Schedule

Monday, November 3, 2025

7:00 am – Registration Opens

8:00 am – 10:00 am (2 hours) Dr. Melissa King

  • Equine axial skeleton dysfunction and rehabilitation

10:00 am – 11:00 am – Coffee break

11:00 am – 12:00 pm (1 hour) Dr. Rachel Hector

  • Physiology of pain -beyond NSADs, opioids, gabapentin, ketamine, fentanyl, hydrophone, epidurals and more

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm (1 hour) Dr. Rachel Hector

  • Pain Management

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm (1 hour) Dr. Melissa King

  • Guide to therapeutic modalities in equine rehabilitation

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Coffee break

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm (1 hour) Dr. Melissa King

  • Guide to therapeutic modalities in equine rehabilitation

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Social hour

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Seafood Buffet (included in the Monday ticket cost)

Note: Order of topics and times subject to change

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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

7:30 am – Registration Opens

8:00 am – 9:00 am (1 hour) Dr. Melissa King

  • Key objective measurements and outcomes for rehabilitation success – testing and decision making

9:00 am – 10:00 am (1 hour) Dr. Rachel Hector

  • Field anesthesia and sedation – what’s new, managing difficult cases and tips to avoid difficulties

10:00 – 11:00 – Coffee break

11:00 am – 12:00 pm (1 hour) Dr. Melissa King

  • The pressure to perform, working up cases of poor performance

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm (1 hour) Dr. Rachel Hector

  • Regional anesthesia – how to make the hard ones easy

2:30pm – 3:30 pm (1 hour) Dr. Melissa King

  • From PT to Grand Prix

3:30 pm – 4:00pm – Coffee break

4:00pm – 5:00 pm (1 hour) Dr. King & Dr Hector

  • Anaesthesia and Rehabilitation Cases and Discussion

5:00 pm – Closing remarks

Note: Order of topics and times subject to change