DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECVS, Prof.

René van Weeren graduated in 1983 from the Utrecht University, The Netherlands. He became a staff member of the Department of General and Large Animal Surgery in that year and obtained his PhD degree in 1989.

From 1991-1993 he worked as a visiting professor at the Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria of the Universidad Nacional in Heredia, Costa Rica. He became a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1994.

DVM, PhD, Prof.

Lars Roepstorff graduated as a veterinary surgeon 1985. He has practised as an equine clinician both in private practice at different clinics and at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).

He has worked closely to equestrian sports with assignment as a national team vet and as a lecturer in continuing education of professional trainers. He has headed the department of Equine Studies at SLU.

DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, Prof. 

Kevin Keegan graduated in 1983 from the University of Missouri’s College of Veterinary Medicine before entering private equine practice for 3 years.

After completing an equine surgery residency and Master’s degree in Veterinary Clinical Medicine at the University of Illinois in 1989 (studying biomechanics and bioengineering), he returned to private practice in an equine surgical referral center in Michigan.

Dr.med.vet., PhD, Dipl. ACVSMR, Prof. 

Michael Weishaupt graduated in Veterinary Medicine in 1989 at the University of Berne. Between 1990 and 1993 he worked as an assistant at the Swiss National Stud in Avenches and completed his doctoral thesis on “The relationship among local structural, biochemical and functional variables describing muscle oxidative capacity in horses and steers” at the Department of Large Animal Medicine of the University of Berne.

DVM, PhD

Filipe Manuel Serra Bragança graduated in 2013 from the Veterinary University of Lisbon, Portugal. After graduation, he performed his internship at an equine practice in the UK. In 2014 he started his PhD at Utrecht University (The Netherlands) performing research in equine biomechanics and locomotion, focusing on objective gait analysis. He is the Co-founder of the EGAS. He is parttime employed by Sleip as a biomechanical researcher.

DVM, PhD, IVCA-cert. chiropractor

Aagje Hardeman graduated from Utrecht University in 2012, as Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Afterwards, she did the BackBone Academy in Germany, to become a certified equine chiropractor. In 2014, she moved to Germany to work at Tierklinik Lüsche, one of the biggest equine hospitals in Europe, where she has been part of the orthopaedic and rehabilitation team. Simultaneously, she did her PhD, supervised by Prof. Dr. Rene van Weeren (Utrecht University) and Prof. Dr. Lars Roepstorff (SLU, Uppsala, Sweden) entitled ‘Large scale clinical application of quantitative gait analysis in horses’. She is the founder of DataHorse and Co-founder of the EGAS. She is parttime employed by Sleip, supporting veterinarians in their (equine gait analysis) data collection and data interpretation. 

MSc, PhD

In 2014, during his master thesis at Uppsala University, Sweden, Christoffer started working with the kinematics of lameness in horses. The thesis led directly to his employment at Qualisys AB, Gothenburg, Sweden, as Product Owner and Business Development Director for Equine Solutions. There, he developed software for quantifying kinematic asymmetries in horses using marker based optical motion capture, geared towards clinical use. Currently, he is employed by Sleip as a biomechanical researcher.

DVM, PhD

Emma graduated in 2015 at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden. She received her postgraduate education at the department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, SLU. In 2020 she defended her thesis entitled “Evaluation of vertical movement asymmetries in riding horses”, which investigates the clinical significance and interpretation of vertical movement asymmetries in riding horses under different circumstances and the use of objective systems to improve orthopaedic diagnostics. 

PhD, BHSI, BSc (Hons), Ass. Prof.

Russell MacKechnie-Guire holds a PhD in Equine Biomechanics, graduating from the Royal Veterinary College in 2019. Russell’s thesis was titled ‘The Relationship between Saddle and Rider Kinematics, Equine Locomotion, and Thoracolumbar Pressures in Sports Horses’. Russell is an Associate Professor at Hartpury University and the founder/owner of Centaur Biomechanics.

Jeanne Parmentier graduated in 2018 from Biology Engineering at the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France). Her Bachelor‘s (France) and Master’s (Texas, USA) research projects focused on developing measurement tools and algorithms to gather biomechanical information from horses and sheep inertial measurement units, 3D motion capture, and force plate data. Currently, she is employed by Utrecht University and Inertia Technology, working on the the IMU-sensor based system Equi-Pro.

DVM, FEI vet, IVCA-cert. chiropractor

Marc Koene is a distinguished equine veterinarian and co-owner of Tierklinik Lüsche, a leading equine clinic in Germany. He specializes in equine orthopedics, surgery, and ophthalmology. Dr. Koene serves as a team veterinarian for the German Dressage Team. His commitment to advancing equine care includes active involvement in research and the application of new technologies, such as 3D printing, feed supplements, and laser treatment.

Dipl. ECVS, dipl. ACVSMR, Cert. ISELP, EGAS, FES

Stefan Cokelaere graduated as a veterinarian from Ghent University in 2001. He gained international experience through internships in Canada, the UK, and the USA. He spent over a decade at Utrecht University's Equine Clinic. As a senior staff member, he focused on equine surgery, orthopedics, sports medicine, and rehabilitation. Since 2018, he has been working at the Sporthorse Medical Diagnostic Center (SMDC) in Heesch, The Netherlands.