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PhD candidate, CQUniversity Australia

Karen Luke is a PhD candidate researching the relationship between horse welfare and rider safety. She has expertise in ridden horse behaviour, ridden horse welfare and human behaviour change. Her research has shown that rider safety can be improved through improving horse welfare. She has also developed a novel approach to horse welfare and training based on systems thinking.

Karen works on education and horse welfare policy with organisations such as Pony Club Australia.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    PhD candidate, CQUniversity

Publications

  • 2023
    Does a working knowledge of learning theory relate to improved horse welfare and rider safety?, Anthrozoös
  • 2023
    Bit use and its relevance for rider safety, rider satisfaction and horse welfare in equestrian sport, Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • 2023
    Untangling the complex relationships between horse welfare, rider safety, and rider satisfaction, Anthrozoös
  • 2022
    A new approach to horse welfare based on systems thinking, Animal Welfare
  • 2022
    New insights into horse behaviour, horse welfare and horse-related safety, Applied Animal Behaviour Science