Cathrynne grew up with horses and competed in eventing before pursuing a career in event and performing arts management after graduating with a BA(Hons). After being drawn back to horses she attended Adelaide University to study Equine Management, eventually combining her love of horses and event management experience to run then Adelaide International Horse Trials, an Olympic Standard Three day event held in the centre of the Adelaide CBD.

Since returning to NSW, Cathrynne completed Diploma in Organic Agriculture, followed by a Master of Animal Science with a research project using a remote control car to mimic a popular horse training method and then a PhD at Charles Sturt University. Cathrynne’s PhD explored the effects of stress and exercise on equine cognition with a focus on applied cognitive and affective neuroscience.

Cathrynne has also run a horse training and coaching business, worked in animal welfare law enforcement, taught equine studies and livestock production and welfare at TAFE NSW , been a guest lecturer at universities in Australia and the United Kingdom and is the current Junior Vice President of the International Society for Equitation Science.  Cathrynne is currently working with a number of interdisciplinary and international teams researching indicators of affective state in horses, equine welfare assessment and One Welfare.

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