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                                                                                In Tokyo, I was very proud to have
                                                                                two of my clients on the team; Tom
                                                                                McEwen with Toledo de Kerser, whom
                                                                                IÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™ve worked with for 15 years, and Laura
                                                                                Collett with London 52. My journey with
                                                                                the team so far has included team gold
                                                                                medals at the European Championships
                                                                                in 2017, the World Equestrian Games
                                                                                in 2018, and the Olympic Games Tokyo
                                                                                2020. We also achieved team silver at
                                                                                the Europeans in 2019 and numerous
                                                                                individual medals along the way.


                                                                                IÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™ve always been keen to continue my
                                                                                professional development. In 2015 I
                                                                                completed the Associate exam of the
                                                                                Worshipful Company of Farriers, which
                                                                                is an anatomy and pathology-based
                                                                                syllabus. The desire to keep learning
                                                                                led me to take on the RVC Equine
                                                                                Locomotor Research project. This
                                                                                involves a more scientific and evidence-
                                                                                based approach to farriery and was a
                                                                                fresh challenge, but very rewarding. It
                                                                                allowed me to question some common
                                                                                beliefs within the industry. Peer-to-peer
                                                                                learning was a new experience. Being
                                                                                able to bounce ideas off each other
                                                                                and offer advice to each other made
                                                                                learning and researching very enjoyable.
                                                                                It has also given me a great foundation
                                                                                to continue studying for the Fellowship
                                                                                exam, which I intend to take on within
                                                                                the next couple of years.

                                                                                Greig graduated from the RVCÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s
                                                                                Graduate Diploma in Equine
                                                                                Locomotor Research this year.
                                                                                rvc.uk.com/graddipUK
         Greig with Artic Soul at the World Equestrian
         Games in Tryon 2018                                                    Congratulations Greig!


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