Horse Facility Design To Increase Horse Welfare
Horse Facility Design To Increase Horse Welfare
About Leonie
– Leonie Lee has ridden and trained horses most of her life. She is a qualified architect and has lectured in design at Deakin University, and wrote the first equine facilities design course in Australia which she has taught in Equine Management at Marcus Oldham College in Geelong for over 12 years.
Soon after completing her final year design thesis in the Bachelor of Architecture, which focused on the research and development of an inclusive equestrian centre accommodating people with disabilities, Leonie started up her own design company where she continued to develop her expertise in equine facility design and universal access.
Completed projects include the much-acclaimed thoroughbred training complex for Freedman Brothers Racing on the Mornington Peninsula, an innovative equine rehabilitation centre and a boutique stable adaptation of an apple orchard shed for a dressage rider.
Leonies principal interest in equine facility design is accommodating the evolutionary needs of the horse in the built environment. Her design objectives are clear: to improve the welfare and performance of horses by creating enhanced and more appropriate facilities and conditions for them to live and train in.
Leonie continues to work with world-renowned equine scientists and veterinarian and in recognition of her increasingly specialist knowledge.
She balances scientific study with on the ground experience, regularly visiting and talking with trainers, managers and owners of many premier horse training and breeding establishments Australia-wide and internationally.
Leonie is committed to bridging the gap between science and practice, raising the awareness of the horse owner/trainer on the value of well designed stables and built environments for horses.
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Leonie’s Favourite Inspirational Quote
– Life is what happens to us when we are busy making plans doing other things
Who Has Inspired Leonie
– Leonie’s Grandfather
– Nick Beattie (Lecturer)
Recommended Books
– Horse Facility (re)Design in Horses and People Magazine
– ‘The Nature of Horse’ by Stephen Budiansky
About This Episode
– Leonie discusses why it is important to have a good facility to house your horse and a way to minimise horses ulcers.
Time Stamps
01:45: About Leonie and Equine Design
03:00 – Life is what happens to us when we are busy making plans doing other things
04:00 – Leonie’s passion for horses, studying and doing her final research on designing a horse facility for everyone.
06:14 – Educating her uni lecturer about horses and problem solving
08:30 – Isolated containers and not seeing the consequences
10:40 – Be open minded and insatiable learner
12:50 – The starfish story – making a difference one step at a time
15:00 – Respiratory stress/disease
16:10 – How Leonie’s Grandfather and Nick Beattie have inspired her.
17:18 – How different horse have inspire Leonie
19:00 – Leonie’s son riding at a therapeutic session and riding on his own for the first time.
20:37 – Leonie’s first project design for 70 horse courtyard design for the Freedman Brothers Racing
22:40 – Creating a courtyard as a canopy (like a tree) for horses, no posts
24:06 – Horses still need to rest and some horses do not like a courtyard design
25:48 – Five Star Mode of Design (wish list)
26:40 – Leonie’s suggestion to minimise ulcers
30:00 – Faults with facilities, low ceilings, small spaces, isolation
31:30 – Ideas about Equine Facilities/design and a 10 part series in Horses and People Magazine
33:26 – Equinecentric – steeped in equine science and having first hand horse experience
34:40 – Contact: see details below
Leonie’s Contact Details
Phone: 0418 994 066 or +61 418 994 066
Email:
Website: www.equitecture.com.au
Facebook: Leonie Lee (The Equitect)
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