Job title
Senior Lecturer in Equine Science
Job responsibilities
Dr Lyn Hopegood teaches on the modules MSc Equine Health and Welfare, BSc (Hons) Equine Sports Science, BSc (Hons) Equine Sports Science (Equestrian Psychology), FdSc Sports Horse Management and Training.
Research Centre or Group
Animal and Equine Science
Research, scholarly and professional interests
Areas of research include material properties of equine hoof horn, sports injury and equine rehabilitation, Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) and electron paramagnetic resonance.
- Material properties of equine hoof horn: Comparison of tubule density of donkey hoof horn with that of horse and pony hoof horn; analyses of the moisture content of both full hoof wall depth and partial hoof wall depth; identification of the modulus of elasticity of donkey hoof horn at different levels of hydration.
- Sports injury and equine rehabilitation: The physiological effects of massage and deep oscillation on the horse.
- Evening Primrose Oil (EPO): The effect on the mechanical properties of equine hoof horn, together with the influence of oral EPO on the lipids within the hoof wall.
- Electron paramagnetic resonance: Computer modelling of the hoof wall using finite element analysis.
Current projects
Research funding includes:
- Physiological effects of deep oscillation in the horse, Physiomed (2009), £533.
Information for prospective research students
Opportunities to carry out postgraduate research towards an MPhil/PhD or MSc by research exist in all the areas identified above and in associated interdisciplinary areas. For informal queries, please contact Jillian Labadz.
Further information may be obtained from the University Graduate School.
