Conference Agenda
Conference Agenda
Monday, February 5, 2024
Session I: Conditioning and Training
8:00-8:30 a.m. – Registration
8:30-8:40 a.m. – Welcome; Dr. Joe Pagan
8:40-9:30 a.m. – Exercise Physiology Research: Past, Present and Future; Dr. Warwick Bayly, Dr. Mike Davis
9:30-10:15 a.m. – Equine Athletes: Field Performance Testing; Dr. Emmanuelle Van Erck
BREAK – 10:15-10:45 a.m.
10:45-11:30 a.m. – Dressage Training and Conditioning; Dr. Hilary Clayton
11:30 a.m. -12:15 p.m. – Comparative Performance Horse Nutrition: An Energetic Perspective; Dr. Joe Pagan
LUNCH – 12:15-1:00 p.m.
Session II: Performance Horse Disorders
1:00-2:00 p.m. – Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH): Not Just a Racehorse Disorder; Dr. Warwick Bayly, Dr. Emmanuelle Van Erck
2:00-2:45 p.m. – Equine Myopathies; Dr. Stephanie Valberg
BREAK – 3:00-3:30 p.m.
3:30-4:15 p.m. – Squamous and Glandular Gastric Ulcers: New Treatment Options; Dr. Ben Sykes
4:15-5:00 p.m. – Imaging Technologies for Diagnosing Lameness; Dr. Robin Bell
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Session III: New Research Related to Inflammation, Antioxidants, and Leaky Gut
8:30-9:00 a.m. – Role of Inflammation in Adaptations to Exercise Stress; Dr. Wendy Pearson
9:00-9:30 a.m. – Influence of Nutrition in Leaky Gut Syndrome; Dr. Wendy Pearson
9:30-10:00 a.m. – The Mighty Mitochondria; Dr. Mike Davis
BREAK – 10:00-10:30 a.m.
10:30-11:15 a.m. – Cutting-Edge Technologies for Studying Muscle Metabolism; Dr. Stephanie Valberg
11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids in Equine Nutrition; Dr. Joe Pagan
LUNCH – 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Session IV: Heat Stress
1:00-2:00 p.m. – Heat Stress: A Comparative Approach Between Species and Disciplines; Dr. Mike Davis
2:00-3:00 p.m. – Should You Sweat It? Anhidrosis in the Equine Athlete; Dr. Samantha Brooks, Dr. Sally DeNotta
BREAK – 3:00-3:30 p.m.
3:30-4:00 p.m. – New Methods for Studying Exercise-Induced Heat Stress in Horses; Dr. Joe Pagan
4:00-4:30 p.m. – Electrolytes and Hydration; Dr. Joe Pagan
4:30-5:00 p.m. – Q&A Session