Vets with Horsepower and Dr Bianca Schwarz present:

Equine vet CPD in Oelde, Germany
22nd and 23rd June 2026

On the 22nd of June 2026 the Vets with Horsepower will stop in Oelde to deliver high-quality equine CPD lectures for vets in Germany (and beyond Germany via the streaming and recording of the English-language lectures as webinars, but the German-language lectures on the 23rd June will be in-person only).
​The aim is to raise funds for several fabulous charity projects in need;

• Unbroken Kids (a charity with a hospital in Ukraine helping children heal physically and mentally)
• Ukrainian vets and horses (horses cannot graze amongst the landmines, and with many experienced vets fighting on the frontlines the veterinary care is maintained by vets with limited equine experience, or students)
• Saving the Survivors (caring for African poaching victims and helping to stop further poaching)
• the Gambia Horse and Donkey trust (veterinary care and education for those working equids and their owners that need it desperately)
• Changing Lives Malawi (improve opportunities for children)

​(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!

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DETAILS

ticket cost 
TBC, see German website link which will be placed here once available

Date and time:
22nd and 23rd June 2026.
Registration on 22nd June 8.30-9am, end of programme 22nd June 5-6pm then dinner.
The programme in Germany will include a the English-language lectures by the VwHP team and a set of cutting-edge lecture in German on the 23rd of June as well.

Location:
Landhotel Gut Meier Gresshoff,
Gresshoffweg 6, 59302 Oelde, Germany (click on address for Google maps/navigation)
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Speakers:
Prof Derek Knottenbelt, Dr Caroline Hahn, Prof Josh Slater, Dr Sanne Wilmink, Dr Jenny Croft, Dr Jessica Kidd, Prof Davide Zani, Prof Gunther van Loon, several local speakers
(Click on their names for more information)

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The Programme:

23rd June GERMAN-LANGUAGE LECTURE TITLES TO BE CONFIRMED (see German website link which will be placed here once available)

22nd June		ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TALKS
08.30 – 09.00		Registration and welcome
09.00 – 09.30 ​	Derek Knottenbelt	New treatments for equine sarcoid tumours
09.30 – 10.00 ​	Jenny Croft	Oral neoplastic disease
10.00 – 10.30	Derek Knottenbelt	Managing ocular and periocular neoplasia – its all about the diagnosis
10.30 – 11.00		Coffee
11.00 – 11.30	Josh Slater	Interpreting the function significance of equine eye abnormalities
11.30 – 12.00 ​	Caroline Hahn	Neuro – ophthalmology: The eyes have it
12.00 – 12.30 ​	Josh Slater	Herpesviruses and equine ocular disease – what can we learn form other species?
12.30 – 13.30 ​		Lunch
13.30 – 14.00 ​	Gunther van Loon	Veins, vessels & WTF-Is-That? A Practical Guide to Vascular Ultrasound
14.00 – 14.30	Sanne Wilmink	The intelligent immune system
14.30 – 15.00 ​	Caroline Hahn	Shivering and stringhalt
15.00 – 15.30 ​		Coffee
15.30 – 16.00 ​	Jessica Kidd	Update on treatment of equine back conditions
16.00 – 16.30 ​	Davide Zani	Overview of Contrast Radiography in Equine Practice
16.30 – 17.00 ​	Jessica Kidd	Diagnosis and management of hindlimb proximal suspensory desmopathy
		Gifts, donations, goodbye to VwHP team