Hats off to Equine Veterinarians Australia for organising and delivering another fantastic set of EVA state meetings in March and early April 2023. The team at Radincon were delighted to sponsor and support, and it was really worthwhile attending and catching up with equine vets to get the local news.
It was a jam-packed schedule with four events on consecutive nights across the country. Of course, that was no problem for the attendees in each state, but it was certainly busy for the organisers and for Professor Susan Stover, who spoke at all meetings except Tasmania. Lots of hotels, planes and driving on her whirlwind tour of Australia.
Radincon MD Jon Marriott didn’t quite make every dinner, but he did attend in Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and of course New South Wales. (He drew the line at WA, not because of the distance, but because it would have meant missing his youngest daughter’s 17th birthday. Seriously bad timing!)
Given the number of client visits and other work Jon also had to fit in, he was relieved to be back in his home state for the last EVA state meeting on April 4th. By that time he and Susan Stover had really got to know each other, as you can see from the photo.
Susan’s presentation at the events covered the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of musculoskeletal injuries. Based at the JD Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory in California, she is currently researching how different training regimes can be used to minimise the risk of such injuries, and everyone was interested to get her insights. There were also plenty of questions from the floor too, which extended the learning even further.
There were some wonderful venues too, from the historic British Hotel in Adelaide (founded in 1838 and still going strong) to the modern setup of the auditorium at the Inglis Oaklands Complex in Victoria. Every state served up its own special mix of food, wine and intelligent company.
All in all, this was a brilliant series of events which will help vets all over Australia care for horses as well as possible.
Let’s finish with a shout out to some of our longstanding partners, clients and above all friends in the Australian equine veterinary community. The EVA state meetings are always a great chance for us all to catch up with each other as well as extend our knowledge. We look forward to many more years working and learning with you.