THE CAFRE equine performance and training conference took place on Wednesday last at Greenmount Campus, Antrim. The conference was attended by over 100 industry professionals including riders, coaches, breeders, trainers and vets as well as a group of equine students from Chichester College in England.

The conference opened with Dr Lisa Katz from University College Dublin Veterinary School, presenting an enthusiastic scientific view of how the horse adapts to training, as well as the technology which can be used to gather this information.