Programme

15:40 The VN Vision Project Julie Dugmore 16:00 Nurse by nature, dentist by design: a dual-qualified equine expert Penny Browning 16:!5 From hesitant to heard: empowering equine nurses in the workplace 16:30 On the road with responsibility: ethics in ambulatory equine nursing Cassie Woods 16:50 Discussion

15:30 Combining clinical work and veterinary education Mark Bowen 15:40 Mixing research and clinical practice Edd Knowles 15:50 Working as a BHA veterinary officer Sally Taylor 16:00 Working as a riding establishment inspector Ben Mayes 16:10 Veterinary forensics and expert witness work Suzanne Green 16:25 Working in the welfare sector home and away Rebekah Sullivan 16:35 Discussion

09:00 Digging deep: problematic solar abscesses, white line disease and pedal osteitis Russell Parker 09:20 Troublesome hoof capsule diseases: thrush, canker and cracks Eugenio Cillan Garcia 09:40 Foot pain, diagnosis and decision making in first opinion practice Liz Barr 10:00 Sidebones, when are they a problem Andrew Fiske-Jackson 10:20 Discussion

09:00 Are we ready for West Nile Virus? How to spot it, when is it coming? 09:20 African Horse Sickness, what is it and is it a threat here? Mike Hewetson 09:40 Tick bourne disease threats Andra-Maria Ionescu 10:05 Surveillance for new disease incursions. What are the APHA doing? Sheila Voas 10:25 Discussion

09:10 How to feed a horse: basic nutrition for the equine vet Pat Harris 09:30 Tips for feeding the ulcer prone horse Claire MacLeod 09:45 Does protein matter when feeding the laminitic? Pat Harris 10:00 Refeeding the thin or debilitiated horse Nicky Jarvis 10:15 Discussion

09:15 Functional dental anatomy Carsten Staszyck 09:35 Dental prophylaxis - what's the evidence it improves equine welfare? Mattie McMaster 9:50 How to spot fractured cheek teeth and decide what to do Padraic Dixon 10:20 Discussion