Introduction - What has changed in last 20 years of preparing youngstock for sales
Fred Barrelet MRCVS
Rossdales Ltd
Influence of Maternal and Environmental Factors During the Prenatal Period on the Athletic Potential of the Foal
Pascale Chavatte-Palmer Palmer DVM, Ph.D.
France
The Effect of Season on Mare and Foal Nutrition
Joe Pagan, Ph.D.
Kentucky Equine Research, USA
An Overview of Foal Purchase at Public Auction
Jamie Railton
Parasites and Resistance on UK Stud Farms How worried do we need to be?
Professor Jacqui Matthews, FRCVS
Austin Davis Biologics Ltd
Pasture Management to Optimise Parasite Control
Paul Overton
Integrating Diagnostics into Sustainable Equine Helminth Control Programmes
Professor Jacqui Matthews, FRCVS
Austin Davis Biologics Ltd
Surgical Solutions for Limb Deformities & Long Term Follow Up
Abigail Kent, MRCVS
Rossdales Ltd
Raising the Foal for Optimal Future Performance
Dr Rebecca Mouncey, MRCVS
Royal Veterinary College
A Stud Manager's Approach to Soundness
Julian Dollar
Newsells Park Stud Ltd
Growth and Development of Youngstock: Finding the right balance
Joe Pagan, Ph.D.
Kentucky Equine Research, USA
Conclusion
Fred Barrelet, MRCVS
Rossdales Ltd
Introduction
Fred Barrelet MRCVS
Chairman of BCET
The Potential for use of data and risk mitigation in racing
Professor Tim Parkin
University of Bristol
Veterinary Management in the training yards to minimise risk of serious musculoskeletal injury
Pete Ramzan MRCVS
Rossdales Ltd
How has horse safety improved - a trainer's reflections
Sir Mark Prescott
Newmarket
Diagnostic imaging for identification of early musculoskeletal pathology
Professor Mathieu Spriet
University of California
Triage and acute fracture management: good for horses and good for racing
Ian Wright
Newmarket
Developing novel tools to reduce catastrophic fractures in Thoroughbreds
Dr Debbie Guest
Royal Veterinary College
Strategies to reduce risk: what can we do and what might it achieve
Chris Riggs
Hong Kong Jockey Club
Sudden cardiac death in training and racing: prevalance and risk factors
Laura Nath
University of Adelaide
Cardiac rhythm disturbances in training and racing in UK
Professor Celia Marr FRCVS
Rossdales Ltd
Artificial intelligence: novel tools to identify arrhythmia risk
Professor Kamalan Jeevartnam
University of Surrey
Enhancing horse safety in training and racing - what does the industry want?
Luca Cumani
Newmarket
Introduction
Joe Grimwade
Chairman, Beaufort Cottage Educational Trust
Reproductive Strategies of Mares and Stallions
Dr Dominik Burger
Swiss Institute of Equine Medicine
Stallion Fertility and Reproductive Efficiency
Dr Charles Love
Texas A & M University
Stallion Discussion
Led by Fred Barrelet MRCVS (BCET Trustee & Treasurer)
Rossdales Ltd, Newmarket
Management of the Barren Mare for Optimal Fertility
Dr Karen Wolfsdorf
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Kentucky
Update on Early Embryonic Loss
Dr Mandi de Mestre
The Royal Veterinary College, London
Managing the High Risk Pregnancy
Dr Karen Wolfsdorf
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Kentucky
What have we learnt about umbilical cord torsion?
Dr Mandi De Mestre
The Royal Veterinary College, London
Pregnant mare discussion
Led by Andrew McGladdery MRCVS
Rossdales Ltd, Newmarket
Conclusion
Fred Barrelet MRCVS (BCET Trustee & Treasurer)
Rossdales Ltd, Newmarket
Introduction
Nick Wingfield Digby
Chairman, Beaufort Cottage Educational Trust
Annular limb deformities in foals and yearlings
Matt Coleridge
Rossdales Ltd
What is OCD and how do we diagnose it?
Rhiannon Morgan
Royal Veterinary College
Conclusion
Nick Wingfield Digby
Introduction
Nick Wingfield Digby
Chairman, Beaufort Cottage Educational Trust
Gastrointestinal disease in the first year of life: how to minimise risks
Nathan Slovis
McGee Medicine Centre, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Dealing with infectious challenges in young horses on training yards
Peter Ramzan
Rossdales LLP
Herpes virus: can we defeat a uniquely challenging foe?
Lutz Goehring
Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
The European flu epizootic: what are the lessons learned?
Richard Newton
Animal Health Trust, Kentford, Suffolk
Conclusion
Nick Wingfield Digby
Chairman, Beaufort Cottage Educational Trust
Welcome and introduction
Nick Wingfield Digby MRCVS
Sales selection - the Trainer's viewpoint
Sir Mark Prescott
Racehorse Trainer, Newmarket, Suffolk
The Sales Exam: the veterinary viewpoint
Mike Shepherd MRCVS
Rossdales LLP
Do foal injuries and diseases compromise sales and racing performance?
Celia Marr FRCVS
Rossdales LLP
Radiography at the Sales: Are findings associated with future performance Part 1
Debbie Spike-Pierce
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Radiography at the Sales: Are findings associated with future performance Part 2
Debbie Spike-Pierce
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Does conformation affect gait: objective assessment
Renate Weller
The Royal Veterinary College, London
Genomics and performance profiling: where are we heading?
Des Leadon
Irish Equine Centre, County Kildare, Ireland
A personal view on producing and selecting horses for racing and breeding
Luca Cumani
Racehorse Trainer, Newmarket, Suffolk
Radiographic findings in Juvenile Orthopaedic Disease
Debbie Spike Pierce
Rood and Riddle, Lexington, Kentucky
Soft tissue injuries of the foot: are there red flags on plain radiography?
Marianna Biggi
VetCT Equine, Cambridge
Has advanced imaging changed the clinical management of proximal suspensory desmitis?
Sue Dyson
Animal Health Trust, Newmarket
Imaging and clinical management of suspensory branch injury in racing Thoroughbreds
Pete Ramzan
Rossdales Equine Practice, Newmarket
Third phalangeal cysts in the Thoroughbred Racehorse
Tom O'Keeffe
Rossdales Equine Practice, Newmarket
Imaging the neck and back
Mariana Castro Martins
Rossdales Diagnostic Centre
Fractured ribs: diagnosis and prognosis
Billy Fehin
Rossdales Equine Practice, Newmarket
Pelvic ultrasonography
Sarah Boys-Smith
Rossdales Diagnostic Centre
Sub-clinical imaging findings in the elite sport horse: how do we determine relevance?
Sue Dyson
Animal Health Trust, Newmarket
Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy
Stephen M Reed, DVM, DACVIM
Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky
Diagnosis and treatment of CVSM in horses
Stephen M Reed, DVM, DACVIM
Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky
Wobbler Surgery – the UK perspective
Tim J Phillips BVetMed CertEP CertEO DESTS DiplECVS MRCVS
The Liphook Equine Hospital, Hampshire
Subjective assessment of spinal ataxia
Richard Piercy MA VetMB MS DipACVIM MRCVS
Royal Veterinary College
Objective assessment of spinal ataxia
Emil Olsen, DVM, PhD, MRCVS
Royal Veterinary College
The use of genetics to improve canine and equine breeds
Dr Sarah Blott, Associate Professor in Animal Breeding and Genetics
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
Genetic risk factors for equine respiratory disease
Prof Vince Gerber
Professor of Equine Medicine and Head of the Swiss Institute of Equine Medicine, University of Bern
Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy: pathogenesis and management
Norm G Ducharme
James Law Professor of Surgery, Cornell University