Trainers, Jockeys and Veterinarians Seminar - Reducing Poor Performance

When: Monday 24 February 2020
Where: Moonee Valley Racecourse (Getting to The Valley)
Time: 10am to 4pm

Key Note Speaker: Nic Gill, strength and conditioning coach for the New Zealand All Blacks.

The All Blacks are the most successful international sporting team in history with a 77.33 per cent winning record and three Rugby World Cup titles. Drawing on his expertise and experience Nic will share insights into managing training loads, early detection of injuries, and avoiding over-training. There are also good lessons to be learned from the All Blacks culture and Nic will share these.

Additional Conference Topics:
The seminar will also feature appearances from leading veterinarians Dr Kate Savage, Dr Chris O’Sullivan from Randwick Equine, Prof Chris Whitton, Prof Josh Slater, Prof Ken Hinchcliff and Dr Laura Nath to discuss the following topics:

  • Poor Performance Investigations
  • The importance of the Lameness Examination
  • Common Causes of Poor Performance
  • Musculoskeletal - Lameness
  • Respiratory – Inflammatory Airway Disease 
  • Respiratory – EIPH
  • Cardiovascular – Arrythmias

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