19 Jun 2025 - 19 Jun 2025

Practical Equine Behaviour

Fed up of needle-shy neddys? Make the experience of a horse seeing a vet less stressful and dangerous using practical learning theory.

Course dates

19 Jun 2025 08:30 - 19 Jun 2025 17:30

The Horse Trust, Slade Lane, HP27 0PP

About this course

As equine vets we face risks everyday and many of us have been injured by our patients, but these injuries could be avoided with a better understanding of normal behaviour responses to acute stressors.

This course will give you a practical understanding of how learning theory can be employed to develop a safer and less stressful working relationship with horses. As well as gaining a deeper understanding of how horses think, we will explore the science of human behaviour change to understand why clients make the decisions they do, and how to get better compliance with treatment protocols. The aim of the course is to give you the skills and knowledge to get better outcomes with less stress!

Please note that in order to join us on the day you will need to have completed Hold Your Horses – a free-to-member online course, presented by Gemma Pearson, to help equine vets and nurses minimise patient stress. This means that when you join us in-person we can focus on applying your new knowledge to difficult situations. The course consists of 10 sessions which you can work through at your own pace. If you book this course as a non-member, an annual BEVA membership will be set up for you to be able to complete the Hold your Horses CPD prior to the practical day.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course you will...

• have advanced your skillset in the application of low stress veterinary care, including clicker training
• understand how to get your owners on board to increase successful outcomes with cases
• understand how to manage weight loss programmes that keep the horses happy and with which clients comply with

Course programme

Our speakers

• Course Organiser: Gemma Pearson BVMS CertAVP(EM) MScR CCAB PhD FRCVS
• Tamzin Furtado BA(hons) AdvDip PhD
• Ellie Girgis BVM&S MRCVS
• Roxane Kirton BVMS MSc MRCVS

Course sponsors

Course prices

• Vet member: £360
• Non member: £720

Terms and conditions

By registering for this course, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

Payment and transfers

• All payments must be made in pound sterling. Your place on the course is not guaranteed until full payment has been made.
• Booked places can be transferred to another person free of charge if requested two weeks before the start of the course. If the transferee is not a BEVA member, they will be liable for the difference between the member and non-member rate. If a transfer is requested less than two weeks prior to the start date a 10% administration charge will apply. 
• A full refund will be made, less a 10% administration charge, if cancellation is more than six weeks before the start of the course.
• A refund cannot be guaranteed if cancellation is less than six weeks before the start of the course. A full refund will be made if we are able to resell the place, less a 20% administration charge.
• In the unlikely event that we are required to cancel or postpone the course you can opt to receive a full refund or receive a CPD credit. The CPD credit is valid for one year from the date of issue and can be used on any BEVA CPD event.

Membership deals

• To be eligible for the BEVA member price you are required to be a BEVA member at the time of the course. If your membership expires before the course date you will be invoiced the difference.
• For all non-member bookings a 12-month digital BEVA membership is included in the course price and will be set up within five working days of receiving payment. If you cancel your place after the membership is set up any refund given will be minus the number of months membership you have already had. If you transfer your place the membership can be transferred at the same time, however the length of the membership will not be extended.

Programme

• Whilst the course programme is correct at time of print, BEVA reserves the right to change details of the event without notice. All best endeavours will be made to present the programme as publicised however alterations may occasionally be necessary due to circumstances beyond our control.
• You will receive 12 months access to course materials via the BEVA online learning platform. Recordings of live aspects of the course will be made available as soon as possible after the live date.

Registration, access and attendance

• You must have appropriate liability and professional indemnity insurance to attend BEVA courses.
• You must bring appropriate, clean safety wear (for example coveralls, hard hats and boots) to courses that involve practical sessions. When relevant an equipment list will be provided to you via your course page.
• At the point of booking you self-certify that you are suitably qualified to attend the course and qualified to undertake the procedures being taught. If you are in training for such a qualification BEVA must be made aware of your training status at the time of booking.
• Photography and videography may take place during the event. All photographs may be used by BEVA in the future. Please inform the course organiser if you do not wish to be included in photography. All images become the property of BEVA.
• Unless you actively specify otherwise, we may share your contact details with course organisers and sponsors.
• To protect the security of the BEVA Online Learning platform, attendees should not share login credentials. Every attendee will receive their own login credentials.
• BEVA is not responsible for errors made in providing your email address. You should contact events@beva.org.uk if you are concerned an error has been made.