Jill Carey

Jill Carey is Chief Executive Officer of Festina Lente, an organisation dedicated to providing equine assisted interventions programmes (EAIs) for young people and adults affected by socio economic disadvantage. Jill is a member of the Board of Horses in Educational and Therapy International (HETI) and Chairperson of Equine Facilitated Education Therapy Association (Ireland) (EFETA). Jill has a strong research interest in EAI’s and equine welfare based on equitation science principles and evidence based outcomes. Jill completed her PhD which examined the benefits of an EAI’s for young people affected by educational inequality.