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versity of Lyon, who enthralled the delegates with a look
back at the history of lameness diagnosis in the horses
and what the future holds with the use of lameness lo-
cator devices becoming more popular and their results
more accurate.
Monday evening started off with delegates and guests
experiencing a stunning sunset game drive which was
topped off with a scrumptious Mozambican fish braai.
Great times are always had at the evening functions
with plenty of wine and gin and tonics flowing to help
with the mosquito repelling of course.
Tuesday started off with game drives for those early
birds keen to experience the African bushveld. First lec-
ture of the day was Dr Jonathan Pycock who reviewed
the use of ultrasonography in equine reproductive work
over the years and how the technology has improved
and what developments are the future will bring. One
particular development of interest is the use of colour
Doppler as a means to monitor early embryonic devel-
opment. Prof Celia Marr presented after the tea break
on equine cardiology and again the use of colour Dop-
pler technology came to the fore as the newest devel-
opment and area of focus. After lunch, numerous scien-
tific abstracts from our local delegates where presented
ranging from reporting on the newly establish standing
computer tomography machine situated at the Equi-
care group by Dr Angela Rogers of Blue Hills Veterinary
Hospital to the use of ultrasonography in evaluating the
larynx in post-laryngoplasty horses by Dr Sean Miller of
Summerveld Equine Hospital. Tuesday night was just
more relaxed with a substantial buffet dinner satisfying
the hunger of the delegates after a long day of lectures
and game viewing.
Once again Wednesday kicked off with early morning
game drives exciting both locals and international del-
egates with sightings of the famous big five. First up for
the day was the famous Dr Bruce Bladon of Donnington
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