Join the IDCTA community for session #4 of their IDCTA Veterinary Zoom Series. After a tumultuous year, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics finally took place in 2021. Dr. Lisa Borzynski of Wisconsin Equine Clinic and Hospital was ringside for the dressage, eventing, and show jumping. In this webinar, she will share her perspectives from being part of the FEI team of 20 veterinarians from 11 countries that ran the on-site veterinary clinic and monitored the health and welfare of the equine athletes.
Dr. Lisa Borzynski is a native of Racine, Wisconsin. She graduated from the UW School of Veterinary Medicine in 1993 and has been a part of the Wisconsin Equine Clinic team since 2006 specializing in sport horse medicine and lameness.
Dr. Borzynski is an FEI veterinarian and has been working at international competitions since 1999 including the World Equestrian Games and the Olympics. She is a lifelong horsewoman and actively competes in eventing, hunters and jumpers. Lisa, her husband Bill, and daughter Quinn live in Eagle, Wisconsin and currently own six horses.
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This live stream is provided by the Illinois Dressage and Combined Training Association.
The USEA Annual Meeting & Convention is easily one of the most influential weeks in the sport of eventing in the U.S. and this year it is headed to Seattle, Washington, Dec. 12-15. USEA Podcast Host Nicole Brown talks about all the details surrounding this year's Convention with USEA CEO Rob Burk and USEA President Lou Leslie. From important discussions around safety and horsemanship to a charity poker tournament and more, there is so much going on in Seattle this year that you won't want to miss!
The following is an excerpt from 33 Strength and Fitness Workouts for Horses by equine training and conditioning expert Jec Aristotle Ballou. Strength routines and this workout are for horses and riders with a good existing level of fitness who are working toward increased strength and endurance.
Being the last rider in the final competition of the day can be an unenviable position. Molly Duda felt the pressure all day while gearing up for her ride on her own 15-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding Disco Traveler (Donatelli x Cadence).
Waredaca celebrated 20 years of its USEA Classic Series Three-Day Event from Oct.23-26 in Laytonsville, Maryland. From Beginner Novice through Modified, 72 horse and rider pairs got to experience the thrill of competing in a long format three-day event. Read on to learn more about the winners.