19 Jun 2025 - 19 Jun 2025

Practical Equine Behaviour

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 your patients.

Course dates

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

The Horse Trust, Slade Lane, HP27 0PP

We're just putting the finishing touches to this course. To be the first to find out when more information is available, please complete our register interest form.

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About this course

Fed up of needle shy neddy’s? Would you like to be able to make the whole experience of a horse seeing a vet (you!) less stressful and dangerous?

Working as an equine veterinarian is the most dangerous civilian profession to be employed within, with the majority of injuries a direct result of the horse's behaviour. However, these are normal behavioural responses to an acute stressor for this species.

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 your patients.

Furthermore, we explore the science of human behaviour change to understand why clients make the decisions they do and how get better compliance with treatment protocols. Ultimately resulting in a less stressful way to get better outcomes.

The programme for this course will be available shortly.

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

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 prices

The prices for this course will be confirmed shortly.

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.

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.