Speaker bio page for Roly Owers

Bio

Roly has been Chief Executive of World Horse Welfare since 2008, already knowing the charity well, having led its fundraising and communication teams from 1999 to 2003. Roly qualified as a veterinary surgeon at Cambridge University in 1992 and worked in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, which included a posting as the Veterinary Officer at the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in London. Roly is actively involved in the charity’s work in the UK and worldwide, and is a Director of the British Horse Council, Treasurer for the British Equine Veterinary Association and on the Management Board of the European Horse Network. He established the UK’s Equine Disease Coalition, of which he is Chair. He also leads the charity’s work advising horse sport regulators, including the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) and the British Horseracing Authority.