Lee is a Chartered Physiotherapist, graduating as a ‘human’ physiotherapist in 1997 from Teesside University in England. He started his veterinary training while working full time in the NHS and qualified with ACPAT (the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy) in 1999. For the past 25 years Lee has specialized in the treatment of horses and their riders and currently own and manage a rider performance clinic ‘Functional Physiotherapy’, and the ‘Equine Physiotherapy Clinic’ in Co. Durham. Between 2005 and 2016 the ‘Equine Physiotherapy Clinic' included in-patient facilities providing treatment and rehabilitation for a wide variety of Musculoskeletal, Orthopaedic and post-surgical conditions

Since 2010 Lee has worked with multiple GBR Equestrian teams providing physiotherapy services for both horses and riders. Throughout this time, he has supported the squads and team members at 15 European Championships and 6 World Championships, including WEG in 2014 and 2018. Also, in 2012 he was one of the team of eight ACPAT Physiotherapists selected to work at the London Olympics, providing physiotherapy support for horses from all nations.

Lee has been a visiting lecturer at Leahurst Veterinary School at the University of Liverpool on the ACPAT MSc Veterinary Physiotherapist course since 2015 and is a clinical educator for students who are converting from human to veterinary therapy at both Liverpool and Hartpury Universities.

For the past 15 years Lee has had a special interest in horse, saddle and rider asymmetry, in particular the influence that one has on the others. This interest culminated in a 6-year PhD project that looked at the use of simulators in rider analysis and investigated the possible causes of rider asymmetry.

Rachel is a highly experienced Sport Horse Clinician, who is based at Rossdales Diagnostic Centre. She joined our team in October 2019, having spent more than 20 years at the Animal Health Trust where she was responsible for the Equine MRI diagnostic service, ran the orthopaedic research group and provided a clinical service focused on imaging, poor performance and rehabilitation in sport horses.

Rachel graduated from University of Cambridge before specialising in equine surgery, undertaking an internship and surgical residency in the USA, becoming a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. After 5 years in the USA, she returned to England as an equine surgeon at the University of Cambridge Veterinary School. She subsequently completed a PhD, investigating exercise-associated joint adaptation and injury in horses.

She has led many studies investigating sport horse training, injury and performance, including for British Dressage, British Eventing, British Equestrian Federation and the FEI. She has also published numerous articles on orthopaedic problems and advanced imaging in horses, contributed to a number of books and edited the standard text on Equine MRI.

Rachel also works for the British Equestrian Federation in various roles, from scientific advice to practical veterinary assessments with various GB squads. Rachel has been providing advice for the BEF World Class Programme since 2009 and has been integrally involved in the maintenance and preparation of numerous team horses for Championships and Olympic Games. She is an FEI treating veterinarian, has worked as a veterinary surgeon with the GB Dressage and Show jumping teams, including as a team vet, and was an official treating veterinarian at the 2012 Olympics.

Rachel has experience training and competing horses to Grand Prix and international level dressage, has competed in a variety of equestrian sports, and is a BHS accredited professional coach.

Dr. Emily Rose holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and is a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Dr. Rose has been a Physical Therapists for over ten years and has practiced in many human settings including inpatient, subacute and outpatient care providing her with experience throughout the phases of tissue healing and rehabilitation through disease processes. Dr. Rose is faculty for the University of Tennessee Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner program and travels internationally teaching clinics and workshops. Dr. Rose is also an active rider herself and competes in Dressage. She has achieved her USDF Bronze Medal rider achievement award. Dr. Rose and her husband, Ryan Rose, own and operate Rose Horsemanship Center in Brooklyn, WI which is a full service training and rehabilitation facility.

Dr. Tena Ursini grew up on a family-owned dairy farm before attending Michigan State University for her undergraduate and veterinary degrees. She performed two rotating internships at ESMS in Weatherford, Texas, and Rood and Riddle, in Lexington, Kentucky. She then performed a residency at the University of Tennessee in Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. She became board certified in the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation and remained as faculty at UT while earning her PhD. Her clinical interests include rehabilitation, and managing musculoskeletal conditions in all large animal species. Her research interests involve spinal biomechanics as well as validating rehabilitation treatment protocols.