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Sarah Jane Hobbs

Reader in Equine and Human Biomechanics

School of Sport and Health Sciences

Biomechanics, Equine, Science, Arena Surfaces, Locomotion

My post of Reader at University of Central Lancashire involves the undertaking of teaching, research and managerial duties. I teach sports biomechanics at postgraduate and undergraduate levels, supervise research students and am research degrees tutor for CASES. I lead Equine Science research for UCLan, which involves both research and consultancy work including scientific testing of the equestrian venue surfaces for London 2012. I collaborate with veterinarians, engineers and biologists worldwide and I am responsible for development of new local and international equine research collaborations.

BEng(Hons) Mechanical Enginnering PhD PGCert LTHE PGCert Research Supervision

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  1. Hobbs, Sarah Jane orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-1552-8647, LICKA, T. and Polman, R. orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-2951-0904 (2011) The difference in kinematics of horses walking, trotting and cantering on a flat and banked 10 m circle. Equine Veterinary Journal, 43 (6). pp. 686-694. ISSN 04251644
  2. Hobbs, Sarah Jane orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-1552-8647, Orlande, O, Edmundson, Christopher James orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-2275-7584, Northrop, AJ and Martin, JH (2010) Development of a method to identify foot strike on an arena surface: application to jump landing. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 7 (01). pp. 19-25. ISSN 1755-2540
  3. Hobbs, Sarah Jane orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-1552-8647, Mather, J., Rolph, C. and Richards, J. orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-4004-3115 (2009) The effects of limb posture on relationships between in vitro radial hoof strain, load and joint angles. Equine Veterinary Journal, 41 (3). pp. 229-232. ISSN 04251644
  4. Orlande, O, Hobbs, Sarah Jane orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-1552-8647, Martin, JH, Owen, AG and Northrop, AJ (2012) Measuring hoof slip of the leading limb on jump landing over two different equine arena surfaces. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 8 (1). pp. 33-39. ISSN 1755-2540, 1755-2559
  5. Hobbs, Sarah Jane orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-1552-8647, Baxter, Joanna, Broom, Louise, Rossell, Laura-Ann, Sinclair, Jonathan Kenneth orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-2231-3732 and Clayton, Hilary M (2014) Posture flexibility and grip strength in horse riders. Journal of Human Kinetics, 42 . pp. 113-125.
  6. Alexander, Jill orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-6492-1621, Hobbs, Sarah Jane orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-1552-8647, May, Karen Alison orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-9621-8466, Northrop, Alison, Brigden, Charlotte and Selfe, James (2015) Postural characteristics of female dressage riders using 3D motion analysis and the effects of an athletic taping technique: A randomised control trial. Physical Therapy in Sport, 16 (2). pp. 154-161.
  7. Curtis, Simon, Martin, Jaime and Hobbs, Sarah Jane orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-1552-8647 (2014) The hoof renewal time of Thoroughbred foals from birth. The Veterinary Journal, 201 (1). pp. 116-117.
  8. Hobbs, Sarah Jane orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-1552-8647, Northrop, Alison, Mahaffey, Christie, Martin, Jaime, Clayton, Hilary, Murray, Rachel, Roepstorff, Lars and Peterson, Mick (2014) Equine Surfaces White Paper. Working Paper. FEI.
  9. Hobbs, Sarah Jane orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-1552-8647, Richards, Jim orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-4004-3115 and Clayton, Hilary (2014) The effect of centre of mass location on sagittal plane moments around the centre of mass in trotting horses. Journal of Biomechanics, 47 (6). pp. 1278-1286.
  10. Hobbs, Sarah Jane orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-1552-8647 and Clayton, Hilary (2013) Sagittal plane ground reaction forces, centre of pressure and centre of mass in trotting horses. The Veterinary Journal, 198 (1). e14-e19.
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