Programme

10:45 The foal biome Mathijs Theelen 11:05 How to wean foals well Rebecca Mouncey 11:25 Fostering foals: how, when and why? Peter Daels 11:45 How to grow a healthy foal: medical and social development Peter Morresey 12:05 How to grow a healthy foal: orthopaedic and musculo-skeletal development John Spencer 12:25 Discussion

11:00 "Keep the bloody thing still!" Taking the stress out of procedures and handling for calm Jenny Hindmarsh 11:25 "Enjoy your stay". Enriching the environment for hospitalised horses Philippa Pritchard 11:45 Seeing what horses can't say: the vital role of nurses in equine pain care Ruth Morgan 12:10 Staying in the saddle: thriving, not just surviving in equine nursing Andi Davison 12:35 Discussion

13.55 Introduction 14.05 Beyond gut feelings: building better care from practice based data Tim Mair

15:30 Transphyseal screws and other angular limb surgeries. How many are really necessary? 15:50 Pre-sale fragment removal - treating the x-ray or the patient? Hans Wilderjans 16:10 Panel discussion: 'sales enhancing' orthopaedic procedures Hans Wilderjans, Mette Uldahl, Russell Parker

15:35 Advances in the understanding of seizures and epilepsy 16:00 Neuroimaging: which modality is best and what's pratical? Gabriel Manso-Diaz 16:25 Sleep disorders: why do they occur, what can we do? 16:50 Discussion

15:40 Management of medical emergencies in the pregnant mare. Which medicines can I use? Margo Macpherson 16:00 Managing laminitis in the pregnant mare, should we and how do we? Peter Morresey 16:20 Size variation from breeding drafts to ponies: how to provide the best treatment in all cases Charlie Cooke 16:35 An update on early embryonic loss Margo McPherson 16:55 Discussion