23 Apr 2026 - 23 Apr 2026

Preventative medicine: proactive management

Invest in preventative medicine to spot and mitigate risk early, protecting your clients and the wider horse population.

Preventative medicine - proactive management

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Course dates

23 Apr 2026 08:30 - 23 Apr 2026 17:00

Burleigh Court, Off Ashby Road (A512), , Loughborough,LE11 3GR

Everyday problems have ingenious preventative strategies

Preventative care plays a central role in supporting long-term health, focusing on recognising potential issues early and intervening before they impact comfort or quality of life. This proactive mindset not only benefits individual horses by helping them stay well for longer, but also supports the wider equine population. By guiding clients towards effective preventative strategies, such as responsible worming, vets can reduce shared risks across yards and grazing groups, strengthening health outcomes at both individual and herd level. This in-person course will give you practical, evidence-based strategies to reduce disease risk and improve long-term outcomes for the horses in your care.

Through case discussions, real-world examples, and expert guidance, you’ll explore proactive management of infectious disease, gastric conditions, metabolic syndromes, and parasite control equipping you with the tools to deliver tailored, risk-based preventive plans for every horse you manage.

Furthermore, by investing in prevention now, you can save time and energy later with:

Fewer emergency call-outs for colics
Better prepared yards during Strangles outbreaks
Fewer acute laminitics that derail your night or weekend

Who is this course for?

This course is for all vets and nurses who wish to improve equine welfare by shifting from reactive to proactive management, delivering evidence-based care tailored to individual horses and yards.

Please note that the content assumes experience in on-yard situations and decision-making.

Why attend?

Evidence-led strategies: you will learn from leading names about risk assessment, diagnostics, and interventions.
Highly practical case discussions: you can bring your own cases and explore proactive approaches with peers and experts.
Expert speakers: approachable clinicians with a range of practice backgrounds delivering realistic, applicable guidance.
Focus on everyday practice: strategies you can implement immediately to improve equine health outcomes.
Holistic prevention: cover EMS, gastric disease, strangles, parasite control, and yard-level biosecurity.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course you will be able to...

Critically evaluate individual risk factors for equine gastric disease and synthesise current evidence to deliver tailored, management-specific preventive strategies to clients.
Design sustainable, risk-based parasite control programmes based on diagnostic interpretation considering risks of resistance and clinical disease.
Analyse and implement integrated, evidence-based prevention plans for horses at risk of EMS - incorporating dietary, exercise, and owner-led management strategies to reduce risks of disease.
Evaluate strangles risks on yards and in individuals and advise owners how to minimise risks in their situation.
Design evidence led plans for managing yard outbreaks of infectious disease.

Our speakers

Course organiser: Dr Gayle Hallowell MA VetMB PhD CertVA DACVIM DACVECC DECVSMR PFHEA FRCVS
Dr Mark Bowen BVetMed PFHEA CertVA CertEM(IntMed) PhD DipACVIM DipECEIM DipECVSMR FRCVS
Dr Regina Pereira DVM CertAVP(EM) DipECEIM MRCVS

Course prices

Member: £300
Non member: £600

Course sponsor

This course is kindly sponsored by

Terms and conditions

By registering for this course you agree to the following terms and conditions:

All payments must be made in pound sterling. Your place on the course is not guaranteed until full payment has been made.
Booked places can be transferred to another person free of charge if requested two weeks before the start of the course. If the transferee is not a BEVA member, they will be liable for the difference between the member and non-member rate. If a transfer is requested less than two weeks prior to the start date a 10% administration charge will apply.
A full refund will be made, less a 10% administration charge, if cancellation is more than six weeks before the start of the course.
A refund cannot be guaranteed if cancellation is less than six weeks before the start of the course. A full refund will be made if we are able to resell the place, less a 20% administration charge.
In the unlikely event that we are required to cancel or postpone the course you can opt to receive a full refund or receive a CPD credit. The CPD credit is valid for one year from the date of issue and can be used on any BEVA CPD event.
You must have appropriate liability and professional indemnity insurance to attend BEVA courses.
You must bring appropriate safety wear (for example coveralls, hard hats and boots) to courses that involve practical sessions. When relevant an equipment list will be provided to you via your course page.
Unless you actively specify otherwise, we may share your contact details with course organisers and sponsors.
At the point of booking you self-certify that you are suitably qualified to attend the course and qualified to undertake the procedures being taught. If you are in training for such a qualification BEVA must be made aware of your training status at the time of booking.
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Whilst the course programme is correct at time of print, BEVA reserves the right to change details of the event without notice. All best endeavours will be made to present the programme as publicised however alterations may occasionally be necessary due to circumstances beyond our control.
Where there is an online aspect to the course you will receive 12 months access to the course materials. Recordings of live aspects of the course will be made available as soon as possible after the live date.
You are required to be a BEVA member at the time of the event to be eligible for a BEVA member price. If you do not have a current membership at the time of the event you will be charged the difference between the member and non-member rates.

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