Jenny Hagen

Jenny Hagen Dr Habil Med Vet 

Jenny is a veterinarian, associated professor and farrier specialising in equine orthopaedics, rehabilitation and training. After studying veterinary medicine, she did her doctoral thesis and post-doc thesis at the Leipzig University, where she established the research group “Equine biomechanics and orthopedics”. From 2011 to the present day, she and her group examined several practical relevant topics about the effect of trimming and shoeing on the biomechanics of the distal limb and the equine gait pattern. From 2003 to 2018 Jenny also did her farrier education and was employed at the farrier school at the Leipzig University. In recent years, she has specialised in different manual therapy techniques, gait analysis and rehabilitation training of horses. Since 2020, Jenny is self-employed in her practice for equine orthopaedics and rehabilitation in the middle of Germany.