Vets with Horsepower Germany - Pferdeinternist Dr Bianca C Schwarz DipECEIM

Vets with Horsepower - 13 - The italian Job 2025 meets Equine Infectious Diseases

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Programm Vets with Horsepower 2026

„Vets with Horsepower“ meets „The Power of the NEXT GENERATION“

Montag, 22. Juni und Dienstag, 23. Juni 2026

OELDE (WAF) – Landkomforthotel Meier-Gresshoff

Tag 1 – Montag, den 22. Juni 2026

Vets with Horsepower # 14 – „The Germany, Poland & Baltics Run”

(Vortragssprache: Englisch)

08.30 – 09.00 Registrierung und Begrüßung

09.00 – 09.30 New treatments for equine sarcoid tumours
Derek Knottenbelt

09.30 – 10.00 Oral neoplastic disease
Jenny Croft

10.00 – 10.30 Managing ocular and periocular neoplasia – its all about the diagnosis
Derek Knottenbelt

10.30 – 11.00 Kaffeepause

11.00 – 11.30 Interpreting the function significance of equine eye abnormalities
Josh Slater

11.30 – 12.00 Neuro – ophthalmology: The eyes have it
Caroline Hahn

12.00 – 12.30 Herpesviruses and equine ocular disease – what can we learn form other species?
Josh Slater

12.30 – 13.30 Mittagspause

13.30 – 14.00 Veins, vessels & WTF-Is-That? A Practical Guide to Vascular Ultrasound
Gunther van Loon

14.00 – 14.30 The intelligent immune system
Sanne Wilmink

14.30 – 15.00 Shivering and stringhalt
Caroline Hahn

15.00 – 15.30 Kaffeepause

15.30 – 16.00 Update on treatment of equine back conditions
Jessica Kidd

16.00 – 16.30 Overview of Contrast Radiography in Equine Practice
Davide Zani

16.30 – 17.00 Diagnosis and management of hindlimb proximal suspensory
desmopathy
Jessica Kidd

Im Anschluss: Get together/Abendessen mit den Vets with Horsepower

(ACHTUNG! Das DINNER ist NUR VORAB buchbar!!! Das Hotel hat KEINEN Restaurant-Betrieb)

Tag 2 – Dienstag, den 23. Juni 2026

„The Power of the NEXT GENERATION“ Erkrankungen des jungen Pferdes

(Vortragssprache: Deutsch)

08.45 Registrierung und Begrüßung

09.00 – 09.30 Magenerkrankungen beim Jungpferd und deren Management
Katja Shell

09.30 – 10.00 Kleine Strongyliden und Salmonella – Partner in Crime?
Bianca Schwarz

10.00 – 10.30 Lawsonia intracellularis
Frauke Uhlendorf

10.30 – 11.00 Kaffeepause

11.00 – 11.30 Angeborene Atemwegserkrankungen
Ann-Kristin Barton

11.30 – 12.00 Pneumonie beim Fohlen – Nicht nur Rhodococcus!
Monica Venner

12.00 – 12.30 Druse
Rosa Barsnick

12.30 – 13.30 Mittagspause

13.30 – 14.00 Knieerkrankungen beim Jungpferd
Anja Kasparek

14.00 – 14.30 Fesselgelenksbefunde beim Jungpferd und die Prognose für die sportliche Nutzung
Felicia Wehrenpfennig

14.30 – 15.00 „Use it or loose it“ – Funktionelle Aspekte der Jungpferde-Aufzucht
Kirstin Becker

15.30 – 16.00 Kaffeepause

16.00 – 16.30 Leberprobleme – vom Fohlen zum Jungpferd
Dominika Wrobel-Stratmann

16.30 – 17.00 Vom Fohlen zum Jungpferd: Besonderheiten der medikamentösen
Therapie
Nina Steenbuck

17.00 – 17.30 Wichtige Aspekte der Fütterung beim Jungpferd
Anne Mößeler

17.30 – 18.00 Abschlussdiskussion

ENDE der FORTBILDUNG

Programmänderungen bei Bedarf vorbehalten

ATF Stunden beantragt

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Prof Derek C. Knottenbelt

OBE, BVM&S, BVM&S, DVM&S, DipECEIM, DACVIM, MRCVS

Director – Equine Medical Solutions

PROFESSOR EMERITUS (University of Liverpool – Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital)

Founder Vets with Horsepower

Derek is our chief, founder and driving (riding) force behind the project. He lectures on any internal medicine related topic, and makes sure everyone knows exactly what our charities and sponsors do to improve lives around the world!

Dr Jessica A. Kidd

BA, DVM, CertES(Orth), DipECVS, MRCVS

Consultant Equine Surgeon

Jessica has been a part of HP from the start, always making sure we have what we need and doing much of the behind-the-scenes work. She lectures on topics related to equine surgery, orthopaedics, foals, melanomas and imaging.

Prof Roger Smith

MA, VetMB, PhD, DipECV,S DEO, FHEA, DipECVDI, FRCVS

Royal Vet College London

PRESIDENT of the British Equine Veterinary Association

Roger is a long-standing supporter of Vets with Horsepower, joining the tour whenever he can and adding a great team vibe alongside his extensive knowledge on orthopaedic subjects.

Prof David Bardell

BVSc, PhD, CertVA, DipECVAA, PGCert(LTHE), FHEA, MRCVS

Head of Veterinary Anaesthesia Equine Clinical Science – University of Liverpool

David is a longstanding member of the Horsepower team. Frequently found barefoot, he is a stalwart of the trips and known for his engaging lecture style. He has now change his bike to a Triumph touring bike, and lectures on anaesthesia and analgesia-related topics.

Dr Jenny Croft

BVMS, CertEP, MRCVS

Clinical Director – Loch Leven Equine Practice

Jenny has been a big part of VwHP with boundless energy, and a wealth of experience in equine first opinion practice. We’re excited to see her back on her bike with us this year!

Dr Caroline Hahn

DVM, MSc, PhD, DipECEIM, DipECVN, MRCVS

Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Neurosciences – The University of Edinburgh

Caroline is a board-certified neurologist with a special interest in equine cases. She has so far biked each and every mile the VwHP time has ridden!

Prof Gunther van Loon

DVM, PhD, DipECEIM, Assoc. Member ECVDI

Head of the Equine Cardioteam, Head of the Department of Large Animal Internal Medicine – Ghent University Belgium

Gunther van Loon is a specialist in Equine Cardiology, Associate Member ECVDI and the Past-President of the Belgian Equine Practitioners Society (BEPS)

Dr Dietrich Graf von Schweinitz

DVM, BSc, MRCVS - Certified Vet Acupuncturist (IVAS)

CEO – To the Point Accupuncture

P ast President – The Association of British Veterinary Acupuncturists

We would not be surprised if Dietrich has a glass of petrol for breakfast each morning. Motorbikes are his usual form of transport as he visits equine yards for acupuncture sessions. His lecture topics cover myofascial pain and acupuncture topics.

Dr Mike Hewetson

BVSc BSc CertEM(IntMed) DipECEIM PhD MRCVS

Assoc. Prof. in Equine Internal Medicine – RVC LONDON

Mike graduated from Onderstepoort, South Africa in 1999. He spent time in private equine practice in the UK before completing a residency in equine internal medicine at the University of Glasgow. He is a registered RCVS specialist in equine internal medicine and is a diplomate of the European College of equine internal medicine. He has a PhD in equine gastroduodenal permeability studies and has an active research interest in equine gastric ulcer syndrome. He currently works as a clinical educator at the Royal Veterinary College in London, where he an associate professor in equine internal medicine.

Dr Sanne Wilmink

DVM CertAVP MRCVS

Equine Vet
Dilliway and Bosley Equine Veterinary Practice

Sanne graduated in 2009 from Utrecht University in the Netherlands and after an internship at an equine hospital in the Netherlands moved to the UK to embark on an Equine Medicine residency at the University of Bristol. Enjoying the English countryside and windy beaches, she decided not to go back to the Netherlands. Since completion of this residency she has been combining first opinion work at two practices in the Southwest of England with work as technical adviser for a small pharmaceutical company. She is now fulltime back in equine first opinion practice in Devon.