Vets with Horsepower present:

Equine vet CPD webinars
Now available on-demand

In July 2025 the Vets with Horsepower stopped in Lodi, Perugia, Ortueri and Pisa in Italy to deliver high-quality equine CPD lectures for vets in Italy and worldwide via an on-line viewing link.
​The aim was to raise funds for four fabulous charity projects in need;
THE FUNDS HAVE NOW ALREADY BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THESE CHARITIES, AND INCOME OF ANY FURTHER DONATIONS OR WEBINAR TICKETS WILL GO TO OUR CHARITIES THAT WE WILL SUPPORT IN 2026. 
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​(Click on their names for more information about the projects we support)
The CPD hours are accredited by the CPD standards office.
Come and join us to follow some interesting lectures and help us raise money for the charities!
DETAILS

ticket cost 
£25 per ticket as a minimum. If you can, please do donate more - all proceeds go to the charities above!
No attendance certificates will be sent out, in most countries you can self-certify your CPD attendance..
When you register please CHECK YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS CORRECT, this is used to send you your receipt, and your link to join and watch the webinar.
If you cannot afford £25 please contact us and we will provide you with a viewing link.
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Date and time:
On-demand. 
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Speakers:
Prof Derek Knottenbelt, Prof Roger Smith, Dr Caroline Hahn, Dr David Bardell, Dr Dietrich von Schweinitz, Dr Sanne Wilmink, Dr Jenny Croft, Dr Jessica Kidd, Prof Davide Zani, Dr Mike Hewetson, Prof Gunther van Loon, Dr A Crawford, local speakers
(Click on their names for more information)
The Programmes - Italy July 2025
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LODI - 7 HOURS CPD

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D. Knottenbelt - Lymphoma - the forgotten cancer of horses 

R. Smith - Advanced ultrasound techniques for the practitioner

D. Bardell -  Foal anaesthesia

J. Kidd - The hock: clinical anatomy and radiology plus weird and wonderful cases

J. Croft - Oral Neoplastic Disease - diagnosis and treatment options

S. Wilmink - Internal parasites - oh poo! Practical parasitology 

C. Hahn - “Brain storming”: the science of seizures 

D. Zani - “Power is nothing without control”: the role of the human brain behind the monitor of an advanced imaging diagnostic system

M. Hewetson - Assessment of the recumbent horse

D. von Schweinitz - Electroacupuncture for Trigeminal Neuralgia 

G. van Loon - A cardiac murmur in my horse: should I be worried?

E. Dalla Costa - Behaviour matters: assessing signs of discomfort in horses from a clinical perspective 

A. Crawford - Emergency Fracture Stabilisation
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PERUGIA - 6.5 HOURS CPD

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D. Knottenbelt - New treatments for sarcoid - are they going to solve the problem?

R. Smith - Ultrasound-guided intralesional injections for tendon and ligament injuries - technique and evidence for efficacy 

D. Bardell - To ventilate or not – strategies and management 

J. Kidd - The hock: fractures and sepsis

J. Croft - Current treatment options for laminitis

S. Wilmink - Stableside lab tests for first opinion practice 

C. Hahn - The Balanced horse: a closer look at the vestibular system

D. Zani - The future (or is it already present?) of Equine Diagnostic Imaging

M. Hewetson - How to place a subpalprebral lavage system 

D. von Schweinitz - Electroacupuncture for Post Op Ileus / Gastric Reflux 

G. van Loon - A cardiac arhythmia: what now Doc?

A. Crawford - Losing Horsepower through the fetlocks
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ORTUERI - 5 HOURS CPD

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D. Knottenbelt - Donkey cancer

D. Bardell - Anaesthesia and analgesia of the donkey

J. Kidd - The foot, farriery and keratomas

J. Croft - Dentristry of the donkey

C. Hahn - Current neurological conditions affecting the donkey

M. Hewetson - Colic in the donkey

G. van Loon - Heartbeats of the humble: essentials in donkey cardiology

M. G. Cappai - The donkey metabolism in Sardinia: evaluation of haematochemical and nutritional aspects in the natural environment at Mediterranean latitudes 

A. Crawford - Wounds in donkeys
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PISA - 7.5 HOURS CPD

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R. Smith - Diagnosis and management of proximal suspensory desmitis 

J. Kidd - The hock: soft tissue swellings, the tarsal sheath and foals

D. Zani - Sometimes happen. Scintigraphy is useful!

D. Bardell - Anaesthesia for neurological conditions including CT and MRI imaging

D. von Schweinitz - Acupuncture and the Limbic System

J. Croft - EOTRH - diagnosis and treatment options

C. Hahn - Little brain or cerebellum: not so little after all

S. Wilmink - Strep equi equi- the "S" word 

M. Hewetson - The zebras of equine endocrinology - when it is not EMS or PPID 

D. Knottenbelt - A world without antibiotics - are we in trouble?

G. van Loon - Useful electronic devices to examine the equine heart in clinical practice

I. Nocera - Wireless versus traditional Point-of-care abdominal and thoracic ultrasound in foals

C. di Franco - Locoregional Anaesthesia

G. Ricardi - Functional and clinical anatomy of the equine locomotor apparatus: insights from a case series
Information and registration:
Please click the orange buttons to register. See you soon online!
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