Corinne McCafferty

Job title
Equine Behaviourist
Department
Research and Operational Support
Affiliation
The Donkey Sanctuary
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Corinne is a Certified Horse Behaviour Consultant with the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants (IAABC), and is an ABTC Registered Accredited Animal Behaviourist. She possesses an MA in Psychology from the University of Glasgow and an MSc in Animal Behaviour from the University of Exeter.

Corinne has been with The Donkey Sanctuary since 2017. First joining as a volunteer at Town Barton Farm, as well as in the Volunteers Office, she quickly moved over to join the New Arrivals Unit as a permanent member of the team. In 2018, Corinne progressed to the new role of Behaviour Assistant and in 2022 she was promoted to the role of Equine Behaviourist. Corinne works to support several of our farms teams, including Brookfield, the Rehoming Units, the Hospital, Slade House Farm, Paccombe and DAA Manchester. She also works on equine behaviour research within the team, most recently publishing a case study on a novel rearing method for orphaned foals.

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