PRESS RELEASE

"Equitation Science"
Dr. Andrew McLean
PhD (Equine cognition and learning)
BSc (Zoology), Dip Ed
June 25, 2014
7:00 p.m.
Lecture/Q&A
Free admission

The National Sporting Library & Museum is pleased to invite you to attend our John H. Daniels Fellow's lecture and question and answer session on "Equitation Science". Winner of the highest Australian Science award, the Eureka Prize for Science, Andrew McLean developed and manages the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre, the most internationally recognised horse training and behaviour modification centre in Australia. "Preserving, sharing and promoting the literature, art and culture of equestrian, angling and field sports."

Andrew McLean holds a PhD in equine cognition and learning, has been an accredited horse riding coach for over 30 years and has written 5 books (including an International Best Seller) and authored 35 peer-reviewed journal articles. Andrew has lectured at The University of Tasmania for 11 years in Animal Behaviour, cell biology, genetics, Anatomy, Ecology and Tasmanian fauna. In 1977, he wrote 5 distance-education books on cell biology and genetics. A past winner of the Advanced section of the famous Gawler Three-Day-Event, he has also represented Australia in Horse Trials, been short-listed for World Championships and competed at State and National events in FEI level dressage and eventing, has show-jumped to Grand Prix level and held a Racehorse owner-trainer's licence and raced bareback in Australia and New Zealand in the 1970 and 80's.

"Preserving, sharing and promoting the literature, art and culture of equestrian, angling and field sports." 102 The Plains Road
Middleburg, Virginia 20117
540-687-6542

First posted: June 17, 2014
Last update: Jan 21, 2020