Dr. Barbara Padalino graduated in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Bari (Italy) in 2002 and in 2017 completed her PhD entitled “Transportation of horses and the implications for health and welfare” at the University of Sydney, Australia. She currently works as a Associate Professor in animal science at the University of Bologna. Before taking this position she worked as a researcher in Animal Science at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari (Italy) and as Assistant Professor in animal behaviour and welfare at the College of Veterinary Medicine City University & Cornell University (Hong Kong). Horses have characterised all her life; she has been a rider, a driver, a Standardbred horse breeder, an equine veterinarian and an equine scientist! She has carried out research projects on the effects of transport on animal health and welfare for the last 10 years. However, her research spans a number of topic from animal behaviour and welfare to internal and sports medicine. She is a member of the Animal Transport Association (ATA), the International Society of Equitation Science (ISES), and the European Association of Animal Production (EAAP). She often publishes/presents in peer reviewed international journals and conferences on topics related with animal health and welfare.
