Since graduating from Nottingham University with an Animal Science Degree, and University College Dublin Vet School, with a Postgraduate Diploma in Equine Science , Ruth has worked in commercial nutrition roles varying from consulting, equine feed manufacture, and currently works for Premier Nutrition, a United Kingdom-based premix provider. As such Ruth has wide experience of diet and feed formulation, and also the factors that impact the quality of the feedstuffs that horses eat. Her interest in performance horse nutrition focuses on helping ensure that performance horse diets supply the nutrients and ingredients required, whilst minimising the risk of undesirable contaminants. Ruth has worked with the British Equestrian Team for several years as part of the team providing advice on feeding and nutrition to the squads.

Gayle graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2002 and then undertook a rotating internship and residencies in large animal internal medicine and critical care at the Royal Veterinary College. She then moved to the University of Nottingham to undertake an equine cardiology PhD and stayed on staff for 15 years. She then joined IVC Evidensia where she led veterinary professional development and was an equine medicine consultant at Pool House Equine Hospital. She has recently returned to specialty practice as a clinician and educator at Equine Vet Medicine Referrals.