Seminars
News from ISER XIII and Hands-on „Advanced Equine Reproduction“ Warendorf
A four-day course "News from ISER XIII and Advanced Equine Reproduction" (English) will take place in Warendorf-Milte, Germany on Thursday, September 7th to Sunday, September 10th, 2023. The practice-oriented course is addressed to colleagues, aiming to deepen their theoretical knowledge and practical skills in equine reproduction. Seminars and hands-on courses can be booked individually.
Besides increasing your knowledge in a Journal club "News from ISER in Brazil 2023", small group lectures, discussion rounds and hands-on sessions we will enjoy an exciting social program (European Championships Dressage 2023 in Riesenbeck, Visit to State Stud Warendorf, Zoo tour "Behind the scenes and reproductive medicine in wildlife animals") and networking in the international group.
On Thursday afternoon, September 7th the journal club „News from ISER XIII in Brazil“ will summarize new studies with a high practice impact presented at the International Symposium for Equine Reproduction (ISER) in Brazil 2023.
The seminar „Advanced Equine Reproduction“ on Friday and Saturday, September 8th-9th will focus on practice-oriented lectures, panel discussions, small group clinical case discussions and debates about controversial topics in equine reproduction. Online seminars on demand allow individual preparation for the on site-course and deeper background knowledge.
In the afternoon hands-on courses (wetlabs), the problem mare (uterine problems and ovarian disorders), hysteroscopy, fetal sexing, monitoring of the high-risk pregnancy, advanced twin management as well as embryotransfer and Ovum-pick-up (OPU) are demonstrated and practiced on patients in small groups.
Furthermore, up to 10-15 partcipants can participant in practical sessions regarding Reproductive Surgery on Saturday September 9th and Sunday September 10th.
A visit to the State Stud Warendorf, including a Barbecue, Caipirinha and Samba music night, night tours to the medieval cities Warendorf and Muenster, a tour to Muenster Zoo („Behind the scenes and reproductive medicine in wildlife animals“) and the Visit of the Freestyle competition at the European Dressage Championships in nearby Riesenbeck are planned as special socializing highlights.
| Program Overview | Thursday 07-09-2023 | Friday 08-09-2023 | Saturday 09-09-2023 | Sunday 10-09-2023 |
| am | Lectures& Discussions Advanced Equine Reproduction | Lectures& Discussions Advanced Equine Reproduction | Practical Session IV Reproductive Surgery | |
| pm | News from ISER in Brazil | Practical Session I Advanced Equine Reproduction | Practical Session II Advanced Equine Reproduction | Tour Zoo Muenster Reproduction in Wildlife Animals |
| State Stud Warendorf Visiting Tour | Practical Session III Reproductive Surgery | European Championships Dressage – Freestyle Riesenbeck | ||
| Night program | Stud Barbecue& Caipirinha night | Course Dinner Warendorf | Tour Muenster Dinner&Bars |
Location Thursday:
German Riding School
Gestuetstrasse
48231 Warendorf
Location Friday, Saturday, Sunday:
Equine Clinic Warendorf-Milte
Beverstrang 55 (navigation: Beverstrang 2)
48231 Warendorf
Thursday, September 7th, 2023
News from ISER in Brazil
- 03:30 pm
- Registration
- 04:00 pm
- Welcome
- 04:15 pm
- The non-pregnant mare
(James Crabtree) - 04:45 pm
- Early embryonic development and assisted reproductive technologies
(Tom Stout) - 05:15 pm
- Discussion
- 05:45 pm
- Break
- 06:00 pm
- The pregnant and periparturient mare
(Jutta Sielhorst) - 06:30 pm
- The stallion
(Harald Sieme) - 07:00 pm
- Discussion
- 07:30 pm
- Visit State Stud Warendorf
- 08:30 pm
- Barbecue - Caipirinha – Samba music
Location Thursday:
German Riding School
Gestuetstrasse
48231 Warendorf
Advanced Equine Reproduction Course
Online Seminars on demand
- Managing mares in transition
Karen Wolfsdorf, Hagyard, Kentucky, USA - Management of AI with chilled and frozen semen in problem mares
Tom Stout, University of Utrecht, Niederlande - Ovarian abnormalities in the mare
Jutta Sielhorst, ReproTraining - Hysteroscopy in the barren mare
Marta De Rujter, University of Utrecht, Niederlande - Clinical aspects of endometritis
James Crabtree, Equine Reproductive Services, UK - Recent research in endometritis
Natali Krekeler, University of Melbourne, Australien - Comparison of success rates in embryotransfer and OPU-ICSI
Anthony Claes, University of Utrecht, Niederlande
Friday, September 8th 2023
Location Friday, Saturday, Sunday:
Equine Clinic Warendorf-Milte
Beverstrang 55 (navigation: Beverstrang 2)
48231 Warendorf
- 07:30 am
- Registration and Welcome
- 08:00 am
- Moody mare/ suppression of estrous behaviour
(James Crabtree) - 8:30 am
- Debate: Is bilateral ovariectomy a solution for the moody mare?
(James Crabtree, Tom Stout, Jutta Sielhorst) - 09:00 am
- Panel discussion „Mangement of the problem mare- diagnostics, insemination, treatment“
(James Crabtree, Michaela Kölling, Tom Stout, Jutta Sielhorst) - 10:00 am
- Coffee break
- 10:30 am
- Management of twin pregnancies
(Jutta Sielhorst and Tom Stout) - 11:00 am
- Fetal sexing
(James Crabtree) - 11:30 am
- Small Group Clinical case discussions
· High-risk pregnancy (Jutta Sielhorst)
· Pre-partum Reproductive Emergencies (Tom Stout)
· Dystocia in the field and postpartum mare (James Crabtree) - 01:00 pm
- Lunch
- 02:00 pm
- Practical sessions I
Station A The problem mare - hysteroscopy (Tom Stout)
Station B Pregnancy monitoring and Fetal sexing (James Crabtree)
Station C Ovarian problems (Jutta Sielhorst)
Demonstration Advanced twin management – transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration and fetal compression (Jutta Sielhorst and Tom Stout) - 07:00 pm
- Visit Medieval town Warendorf and Course Dinner
Saturday, September 9th 2023
- 8:00 am
- Introduction to equine embryo transfer and OPU-ICSI in the horse
(Jutta Sielhorst) - 8:30 am
- Embryo flushing – tips and tricks
(James Crabtree) - 9:00 am
- Embryo handling and transfer
(Tom Stout) - 9:30 am
- Discussion
- 9:45 am
- Coffee Break
- 10:00 am
- OPU – ICSI
(Tom Stout) - 10:30 am
- Management of the recipient mare
(Michaela Koelling) - 11:00 am
- Debate: The future of assisted reproductive technologies in Europe
(Tom Stout, James Crabtree, Michaela Koelling , Alexandra Goergens) - 11:45 am
- Perineoplasty
(Anna Roetting) - 12:00 am
- Third-degree perinael lacerations
Anna Roetting - 12:30 am
- Rectovestibular fistula
Anna Roetting - 1:00 pm
- Lunch
- 2:00 pm
- Practical sessions II
Station A Embryo flushing (Michaela Koelling)
Station B Embryo flushing (James Crabtree)
Station C Embryo flushing (Jutta Sielhorst) - 3:00 pm
- Station A Harvesting oocytes after sudden death or planned euthanasia (Tom Stout)
Station B Embryo handling and transfer (James Crabtree) - 4:00 pm
- Coffee Break
- 4:15 pm
- Ovum Pick-Up (OPU) Demonstration
(Alexandra Goergens and Tom Stout) - 5:30 pm
- Practical session III Reproductive Surgery
(Anna Roetting) - 7:30 pm
- Tour Muenster, Dinner and Bars
Sunday, September 10th 2023
- 8:00 am
- Practical session IV Reproductive Surgery
(Anna Roetting) - 11:00 am
- Departure Zoo Muenster
- 11:30 am
- Behind the scenes and reproductive medicine at Zoo Muenster
(Imke Lueders) - 13:30 am
- Lunch package and departure to Riesenbeck
- 14:00 am
- European dressage championship – Freestyle
Speakers
- Dr. James Crabtree BVM&S CertEM(StudMed) MRCVS, Equine Reproductive Services, UK
- Dr. Alexandra Goergens, Clinic for Horses, Muehlen, Germany
- Michaela Koelling, Buchenhof Stud, Germany
- Dr. Imke Lueders, Zoo Münster, Germany
- Dr. Anna Roetting, Dipl. ACVS, ECVS, Horse Clinic Nindorf, Germany
- Dr. Jutta Sielhorst, Dipl. ECAR, ReproTraining; Germany
- Prof. Dr. Tom Stout MA, Vet MB, PhD MRCVS, Dipl. ECAR, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
CE hours, participant fee and registration:
News from ISER
September 7th 2023 (including Visit State Stud Warendorf, Barbecue&Caipirinha night)
3 CE hours
GPM-/BEVA-members, interns, residents, PhD-students: 170 Euro (plus VAT)
Non-Members: 190 Euro (plus VAT)
ONLY A FEW PLACES LEFT
Advanced Equine Reproduction – Online Seminars
Online seminars on demand (August 1st – December 1st 2023)
7 CE hours
GPM-/BEVA/SIVE-/AAEP-/VÖP-members, interns, residents, PhD-students: 190 Euro (plus VAT)
Non members: 260 Euro (plus VAT)
Advanced Equine Reproduction – Online Seminars, Lectures & Discussions
September 8th-9th, 2023 (including Visit State Stud Warendorf, Barbecue&Caipirinha, Course Dinner Warendorf)
17 CE hours
GPM-/BEVA/SIVE-/AAEP-/VÖP-members, interns, residents, PhD-students: 520 Euro (plus VAT)
Non members: 560 Euro (plus VAT)
ONLY A FEW PLACES LEFT
Advanced Equine Reproduction – Online Seminars, Lectures, Discussions & Practical sessions I&II
September 8th-9th, 2023 (including Visit State Stud Warendorf, Barbecue&Caipirinha, Course Dinner Warendorf)
25 CE hours
GPM-/BEVA/SIVE-/AAEP-/VÖP-members: 1100 Euro (plus VAT)
Non members: 1200 Euro (plus VAT)
FULLY BOOKED
Advanced Equine Reproduction & Reproductive surgery – Online Seminars, Lectures, Discussions & Practical sessions I, II, III&IV (Advanced Equine Reproduction + Reproductive Surgery)
September 8th-10th 2023 (including Visit State Stud Warendorf, Barbecue&Caipirinha, Course Dinner Warendorf, Dinner Muenster, Zoo tour, Visit European Championships
30 CE hours
GPM-/BEVA/SIVE-/AAEP-/VÖP-members: 1780 Euro (plus VAT)
Non members: 1980 Euro (plus VAT)
FULLY BOOKED
Separate Ticket „Social program“
September 10th Zoo tour, European Championships Dressage, Lunch package 59 €
FULLY BOOKED
4-days Complete Package “News from ISER, Advanced Equine Reproduction & Reproductive surgery“
September 7th -10th 2023 (including State Stud Warendorf, Barbecue&Caipirinha, Course Dinner Warendorf, Dinner Muenster, Zoo tour, European Championships)
33 CE hours
GPM-/BEVA/SIVE-/AAEP-/VÖP-members: 1980 Euro (plus VAT)
Non members: 2170 Euro (plus VAT)
FULLY BOOKED
The problem mare I - on demand
The BEVA approved online continuing education course program covers important aspects of problem mares. The recordings of the online seminars will be available until July 1st 2027. Seven internationally recognized specialists in equine reproduction and clinical research present 45 mins online seminars in advanced gynaecology with lots of pictures, videos and clinical cases, followed by the recorded discussion.
CHIO Aachen Science Lounge 2025 – Monitoring of the Sport Horse
The health and well-being of the horses are a focus of equestrian sports. Those responsible for the CHIO Aachen, the world's largest equestrian show, support scientific exchange and founded the CHIO Aachen Scientist Circle in 2023 to scientifically monitor the tournament stabling in Aachen.
Now there is another event that contributes to the continuous development of the sport and animal welfare: On 2 July 2025, the CHIO Aachen CAMPUS, which promotes the right values in handling horses through its training and further education programmes, is organising the education event ‘CHIO Aachen Science Lounge 2025 – Monitoring of the Sport Horse’ in cooperation with ReproTraining – and you are invited!
The event, which is taking place as part of CHIO Aachen 2025, will focus on monitoring sport horses, taking into account modern training and competition monitoring and the regeneration phase. Not only the participating riders, grooms, trainers, horse owners and team managers of CHIO Aachen are invited, but also interested veterinarians. The programme covers various topics:
- 13:00 h
- Welcome
Birgit Rosenberg, Dr. Jutta Sielhorst, Prof. Dr. Dirk Winter - 13:10 h:
- The other 23 hours – resting period and horse husbandary at CHIO Aachen
Leonie Krüger - 13:45 h:
- Heart rate and lactate – monitoring for performance
Stephanie Horstmann - 14:20 h:
- Fatigue and lameness – new tools for monitoring
PD Dr. Dominik Burger, David Deillon - 14:55 h:
- Closure
Birgit Rosenberg, Dr. Jutta Sielhorst, Prof. Dr. Dirk Winter
Following the event, all participants are kindly invited to attend the official launch of “consteed – the smart horse sneaker” in the Champions´ Circle. The innovatively developed horse sneaker analyzes your horse's musculoskeletal system with the integrated sensor technology.
In evening at 18.30h you may experience the best jumping riders in the world in the Turkish Airlines-Prize of Europe, which is the first qualifying competition for the Rolex Grand Prix.
Panelists:
- PD Dr. Dominik Burger, Universität Bern und Swiss Equestrian
- David Deillon, ALOGO SA
- Dr. Stephanie Horstmann, Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung FN
- Leonie Krüger, Scientist Circle CHIO Aachen, Uelzener Versicherungen und Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen - Geislingen
- Birgit Rosenberg, CHIO Aachen
- Dr. Jutta Sielhorst, ReproTraining und Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
- Prof. Dr. Dirk Winter, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen - Geislingen
Participation fee and registration:
Accredited CHIO Aachen Athletes, Grooms, Trainers and Chef d´Equipes: free
Veterinarians: 100 Euro
GPM-members: 85 Euro
Event Location: Venue of CHIO Aachen – Press Conference Room
(The fee includes a ticket for the jumping competitions at CHIO Aachen on July 2nd and a parking pass.)
The number of participants is limited. Are you interested? Please register here: Link
Registration open until 25.06.2025
The problem mare II - on demand
The BEVA-approved online continuing education course program covers further aspects of the problem mare and includes panel discussions on
"PPID and EMS – management of endocrine disorders in equine reproduction", "Rational use of antibiotics in equine reproduction and the new EU-regulations of medicines for veterinary use with special focus on equine reproduction" and "Progesterone- myths and evidence based medicine in diagnostics and therapy" with international experts.
Twelve internationally recognized specialists working in practice and clinical research presented live online seminars in advanced gynaecology with lots of pictures and videos, discuss clinical cases and recent literature. Participants are encouraged to solve clinical cases and subsequently join a 25 min live Q&A session.
The seminars were recorded and recordings are available to course participants on demand until June 1st 2027. You can start with the seminar series whenever it fits you best.