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We are very pleased to announce a new job posting of a 2.5 year fixed term postdoctoral research position for a project funded by the Horserace Betting Levy Board (UK) led by the Royal Veterinary College, London, UK (Dr. Thilo Pfau, Prof Renate Weller and Dr Jackie Cardwell) and in collaboration with University of Kentucky, USA (Prof Mick Peterson).
In this 2.5 year project we aim to develop a novel method of assessing different shoeing approaches for Thoroughbred horse racing. This multidisciplinary project will combine biomechanical assessment of racehorses with novel methods of mechanical assessment of shoeing approaches on different racing surfaces and with conducting qualitative surveys among jockeys with respect to perceived changes in horse locomotion as a function of different shoeing approaches. Practical work will be conducted at the British Racing School in Newmarket in collaboration with Simon Curtis farriery services.
For more details on this exciting postdoctoral research opportunity please visit the RVC jobs pages at https://jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=CSS-0244-17 and/or contact the principal investigator Dr Thilo Pfau at tpfau@rvc.ac.uk
Looking forward to starting work on this innovative, collaborative, multidisciplinary project.
Thilo Pfau
Senior Lecturer in Bio-Engineering, The Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
In this 2.5 year project we aim to develop a novel method of assessing different shoeing approaches for Thoroughbred horse racing. This multidisciplinary project will combine biomechanical assessment of racehorses with novel methods of mechanical assessment of shoeing approaches on different racing surfaces and with conducting qualitative surveys among jockeys with respect to perceived changes in horse locomotion as a function of different shoeing approaches. Practical work will be conducted at the British Racing School in Newmarket in collaboration with Simon Curtis farriery services.
For more details on this exciting postdoctoral research opportunity please visit the RVC jobs pages at https://jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=CSS-0244-17 and/or contact the principal investigator Dr Thilo Pfau at tpfau@rvc.ac.uk
Looking forward to starting work on this innovative, collaborative, multidisciplinary project.
Thilo Pfau
Senior Lecturer in Bio-Engineering, The Royal Veterinary College, London, UK