On the 15th November 2007 Europe's biggest annual thoroughbred conference will be held at the award-winning Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse. The Thoroughbred Racing and Breeding Seminar show cases the latest research and thinking on the health and welfare of Thoroughbreds to benefit both the racing and breeding industry. Now in its seventh year, the event has become an established and anticipated event in the Thoroughbred calendar.
A packed programme is planned to include:
- Inflammatory Airway Disease and bone and tendon injury in National Hunt horses
- managing strangles in training yards and studs
- exotic diseases
- shockwave therapy in horses
As part of the the seminar Paul Jepson, Chief Executive and Veterinary Director of The Horse Trust, will be presenting "African Horse Sickness - risk and contingency plans". Climate change makes African Horse Sickness a serious threat that could devastate the whole equestrian industry of the UK. The disease will be described and the role of everyone involved with horses in combating this threat will be discussed.
Please visit the link below to register and find out more about the event
www.thoroughbred-seminar.com
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