Equine Orthopedic Case Days (on-site)

Bargteheide, Germany, October 3 to 5, 2025

In cooperation with Pferdeklinik Bargteheide

Participants will see Philippe Benoit, Elizabeth Davidson and Edwin Enzerink working up lameness cases on day 1 of the course. The instructors will discuss their approaches, findings, diagnosis and treatment options as they present all cases together on day 2 with Sue Dyson moderating. Day 3 of the course will be devoted to performing further examinations on selected cases and to improve skills.

The German Academy for Continuous Veterinary Education (ATF) credits this course 22 hours.

Program

Friday, October 3 | Practical work
Equine Clinic

9:00 till 19:00 hours: Clinical lameness examination, radiographic and ultrasonographic evaluation of lameness in horses with highly experienced equine orthopaedic experts.

Instructors: Philippe Benoit, Elizabeth Davidson, Edwin Enzerink

We will work on lameness cases at the equine clinic. The day will be divided into three sessions each of 120 minutes. In each session a new case will be presented, but the group of participants changes (so the participants get an opportunity to experience each of the instructors). Horses will undergo the routine clinical examination of each instructor (including diagnostic anaesthesia as necessary), radiography, ultrasonography, etc. Scintigraphic and magnetic resonance images will be available for some horses.

9:00 –  Welcome
9:15 – All the horses to be examined will be presented at walk and trot in straight lines and circles so that everyone is familiar with all the horses prior to investigation by the instructors. The instructors may advise additional manoeuvres depending on the clinical presentation of each horse.  The results of the complete investigations will be presented on day 2, with discussion about diagnosis, treatment and management.
10:45 – First round of horses
13:00 – Lunch
14:00 – Second round of horses
16:15 – Coffee break
16:30 – Third round of horses
19:00 – End

Saturday, October 4 | Case presentations

Hotel am Schloss Ahrensburg

Instructors: Philippe Benoit, Elizabeth Davidson, Edwin Enzerink

9:00 – Selected cases worked from the day before will be discussed in depth including their treatment and management. Sue Dyson will moderate the discussion.
18:00 – End
18:30 – Depart for surprise evening

Sunday, October 5 | Theory and practical work

Equine Clinic

Instructors: Philippe Benoit, Elizabeth Davidson, Edwin Enzerink, Sue Dyson

9:00 – Follow-up examination of selected cases based on the discussion on day 2.
10:30 – Coffee break
11:00 – Wet labs to improve skills. Please select 2 of them: 1) Radiography; 2) Ultrasound; 3) local anesthesia (cadaver limbs); 4) objective and subjective gait analysis
13:00 – Lunch
14:00 – Continue wet labs
16:00 – Final discussion of findings on horses examined today.
17:00 – End