05 Jul 2023 - 05 Jul 2023

FULLY BOOKED: Advanced Equine Behaviour

Are you interested in understanding equine behaviour in more depth? Perhaps you are thinking about incorporating equine behaviour cases into your case load? Do you manage most needle shy horses easily but want to understand how to deal with the really tricky ones? If so this is the course for you.

Course dates

05 Jul 2023 09:00 - 05 Jul 2023 17:00

The Horse Trust, Slade Lane, HP27 0PP

About the Course

This course will delve deeper into the world of equine behaviour with more of a focus on abnormal behavioural responses. It will explore all of the factors that contribute to these cases including:

Ethological needs and the influence of the environment on a horses neurophysiology and subsequent behaviour.
Learning theory in training horses, the science behind when it works and when it doesn't.
Physical causes, from pain to hormones, this course will discuss how to investigate the cases where a physical cause is suspected but there is no obvious lameness.

Key Learning Objectives

Enhance your understanding of equine ethology and how it influences healthy neurophysiology
Enhance your knowledge of the science underpinning learning theory
Learn the basic responses all horses need to understand when ridden and how to identify deficits that may lead to unwanted ridden behaviours.
Build confidence in your ability to investigate the more challenging poor performance/unwanted behaviour case

Course Speakers

Course Organiser: Gemma Pearson BVMS Cert AVP(EM) MScR CCAB PhD MRCVS, Recognised specialist in veterinary behavioural medicine (equine), University of Edinburgh
Roxane Kirton BVMS MSc MRCVS, UK - The Equine Behaviour Vet
Daniel Mills BVSc PhD CBiol FRSB FHEA CCAB Dip ECAWBM(BM) FRCVS, University of Lincoln - TBC
Amber Batson BVetMed MRCVS, UK

Course Programme

This course combines online and practical learning. Our online lectures and recorded material will be available at least two weeks before the practical day to ensure you have plenty of opportunity for hands-on, practical learning.

Online Learning Material

Clinical Catch up – Moody mare - optional	Gemma Pearson
Clinical Catch up – Early life experiences - optional	Gemma Pearson
Clinical Catch up – Psychopharmaceuticals - essential viewing	Gemma Pearson
Learning theory application when training the ridden horse - essential viewing	Gemma Pearson
Psychobiological approach to equine behaviour - essential viewing	Daniel Mills

Practical Day Itinerary

08:45am	Registration and coffee
09:00am	Learning and training, including: In depth learning theory, Basic neurophysiology of learning and training and, unwanted but normal behaviours vs abnormal behaviours	Gemma Pearson
09:30am	Ethology: How the Environment Affects a Horses Behaviour on a Neurophysiological level. Including ‘Repair the Brain Before you Train’	Amber Batson
10:00am	Weight management whilst considering friends, forage and freedom.	Roxanne Kirkton
10:30am	Break and tea	All
11:00am	Practical 1 – When behaviour modification goes wrong. Case based scenarios for participants to work through	All
12:00pm	Equine emotions - what evidence do we have?	Daniel Mills
12:30pm	Lunch
1:30pm	Pheromones, nutraceuticals and diet, including microbiome	Amber Batson
2:00pm	Behavioural investigation and treatment of unwanted ridden behaviours, including case studies of napping, rearing and bolting	Gemma Pearson
2:45pm	Further investigation into the poor performance case – the use of overnight video analysis	Gemma Pearson
3:15pm	Break and tea
3:45pm	Practical 2 – Behaviour cases – case based scenarios for participants to investigate and develop a treatment protocol	All
5:00pm	End of Day

Course Fees

Member price £420
Non Member price £840

Suitable for RCVS Modules:

This course is aimed for established equine practitioners but would be applicable to B-EP3, and all C modules; particularly the equine neuromuscular, behavioural and special senses.

How to Book

This course is now fully booked, to be added to the waiting list and contacted if a space becomes available please complete our short form below.

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Terms and conditions

If you book a place on a BEVA CPD course and are unable to attend due to any Covid-19 related issue you will receive a credit for the amount you paid. This credit can be used for any BEVA CPD and will be valid for a year from the date of issue. Please contact us as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a course.
If BEVA are required to cancel or postpone a course for any reason, you can opt to receive a full refund or receive a credit for a future BEVA CPD course (valid for a year from the date of issue).

A full refund will be made, less a 10% administration charge, if cancellation is more than 6 weeks before the start of the course
A refund cannot be guaranteed if cancellation is less than 6 weeks before the start of the course. A refund will be made if BEVA can resell the place, less a 20% administration charge.
Booked places can be transferred to another person free of charge. If the transferee is not a BEVA member they will be liable for the difference between the member and non-member rate.
All delegates must have appropriate liability and professional indemnity insurance.
Delegates must bring appropriate safety wear (coveralls, hard hats, boots etc) to courses involving practical sessions.
BEVA may pass contact details of delegates to the organisers or sponsors of the course unless the delegate has specified otherwise.
All delegates self-certify that they are a qualified veterinary surgeon or veterinary nurse and qualified to undertake the procedures being taught. Where the delegate is in training for such a qualification BEVA must be made aware of their training status at the time of booking.

By registering for this event, you accept the above terms and conditions.