**About the Editor**

### **Kirrilly Thompson**

Dr. Kirrilly Thompson is a galloping cultural anthropologist who has researched the cultural and symbolic importance of horses in human lives, the psycho-social dimensions of equestrian sport and horse welfare, and the influence of human–horse relationships on human natural disaster preparedness and response. To this body of largely anthropocentric research, Kirrilly's 2018 book "(Un)stable relations: Horses, Humans and Social Agency" with Lynda Birke considers the philosophical, practical and ethical responsibilities of acknowledging horses as social actors in their relations with humans. Kirrilly is currently working in One Health, where she is concerned with the promotion of human behaviour for healthy people, animals and environments.

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