Calgary International Equine Symposium

UCVM will be hosting the annual Calgary International Equine Symposium on Sep 4 & 5, 2025, and will feature a keynote and exclusive wet lab (Sep 6, 2025) from professor Jean-Marie Denoix of France. The theme for this year's symposium will be "Associated Pathologies in the Equine Athlete". This growing internationally acclaimed symposium is a global celebration of equine health with this year including a wide array of topics related to innovation in equine health and welfare.

$10,000 Platform presentation award

Platform presenters will compete for a $10,000 award.

$1,000 Poster presentation awards

Two additional awards of $1,000 presented to the best graduate student poster presentations.

$500 Travel rewards

Upon completion of the 2-day symposium, undergrad students, clinical trainees, grad students and postdocs coming from outside Alberta with a top 10 ranked abstract are eligible for a $500 travel award.

CE credits

The symposium is approved for 9hrs ABVMA CE credit(s).
The Wet Lab has been RACE approved for 7.5 hours of CE credit(s) in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
UCVM Faculty will get 3 hours CE credit(s) for attending CE Talks.

Photo Gallery

Check out our photo gallery from last year's symposium

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