Tuesday 8 December
8.20am – 8.50am
Coffee and Registrations

Break

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8.50am – 9am
Welcome and Introduction

Welcome

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9am – 9.45am
The mare’s reproductive cycle, achievement of conception and early development of the horse conceptus

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9.45am – 10.30am
Management of the barren mare for optimal fertility and application of veterinary techniques in equine breeding

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10.30am – 10.40am
Questions/Discussions

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10.40am – 11am
Coffee Break

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11am – 12.30pm
Visit to Darley

Visit

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12.30pm – 1.30pm
Lunch at BRS

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1.30pm – 2.30pm
Importance of Biosecurity and causes of abortion

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2.30pm – 3.10pm
Practical paddock management

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3.10pm – 3.20pm
Questions/Discussions

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3.20pm – 3.45pm
Break

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3.45pm – 4.30pm
Parasite control on the stud farm

Talk/Presentation

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4.30pm – 5pm
Traceability and change of ownership

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4.55pm – 5pm
Discussion/ Questions

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Wednesday 9 December
8.45am – 9am
Coffee on arrival

Break

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9am – 10am
Upper respiratory tract disorders and dentistry

Talk/Presentation

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10am – 10.40am
Broodmare Nutrition

Talk/Presentation

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10.40am – 11am
Coffee Break

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11am – 11.45am
Diseases of the older foal and yearling

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11.45am – 12.30pm
Management of weaning the foal

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12.30pm – 1.30pm
Lunch at BRS

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1.30pm – 2.15pm
Stallion Management

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2.15pm – 3pm
Yearling selection at the Sales

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3pm – 3.20pm
Break

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3.20pm – 4pm
Sales Preparation

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4pm – 4.45pm
Sales vetting an overview

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4.45pm – 5pm
Discussion/ Questions

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Thursday 10 December
8.30am – 8.45am
Coffee on arrival

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8.45am – 9.30am
Preparation for potential birth problems

Talk/Presentation

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9.30am – 10am
Coffee Break

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10am – 12pm
Visit to the National Stud

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12pm – 1pm
Lunch

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1pm – 1.45pm
Post foaling complications

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1.45pm – 2.30pm
Common conditions of the newborn foal

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2.30pm – 2.50pm
Break

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2.50pm – 3.30pm
Farrier treatment of foals, yearlings and the mare’s

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3.30pm – 4.15pm
Management of congenital and acquired growth defects in foals

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4.15pm – 4.30pm
Questions/Discussions

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4.30pm – 5pm
Closing remarks and end of course

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