Given Name

Roly 

Middle Name 

Alan

Family Name

OWERS

Current Position

Chief Executive

Organization

World Horse Welfare

Nationality-Resident

British

Major Interest

·Member   of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (since 1992)

·UK   Equine Sector Council – Steering Group (since 2009)

·Pet   Plan Charitable Trust – Small Grants Committee (since 2010)

·British   Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) – Treasurer (since 2011)

·European   Horse Network Board (since 2012)

·UK   Equine Disease Coalition Chair (since 2012)

·Eurogroup   for Animals – Equine Working Group Chair (since 2015)

·EU   Animal Welfare Platform (since 2017)

Education

·1986-1992 - University of Cambridge

·BA   (Hons) (Medical Sciences Tripos)

·Vet   MB (Clinical Veterinary Medicine and Surgery)

·1979-1985 Worth   School, Sussex

Post-graduate Training

·2005 - Certified Fundraising Executive   (CFRE)

·1996-1997 - London School of Hygiene and   Tropical Medicine MSc (Nutrition and Public Health, with distinction)

Professional Experience

·2008-Present Chief Executive, World Horse   Welfare, Norfolk

·2003-2007 Development Director, The Perse   School, Cambridge

·1999-2003 Director of   Support (Fundraising & Communications), ILPH, Norfolk

·1992-1999 Royal Army Veterinary Corps   (serving in Northern Ireland, London and Melton Mowbray)

·1992 Veterinary Surgeon, Blue Cross Animal   Hospital, London

Honors and Awards

2016 - BEVA Equine Welfare Award

More recent publications

Owers,   R. and Meldrum, K.; Long-distance transport of horses for slaughter; Veterinary   Record; 2009; Issue 165(24), 728

Owers,   R.; The equine welfare crisis; Equine Health; 2013 Volume 2013(13),   12-12 

Owers,   R.; Challenging times; Equine Health; 2013; Volume 2013(10), 42

Owers,   R.; World Horse Welfare information pack; Veterinary Record; 2013; Issue   172(25), 668

Owers,   R.; Politics and horses; Equine Health; 2014; Volume 2014(15), 36-39.

Owers,   R. and Marr, C.; World Horse Welfare online collection of research on working   equids; Equine Veterinary Journal; 2014; Volume 46, Issue 6, 764–765

Owers,   R.; Removing the Blinkers….; Equine Health; 2015; Volume 2015(24), 44-45