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113 Equine Behaviour Medicine with Dr Gemma Pearson

Veterinary Behaviour Chat

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Episode 113 – Equine Behaviour Medicine with Dr Gemma Pearson

Wow, wow, wow, what a great episode and, obviously, a topic that, as an owner of 2 Sports Horses, is so very close to my heart. Dr Gemma Pearson is a truly inspiring individual who has carved out an impressive career niche in Equine Veterinary Behaviour Medicine. This has allowed her to make an incredible difference in the equestrian sports world and massively improve the welfare and wellbeing of so many horses.

In this episode, we chat about what initially sparked Gemma's interest in Equine Behaviour Medicine, how she was able to build an Equine Behaviour Service during her residency at Edinburgh University and some of the incredible cases that she has encountered during her career. We also chat about her PhD, the use of psychopharmacology (and its limitations) in equine patients and Gemma's great work with BEVA on the "Don't Break Your Vet" campaign and the "Hold Your Horses" course.

If you love horses this will be a truly inspiring episode to listen to, and even if you're not a horse person, but love hearing about inspirational stories and Veterinary Behaviour Medicine in general, this is an episode not to miss!

Here is the link to the "Hold Your Horses" course: https://www.beva.org.uk/News/Latest-News/Details/Hold-Your-Horses-the-low-stress-way-with-our-new-online-course

And, you can find the "Don't Break Your Vet" campaign videos by searching for them on YouTube.

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