Keynote:
Lucy Rees

Lucy was raised among horses and fascinated by animal behaviour from an early age, she studied zoology at University College London, specializing in ethology and neuroscience, before doing postgraduate research in Sussex University. Returning to her native Wales, she became known for her success with “problem” horses and her insight led to the publication of The Horse´s Mind (1984), with influence for its combination of an ethological approach from experience gained working in Britain, Ireland, the USA and Portugal.

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Lucy teaches equine ethology in universities in Wales, England, Spain and many Latin American countries, and has been the protagonist of three documentaries: To Ride a Wild Horse (HTV 1984) in which she caught and rode a wild mustang stallion in Arizona; Chamana de Caballos (The Horse Shaman, Catalonia 2002) and Salvajes (Wild Pottokas, Alucina 2017).

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​Lucy has studied many populations of feral horses in the Americas, Australia, and Venezuela. Lucy currently runs the Pottoka Project, consisting of a herd of feral Basque ponies in the mountains of north Extremadura, where she lives and hosts people from across the world helping them experience wild horses.