Presentations in this session include: EHV-1 Special Update, Dec. 7, 2025 -- Opening Session -- Keynote: Understanding Animal Behavior -- Kester News Hour -- Foundation Scholarship Awards -- Foundation Research Spotlight -- Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture: A Lifetime of Research: A Rider-Researcher’s Journey in Biomechanics, Performance, and Rehabilitation

Moderator: Allen Page. Sponsored by Zoetis Equine: Long Live the Horse. Hour 1: Equine Myopathy Signs, Diagnosis and Management; Managing the Thin-Soled Horse; What’s Lurking in That Lump?; Mastering Nerve Blocks in Reactive Horses; Tips for Safe Helicopter Rescue and Transport of Horses; Low Tech, High-Value Anesthesia Assessment; Panel Discussion with the Hour 1 Speakers Hour 2: Suspensory Clinical and Dynamic Exam Tips to Aid Diagnosis; Vitamin E-Associated Disorders and Supplementation; Practical Epidural Pain Management; How to Manage Ventral Midline Surgical Site Infections in the Post-Operative Colic Patient; A Friendly Introduction to Thoracic Ultrasound; Acute Laminitis: When Minutes Matter and Millimeters Count; Panel Discussion with the Hour 2 Speakers Hour 3: A Systematic Approach to the Unsteady Recovery; How to Prepare Equine Orthobiologics: Best Practices to Maximize Efficacy; Interpreting Equine Cervical Vertebral Imaging – Basic Neck Radiology; Solar Punctures: The Final Nail in the Coffin (Joint)?; Positioning Tips for Navicular Radiography; Abdominal Ultrasound in a F.L.A.S.H.; Panel Discussion with the Hour 3 Speakers

Moderator: Joe Bertone. Sponsored by Merck Animal Health. ​Includes the following presentations: -- Business News Hour -- ​Moral Distress in Equine Practice – Part 1: What It Is and How to Recognize It -- Moral Distress in Equine Practice – Part 2: Why It Matters and What to Do About It? -- How to Create a “Unicorn Day” for Non-Profits at Your Practice -- Building Your Dream Team: Strategic Recruitment for Equine Practice Success -- Recruiting Associates: What We’re Doing Wrong and How to Fix It -- The Distributed Model of Veterinary Education: What Is It and How Can I Get Involved?

Moderator: Beau Whitaker. Sponsored by Dechra Veterinary Products. Includes the following presentations: First Principles and The Joint: Cellular Communication -- Updates on Intra-Articular Therapies A Systematic Approach to Therapeutic Decision Making -- PRP for Joint Therapy: Where We Are in Terms of Efficiency and Standardization -- Panel Discussion

Moderator: Andrew Smith. Sponsored by American Regent, Inc., manufacturer of Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) and BetaVet® (betamethasone sodium phosphate & betamethasone acetate injectable suspension). Presentations in this session include: Comparison of Electroacupuncture Versus Laser Acupuncture in Horses with Thoracolumbar Back Pain -- In-Vivo Validation of an Instrumented Hoof Boot for Gait Analysis Equipped with Pressure Sensors and an Inertial Measurement Unit -- Agreement Between Three Objective Evaluation Systems and Two Subjective Evaluators in Horses with Naturally Occurring Lameness -- The Effect of Botulinum Toxin Injection into the Deep Digital Flexor Muscle on Foot Biomechanics in Healthy Horses -- The Effect of Mesotherapy on Epaxial Myofascial Pain, Thoracolumbar Range of Motion, and Postural Stability in Horses with Back Pain -- How to Shoe the Laminitic Foot with a Rocker Shoe -- How to Incorporate the Use of Elastic Therapeutic Tape into Equine Practice -- How to Perform Digital Venography Including a Dorso60o Proximal-Palmarodistal View for Equine Foot Pathology -- How to Improve Rehabilitation Outcome by Improving Adherence

Moderator: Emily H. Berryhill​. Sponsored by W.F. Young, Absorbine. Silver Honey, naturally effective veterinary solutions to help animals heal fast! Presentations in this session include: Updates on Treatments for Allergic Skin Conditions -- Updates on Treatments for Auto-Immune Skin Conditions -- How to Maximize Diagnostics for Skin Conditions -- Decision Making for Treating Cutaneous Skin Tumors in Horses – Review of Surgical Approach -- Photodynamic Therapy for Treatment of Periocular Neoplasia in the Horse -- Skin Cancer Differential Diagnoses and Treatment Algorithm -- Case Discussion Panel -- Serum Allergy Panels: What They Can and Cannot Tell Us

Moderator: Wes Sutter. Sponsored by Merck Animal Health. Included in this session: The Veterinary Client Patient Relationship: Legal and Ethical Implications -- Alleviating the Burden: Establishing an Equine Emergency-Only Practice -- How to Afford New Paradigms in Equine Practice -- Creating a Meaningful Extern/Intern Experience in the Practice -- Enhancing Equine Veterinary Practice Through Clinical Investigator Opportunities -- Simplify Your Life with a Strategic Plan for Your Practice: Charting a Course Beyond Day-to-Day Chaos -- Simplify Raises and Promotions: Performance-Based Compensation for Equine Practice Teams -- Clear Your Plate: What You Need to Delegate and Outsource Now -- How To Create an Equine Welfare Program (Auditing) to Strengthen a Social License to Operate

Moderator: Sandro Colla. Sponsored by OptiWize 10-N-1: “Rebuilding Strength, Restoring Balance, Trusted by Veterinarians.” Presentations in this session include: How to Manage Pain During the Rehabilitation Period Using Non-Pharmacologic Interventions -- How to Use Therapeutic Modalities at Home -- How to: Therapeutic Exercises to Address Topline Dysfunction -- How to Rehab the Ataxic Horse on the Farm -- How to Recommend Swimming Sessions: Practical Aspects, Indications and Contraindications -- How to Objectively Track the Rehabilitation Progress at Home -- How to Plan a Ridden Rehabilitation Program -- How to Use Rehabilitation Strategies in Competition Context

Moderator: Phoebe Smith. Sponsored by Platinum Performance, “Good Nutrition is Good Medicine.” Presentations in this session include: Intro to the Session -- Multifactorial Consideration in Poor Performance of Western Sport Horses -- Non-Orthopedic Cases of Poor Performance in English Sport Horses -- Panel Discussion with the Speakers

Moderator: Sarah Langsam. Sponsored by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. Enduring Passion. Unrivaled Expertise. Presentations in this session include: Enhancing Equine Performance and Welfare: The Role of Wearable Technology in Racehorses -- AAEP’s Wearable Biometric Sensor Request for Proposal and Subsequent Study -- Using Advanced Imaging to Enhance Musculoskeletal Injury Detection in Racehorses -- Current Status of Equine Injuries in Racing and What Is on the Horizon -- Panel Discussion with the Speakers