Stephanie Key

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Lecturer
Faculty:
Faculty of Science and Engineering
School:
Writtle School of Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Sciences
Location:
Writtle
Research Supervision:
Yes

Stephanie Key has a degree in Equine Business Management and an MSc in Equine Performance Science. Her specialisms are business, event management and science – in particular anatomy and physiology. She is also a BHS Stage 3 qualified coach. She is interested in equine biomechanics and the influence of different variables on equine kinematics.

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Background

Stephanie has been working in education for 10 years, starting as a lecturer in further education, then moving to work across both further and higher education for several years, before moving to higher education full-time. She owns two horses: one she produced herself from a three-year-old and who will ultimately event, and a semi-retired ex-eventer who is on loan to a friend for hacking only.

Stephanie's undergraduate dissertation investigated the influence of pelvic asymmetry of the rider on weight distribution in the saddle, and continued to investigate asymmetry as part of her postgraduate thesis, focusing on the impact of induced rider asymmetry on equine limb kinematics. She has also assisted in a study on gaze analysis in the rider when jumping a course of jumps. She looks forward to continuing to work on various research projects throughout her career.

Research interests
  • Equine biomechanics
  • Rider asymmetry
Areas of research supervision

Biomechanics/kinematics

Teaching

Stephanie is Module Leader for:

  • Equine Anatomy and Physiology
  • Equine Research Technology
  • Equine Business and Event Management
  • Business Skills
  • Consultancy Project
  • Equestrian Enterprise Management
  • Second Year Group Tutorial

She also teaches on:

  • Digital Brand Management
  • Equine Health Management
  • Young Horse Production
  • Equine Nutrition
  • Functional Anatomy
Qualifications
  • FdA Equine Business Management, Hartpury College
  • BSc Equine Performance and Business Management, Writtle University College
  • MSc Equine Performance Science, Writtle University College
  • BHS Stage 1, 2 (inc. 2 teach) and 3 (inc. 3 teach)
  • PTLLS Level 3 Teaching Qualification
Recent presentations and conferences

Hartpury Alltech Conference 2021 – Presentation of undergraduate dissertation