Dr Anne Beasley is a teaching and research academic at The University of Queensland. Anne has completed undergraduate studies in both equine science and agricultural science, followed by a PhD investigating the underlying physiology of the periparturient relaxation to gastrointestinal worms in sheep.

From her post-doctoral work through to her current research role, Anne has focused on issues relating to parasite infections of horses and ruminants including the worsening challenge of anthelmintic resistance, sustainable management practices, and the complex interactions between parasite, host and environment.

Professor Bryden recently retired as Foundation Chair of Animal Science at the University of Queensland and continues as an Emeritus Professor. Prior to that, he was Pro-Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney. His major research interests include various aspects of animal nutrition and toxicology; especially amino acid metabolism, feed quality and safety, including mycotoxicology and gut health. In 2003, Professor Bryden was awarded the Centenary Medal for his contributions to science and education. He Co-Chaired the Gordon Research Conference on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins in 2005 and was a member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Food Safety (2001-2018), European Commission Expert Assessor for Sustainable Food Security and Joint FAO/WHO Expert Group on Hazards Associated with Animal Feed. He is an elected Fellow of the Nutrition Society of Australia, the Australian Association of Animal Sciences, and the Agriculture Institute Australia. Professor Bryden is currently a member of the NHMRC Dietary Guidelines Sustainability Working Group and Editor-in-Chief of the CSIRO journal Animal Production Science. 

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Wayne grew up with horses in Upper Hunter region of NSW, near Scone where he competed in a variety of horse activities from the show ring to rodeos. While at the University of Sydney he participated in equine research on aspects of nutrition and exercise physiology. Following his move to Queensland he has worked in groups that unravelled the role of caterpillars in equine amnionitis and foetal loss (EAFL), examined vitamin K metabolism in horses, and the impact of maternal metabolic status on foal growth and development. He is also a member of Bat One Health, a global research group that seeks to understand the science of virus spillover from bats, including Hendra virus.

I graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science and a Diploma of Veterinary Clinical Studies from the University of Sydney. In 2009, I was awarded a PhD from the University of Queensland investigating the role of the Processionary Caterpillar in equine abortions. I have worked in equine practice at the University of Sydney Rural Veterinary Centre and Satur Veterinary Clinic in Scone and was a raceday veterinarian in Sydney, Toowoomba and Ipswich. I was also the managing director of a horse transport company. In 2004, I moved from the Hunter Valley to Toowoomba.

I worked for the University of Queensland as Co-ordinator of Equine and Livestock Health  and as a Senior Lecturer in Equine Science. In 2019, I became the Director of Veterinary Services for Aquis Farm, responsible for veterinary services of their properties in Canungra, Murrurundi and Seymour. 

I moved back to the education sector in 2022 and developed the University of Southern Queensland Bachelor of Agricultural Technology. Following this I have worked as the UniSQ Director of Business Development and am now and adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Southern Queensland.

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Research Interests:  Equine Foetal Loss, Equine Welfare, Equine Nutrition, Equine Exercise Physiology.

Associate Professor Melody de Laat is a clinical and research veterinarian specialising in equine metabolic disease, laminitis and novel drug development. She is based at Queensland University of Technology where she combines research with teaching and being deputy chair of the University Animal Ethics Committee and an Academic Lead in Diversity and Inclusion.

Dr de Laat is also a member and Past President of the Pharmacology chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists and a member of the Global Equine Endocrinology group.

 Danielle has pursued an education in all things equine since beginning her undergraduate studies in 2006 at The University of Queensland. Since then, she has worked in the equine industry both on farm and in the lab genotyping and parentage verifying our Australian bred horses. In 2019 Danielle completed her PhD where she has contributed to knowledge on how we feed horses and ponies with equine metabolic syndrome.

She is now an early career researcher continuing these ideas with collaborations between institutes and industry. Research interests include gastrointestinal physiology, animal genetics, genomics, endocrinology, metabolism, intestinal microbiology, and large animal nutrition. 

 After completing undergraduate studies in Agricultural Science at the University of Sydney, a Masters degree in Applied Science from the University of Queensland, a Ph.D. from the University of Sydney, and a post-doctoral research fellowship at Macquarie University, Caroline’s goal was to provide a link between science and industry and in 2004 established Equine Consulting Services, an nutritional advisory service for the horse industry. 

Her client base includes leading trainers, breeders, owners and feed suppliers in both the racing and performance horse industry.  In 2021 Caroline founded Nourish Equine Nutrition Pty Ltd, offering scientifically formulated products and tailored nutritional support for the industry.  

Erica Gee is an Associate Professor in Preclinical & Equine Veterinary Science, teaching into the vet degree at Massey University, New Zealand. Erica’s research focusses on equine nutrition, growth and development. She is a registered specialist in equine reproduction.

Dr. Peter Huntington received a veterinary degree from the University of Melbourne in 1981 and then worked in equine practice in Berwick, Victoria before joining the Department of Agriculture (Victoria) as the horse specialist veterinary officer. While with the Department of Agriculture, he conducted research and investigation into equine welfare and the nutrition of horses.

Dr. Huntington was an external lecturer and examiner at the University of Melbourne Veterinary Science program and holds numerous other appointments in the horse industry.

He is a past president and editor of the Australian Equine Veterinary Association, and has been a Trustee of the Australian Horse Industry Council for a number of years. In 1993 he joined Rhone-Poulenc Animal Nutrition (RPAN) as Director of Equine Nutrition to spearhead their new horse nutrition division. This commenced a relationship with Kentucky Equine Research, who provided consultancy services to RPAN. In 1999, Kentucky Equine Research established an Australasian operation with Dr. Huntington as Director of Equine Nutrition.

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Dr. Huntington travels widely to consult with horse owners and managers on equine nutrition and to lecture on the subject. Dr. Huntington is the author of the popular book Horse Sense – The Guide to Horse Care in Australia and New Zealand 2nd edition published in 2005 and is a respected author of many articles and papers on a variety of topics relating to equine nutrition.

Elizabeth has been employed as an animal nutritionist throughout Australia for over 40 years. After completing an honours degree in Agricultural Science at the University of Western Australia, Elizabeth embarked on a career providing least-cost feed formulations and technical support with leading animal health and premix companies, firstly in WA and then in NSW, VIC and QLD.

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Elizabeth further expanded her knowledge base by serving for 17 years as a senior manager within Australia's largest independent laboratory providing analytical services and quality solutions to the meat, stockfeed and livestock industries. During this time, Elizabeth's expertise was called upon to serve in a an advisory capacity within RIRDC, Standards Australia, Equestrian Australia and as a lecturer in nutrition at the University of Queensland.

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Elizabeth has served as a board member for Equestrian Australia and a not-for-profit disability service provider. Elizabeth is now employed as Company Nutritionist for Milne Feeds in WA. As and equestrian, Elizabeth was Chef d'Equip for dressage at the 2014 World Games, is a B level judge and was previously an accredited coach. Elizabeth has won numerous National Dressage titles up to Grand Prix.

Chris obtained his PhD from Massey University and then was a Huygens Post-Doctoral fellow at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. After completion of the Post-Doctoral appointment, Chris then returned to take up a position within the School of Veterinary Science at Massey University, New Zealand.

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Chris is currently the New Zealand Equine Trust Chair in Equine Health Welfare and Performance and holds editorial board positions on six of the leading Veterinary and Animal Science Journals. Professor Rogers' research interests include an eclectic mix of equine biomechanics, equine exercise physiology & nutrition, equine industry epidemiology, and equestrian sport. His programme of research and teaching has been pivotal in providing the background knowledge needed to describe and improve equine production in New Zealand and internationally. In NZ and internationally, this work has formed the reference data for the codes of welfare for the horse, policy statements on 2-year-old racing and welfare guidelines for working horses.

Dr Jaz Skinner completed her PhD in Equine Science at the University of Queensland where she investigated Vitamin K and Vitamin K-dependent protein (VKDP) functioning in the horse. Prior to this, she undertook an Equine Nutrition & Exercise Physiology Internship with Kentucky Equine Research (KER) in the USA. 

She has been involved in nutritional related, pharmacological and exercise physiology research with horses, and now a lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is passionate about educating the next generation of animal scientists. She is the proud owner of several retired OTT horses (including the 2023 QLD Trotters Cup Group 1 winning ‘Wee Man Trouble’ and champion pacer ‘Rocknroll Classic’), and on her weekends you will find her taking every opportunity she can to ride them.