EQ08 - From Poor Performance to the Moody Mare: What Is Pain, Hormonal, or Behavioural in Origin

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

5:35 PM – 6:25 PM

Location: Jasmine A, Level 3

Earn 1 CE Hours

Presenter(s)

Gemma Pearson, BVMS, MRCVS, CERT AVP (EM), MSCR, CCAB, PhD

Director of Equine Behaviour
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, MLN, United Kingdom

Handouts

Moderator(s)

Paige Talbot, LVT

Veterinary Surgical Centers
Alexandria, VA, United States

This presentation will investigate how unwanted behaviours may develop and how we can decipher those resulting from pain, a hormonal or primary behavioural origin.

Learning Objectives:

Identify what motivates unwanted behaviours in horses
Indicate how to approach a case to determine if the cause is behavioural or pain
Identify normal behaviour and abnormal oestrus behaviour
Determine when unwanted behaviours around oestrus are hormonal, pain or behavioural