She leads the Animal Behaviour, Performance and Welfare Research Group at Nottingham Trent University. Her research interests include the impact of horse and human vision on equestrian performance, equine emotion, optimising equine husbandry and housing and improving equine transport. She is a director on the board of the National Equine Welfare Council (NEWC), has supervised PhD projects investigating non-invasive measures of stress and is currently supervising a project investigating sleep patterns in horses. Carol owns three Iberian horses and has an interest in classical equitation. Her overarching aim is to raise awareness of equine welfare issues and to improve the well-being and sustainability of all equines.