Experts and Speakers

Providing expertise and knowledge to the BHF

Our Experts and Speakers bring together a wealth of specialist knowledge and experience from across the equine sector. Through their research, professional expertise and practical experience, they help to advance understanding, share evidence-based knowledge and promote best practice in horse breeding, development and management.

Michael Bishop

Chief Executive RDA

Dr Jan Birch

Co-Chair BHF

Dr Andy Dell

PhD., PGCE, BSC (Hons)

Sarah Stoneham

BVSc

Prof. Chris Proudman

MRCVS

Dr Amy Holtby

PhD., BSC (Hons), MRAC

Emma Short

BSc (Hons), BETA NFAR registered nutritionist

Ass. Prof. Brad Hill

Nottingham University Vet School

Dr. Tullis Matson

Gemini Genetics

Dr. Russell MacKechnie-Guire

Centaur Biomechanics

Ben Benson

AWCF

Prof. Susanne Shultz

University of Manchester

Claire Shand

Dir. of Marketing, Westgate Labs

Prof. Alfonzo Ferrarez

Dir., Founder Equiyd