Program and Proceedings
Chair: Prof. Roger Smith and Prof. Renate Weller
9.00 - 9.15 Welcome
9.15 - 10.00 Prof. Stephanie Dakin - From horses to humans: inflammation and tendinopathy
10.00 - 10.10 Break
10.10 - 10.55 Prof. Cathy Speed - Human tendinopathies: the art, the science of diagnosis
10.55 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.00 Scientific presentations
- 11.00 – 11.15 Perrier, P.*, Pfau, Th., Graf von Schweinitz, D. - Effects of treatment with laser therapy of acupoints on upper body movement asymmetry and range of motion in horses
- 11.15 – 11.30 ter Woort, F.*, Dubois, G., Tansley, G., Didier, M., Franklin, S., Van Erck-Westergren, E. - Validation of an equine fitness tracker: ECG quality and arrhythmia detection
- 11.30 – 11.45 Eicher, L.D., Markley, A.P., . Sundby, A.E., Shoben, A. and Kieves, N.R.*- Evaluation of Variability in Gait Styles Used by Dogs Completing Weave Poles in Agility Competition and its Effect on Completion of the Obstacle"
11.45 - 12.30 Resident forum
- 11.45 – 12.00 Mokry, A.*, Bernhard, C., Dumoulin, M., Mievis, A., Pille, F., Delling, U. and Oosterlinck, M. - Retrospective study on clinical findings, treatment details and outcome in foals with rupture of the common digital extensor tendon
- 12.00 - 12.15 Grosjean, D.*, Van Ryssen, B. and Samoy, Y. - Flexion test applied on dogs: a 10 years retrospective study on lameness clinical cases
- 12.15 - 12.30 Bogaerts, B.*, Schipper, T., Peelman, P., Van Nieuwerburgh, F., Saunders, J.H. and Broeckx, B.J.G. - DNA methylation alterations in Labrador Retrievers with cranial cruciate ligament rupture: a pilot study.
12.30 – 12.35 VAHL promotional video - watch here >>
12.35 – 13.30 Lunch and Poster presentation
Chair: Zoran Vrbanac
1. Halama, A. , Oliveira, J.M., Filho, S., Qasim, M., Achkar, I.W., Johnson, S.,Suhre, K. and Vinardell, T.*- Establishing a Metabolic Performance Profile for Endurance Racehorses
2. Saitua, A.*, Vida, V., Becero, M., Argüelles, D. and Muñoz, M. - Forelimb accelerations and forces at take-off in vertical jumps at different heights in show jumper horses
3. Aldavó, A.M.*, Smith, R.K.W. - Preliminary descriptive statistics on 54 horses with suspensory ligament branch injuries
4. Becero, M.*, Saitua, A., Argüelles, D. andMuñoz, A. - Total power and velocity before and after application of capacitive resistive electric transfer at 448 kHz in spanishbred dressage horses performing collected, working, medium and extended trot
5. Marescaux, P.*, Martín-Giménez, T., de Blas, I., Cruz, A.M. - Objective assessment of the tempo to improve horse-rider precision in dressage using an extremity mounted inertial measurement unit system
6. Fioretti, M.C.*, Martín-Giménez, T., de Blas, I., Cruz, A.M. - Influence of the rider on movement of dressage horses at collected trot
7. Gruyaert, M.*, Pollard, D. and Dyson, S. - Relative heights of the withers and the tubera sacrale and angulation of the lumbar and pelvic regions in horses with hindlimb proximal suspensory desmopathy, sacroiliac joint region pain and control horses
8. Kieves, N.R.*, Markley, A.P., Shoben, A. - Risk Factors for the Development of Shoulder Injuries in Dogs Competing in Agility
9. Lopedote, M. *, Spinella, G., Iacono, E. - Autologous adipo tissue mesenchymal stem cells (ATMSCs) administration in dog with severe osteoarthritis and arthrosis: a case report
10. Kraljević, A.*, Capak, H., Krsteska, G.J., Šmit, I., Kostešić, P., Bureš, T.; Vrbanac, Z. - Swimming puppy syndrome in a whole litter – a case report
13.30 – 14.00 Prof. Roger Smith – pathogenesis of tendinopathy in horses
14.00 - 14.30 Dr. Jonathan McLellan - Diagnosis of tendinopathy in the equine athlete
14.30 – 14.45 Break
14.45 – 15.45 Dr. Debra Canapp– Whats new in pathogenesis and diagnosis of tendinopathy in the canine athlete
15.45 - 16.30 Panel discussion, Chair: Prof. Roger Smith
16.30 Close