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Overview
Miss Emma Davies, Senior Lecturer in Rider Performance & Programme Manager BSc (Hons) Equestrian Sports Science at Hartpury University.
Research interests
Research interests include psychology of injury in equestrian sport, psychological demands of horse riders, general rider performance, and demands on horse racing stable staff.
Currently working on research studying the impact of COVID-19 on staff in horse racing, the psychological antecedents of injury in stable staff, and the use of corticosteroid injections in competition horses.
Membership to Equine Performance Research Centre, member & Convenor for Human-Equine Interaction Community of Practice.
Manuscript Reviewer for The Sport Psychologist, and abstract reviewer for Alltech-Hartpury, ISES, and UKESC conferences. Presentation reviewer for BASES conference.
Co-Collaborator and presenter for Key Stage 3 workshops on anatomy & physiology at Cheltenham Science Festival. Assistant presenter for Large Animal dissection demo also held at Science Festival.
Organize Pony Club & Pony Racing workshops to offer fitness and position advice to young children entering pony racing. Led workshops for Pony Club camps on rider fitness.
Support British Dressage workshops, including regional para-dressage and dressage training days, and BD South West Little Leg Up series.
Current teaching
Currently teaching modules across levels 4 - 6, specializing in horse & rider performance and equine exercise physiology.
Supervisory role for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Dissertations.
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
External positions and memberships
Professional Member of BASES
External Examiner at Hadlow College, University of Greenwich
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology of Injury , PhD, Psychological responses to injury in UK Horseracing Stable Staff , University of the West of England (UWE)
1 Jan 2020 → …
Award Date: 1 Jan 2025
Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, PGCHE, University of the West of England (UWE)
Award Date: 30 Jun 2016
Equine Science , Masters (MSc), University of the West of England (UWE)
Award Date: 31 Aug 2013
Equine Sports Science , BSc (Hons), University of the West of England (UWE)
Award Date: 31 Jul 2012
External positions
External Examiner , Hadlow College, University of Greenwich
1 Sept 2019 → …
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Is Injury an Occupational Hazard for Horseracing Staff?
Davies, E., McConn-Palfreymann, W., Parker, J., Cameron, L. & Williams, J. M., 12 Feb 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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The psychological responses of British amateur point-to-point jockeys to personal injury
Davies, E. & Steel, L., 2 Dec 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Comparative Exercise Physiology. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A narrative review of the risk factors and psychological consequences of injury in horseracing stable staff
Davies, E., McConn-Palfreymann, W., Williams, J. M. & Lovell, G., 15 Jun 2021, In: Comparative Exercise Physiology. 17, 4, p. 303-317 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Performance demands in the Endurance Rider
Williams, J., Douglas, J., Davies, E., Bloom, F. & Castejon, C., 12 Apr 2021, In: Comparative Exercise Physiology. 17, 3, p. 199-217 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Racing to a Staffing Solution: An investigation into the current staffing crisis within the UK horseracing industry
Juckes, E., Williams, J., Challinor, C. & Davies, E., 11 Jan 2021, In: Comparative Exercise Physiology. 17, 1, p. 73-89 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)370 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
Activities
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Retraining of racehorses: attributes associated with successful post-racing careers
Steph Evans (Speaker), Emma Davies (Speaker), Richard Corrigan (Speaker), Marc Pierard (Speaker) & Jane Williams (Speaker)
Oct 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation at Conference
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The impact of COVID-19 on staff working practices in UK Horseracing
Emma Davies (Speaker), Geoff Lovell (Speaker), Jane Williams (Speaker) & Will McConn-Palfreymann (Speaker)
15 Jul 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation at Conference
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British Para Dressage South West Rider Performance Day
Emma Davies (Participant)
10 Feb 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Sport Psychologist (Journal)
Emma Davies (Reviewer)
2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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British Dressage Regional South West 'Fit to Ride' Day
Emma Davies (Participant)
21 Feb 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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Horseracing’s Staff Recruitment and Retention Problems
19/3/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Horseracing staff are positive about new working practices
Emma Davies, Geoff Lovell, Jane Williams & Will McConn-Palfreymann
1/7/20 → 6/7/20
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media