Prominent experts from the bloodstock breeding industry headed up another distinguished line up for the 2024 Gerald Leigh Lectures.

The theme for this year’s lectures was Optimising Youngstock Growth and Development, and featured lectures from Joe Pagan, Ph.D (Kentucky Equine Research, USA), Professor Jacqui Matthews, FRCVS (Austin Davis Biologics Ltd) and Pascale Chavatte-Palmer Palmer DVM, Ph.D.

Topics included:

• Influence of Maternal and Environmental Factors During the Prenatal Period on the Athletic Potential of the Foal
• The Effect of Season on Mare and Foal Nutrition
• An Overview of Foal Purchase at Public Auction
• Parasites and Resistance on UK Stud Farms; How worried do we need to be?
• Pasture Management to Optimise Parasite Control
• Integrating Diagnostics into Sustainable Equine Helminth Control Programmes
• Surgical Solutions for Limb Deformities and Long Term Follow Up
• Raising the Foal for Optimal Future Performance
• A Stud Manager’s Approach to Soundness
• Growth and Development of Youngstock: Finding the Right Balance
• What’s Changed in the Last 20 Years of Preparing Youngstock for Sales

Introduced and concluded by Fred Barrelet MRCVS (Rossdales Ltd), the lectures were held at Tattersalls in Newmarket and also featured Dr Rebecca Mouncey, MRCVS, Jullian Dollar (Newsells Park Stud), Abigail Kent, MRCVS (Rossdales Ltd), Paul Overton (Equine Argonomist), Jamie Railton (Jamie Railton Sales Agency), 

To view the lectures, please CLICK HERE.