Camie Heleski, PhD, MS, is an instructor and adviser in the University of Kentucky equine science and management program. Previously, she worked at Michigan State University, where she was the two-year horse management program coordinator for 25 years. Her applied research interests include equine behavior and welfare, horse-human interactions, and working equids in the world’s developing regions. She’s currently president of the International Society for Equitation Science and has served as scientific chair for the National Farm Animal Care Council’s Canadian equine welfare code committee. Her equine research and outreach efforts have taken her to Brazil, Mexico, Honduras, Egypt, and Mali. She enjoys dressage with her Arabian gelding, MSU Ducati._x000D_

Jim Lowe, DVM, is the technical services veterinarian for the large animal business unit of Vetoquinol USA. He received his doctorate in veterinary medicine from Texas A&M University in 1995 and earned additional degrees in veterinary science and wildlife and fisheries sciences. Currently licensed to practice in Texas, he previously ran a large animal ambulatory service in Arkansas with his wife. Lowe is member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Texas Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Equine Practitioners, American Association of Bovine Practitioners, and the American Embryo Transfer Association._x000D_