dee So'oialo, Founder of The Performance Hub.

13/05/2026

We are back after lunch, welcoming our 2nd Keynote Speaker, Dr Richard Newton from Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance , discussing infectious disease control.

13/05/2026

A reminder of our schedule for this afternoon, we are joined by our 2nd Keynote, Dr Richard Newton (EIDS), a further 3 PG & 3 UG presentations, more poster presentations in our afternoon session, and our final Keynote, Dee So’oialo, The Performance Hub!

More to come after Lunch!

13/05/2026

Our first poster session saw our first ever Speed Presentations… we were joined by Freya & Catarina who both had 3 minutes each to present their projects in front of the room! They did a fabulous job

13/05/2026

We cannot run our event without our fabulous team of Student Volunteers. These are all Hartpury students who are donating their time to help us set up, run registration, run our Q&A & clear away at the end!

We’re also very lucky to be joined by Jade Hanlon Art, our photographer, an equine student at Hartpury who is also presenting her work this us later this afternoon!

13/05/2026

Welcome to our first key note speaker, Associate Professory Dr. Jenny Burbage, who is joining us from Research Group in Breast Health to discuss why breast health matters in horse riders...