So today I finished what has been days of student presentations. But I have so say how happy and SUPER PROUD I am of all of my students! They delivered outstanding educational seminars on what they feel passionate about. There was a high level of research carried out and plenty of appraisal of existing literature and publications. I can honestly say that their passion for their chosen subjects was so obvious and they all put an amazing amount of effort in. I have learnt so much from them all this week
They all chose their own topics too!
Some of the topics included:
-Biodiversity: Current situation and how we can help
-Are aquariums ethical: A discussion of progress since the Blackfish documentary and steps moving forward
-Daily challenges faced by deaf people: and what we can do to help (included lots of info on support dogs)
-The problems associated with 'designer dog breeding' and the health issues they face (this was really interesting as I myself published a paper on this a few years ago)!
-The growing obesity pandemic and impacts of excess weight carrying on equine welfare
-Progress in the horse racing industry: improving welfare standards, public perceptions and continuing issues with skeletal maturity in young horses
-Climate change: Where we are at and what the future has in store
-The importance of rider fitness and nutrition as part of the equine athlete combination
-The declining hedgehog population in the UK and how you can help
-The impact of coronavirus on UK zoos and animal charities
-The horse breeding crisis; pressures faced by animal welfare charities
This is why I love this module; I get to teach not only my equine students, but also animal science students and agriculture students. So such a mixed variety of topics! I was able to give so many first class grades.
It's been such a lovely week!
Despite the challenges with my career and travel etc; it's always the students that remind me why I do what i do
Although they’re a nice couple they don’t seem to understand that you have to pick up your dog’s waste, so the shared garden we have isn’t covered in it but most importantly my pigs don’t have their grass totally wrecked! Not seen Diesel the gorgeous dog out there for ages, now I know why! So yup, the pigs are very happy there’s some (clean!) green stuff in their bellies! 
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