Two world-renowned veterinarians will headline the British Equine Veterinary Association’s (BEVA) plenary lectures at the BEVA Congress this September.
Meta Osborne and Tim Mair will explore the Congress theme of ‘doing the right thing’ to help boost horse health outcomes during the conference which will take place at the ICC in Birmingham on Wednesday 9 – Saturday 12 September.
The John Hickman plenary lecture
On Thursday 10 September, Meta will talk about Threads, Patterns and Boundaries – Understanding Veterinary Influence on Equine Welfare for The John Hickman plenary lecture.
She will discuss how she transformed from a confident and competent equine practitioner who thought caring about horses was enough, to someone whose postgraduate study, regulatory experience and ongoing research revealed patterns in everyday veterinary practice that are hiding in plain sight.
Meta co-owns a leading Irish commercial Thoroughbred stud farm. She has served as President of both the Irish Veterinary Association and the Veterinary Council of Ireland and was senior steward of the Turf Club, the regulator of horse racing in Ireland.
In 2023, she completed an MSc in Animal Welfare, Ethics & Law at the University of Edinburgh. She co-hosts Changing Rein, a podcast exploring the future of horse sport using a welfare lens and is a guest lecturer in Animal Welfare for undergraduate veterinary and animal science students at UCD.
The Peter Rossdale Memorial lecture
Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic’s Tim Mair will speak about Beyond gut feelings: building better care and promoting equine welfare from practice-based data in the fifth Peter Rossdale Memorial lecture, which will be held on Friday 11th September
Tim worked in mixed practice before returning to Bristol to undertake research in equine immunology and lecturing in equine medicine.
He joined Bell Equine in 1989, concentrating on internal medicine, soft tissue surgery and advanced imaging. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and co-authored several textbooks.
Tim is Honorary Professor of the Royal Veterinary College, a past President of BEVA and editor of Equine Veterinary Education. He is Equine Veterinary Director of CVS, and his current research/quality improvement interests focus on gastrointestinal diseases (including parasite control), sustainability, and antibiotic and anthelmintic use in equine practice.
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