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Course dates
17 Jun 2026 08:30 - 17 Jun 2026 17:30
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Easter Bush, EH25 9RG
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Sharpen your behavioural skills for safer, smoother, and more effective practice
Understanding how and why horses respond the way they do can make every interaction more efficient, predictable, and rewarding.
This highly practical course is the practical follow-up to our free online course, Hold your horses, and will give you the opportunity to move from theory to confident, real-world application.
During the day you will develop hands-on skills in low-stress veterinary care and equine behaviour modification, explore clicker training, and learn practical ways to reduce stress and risk in everyday clinical situations. You’ll also look at the human side of behaviour, considering how to motivate owners and improve compliance for better outcomes.
Delivered by Gemma Pearson, Tamzin Furtado, and Ellie Girgis, the day blends practical sessions, demonstrations, and case discussions to help you apply behavioural principles confidently in practice.
Why attend?
Through hands-on sessions, demonstrations and discussion you’ll:
- Strengthen your ability to manage behavioural challenges calmly and confidently
- Enhance safety and efficiency in your day-to-day work
- Improve communication and compliance through a better understanding of both horse and human behaviour
- Learn directly from leading equine behaviour science
Haven't done Hold your horses before?
We strongly recommend it before attending. It’s free for BEVA members and provides the theoretical grounding that this practical day builds upon. Find out more
Who should attend
Ideal for equine vets and veterinary nurses at any stage of their career who want to make patient handling safer, client interactions smoother, and outcomes more positive.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course you will:
- Advance your skillset in the application of low stress veterinary care, including clicker training
- Understand how to get your owners on board to increase succesful outcomes with cases
- Understand how to manage weight loss programmes that keep the horses happy and with which clients comply with
Our speakers
- Course Organiser: Gemma Pearson BVMS CertAVP(EM) MScR CCAB PhD FRCVS
- Tamzin Furtado BA(hons), AdvDip, PhD
- Ellie Girgis BVM&S MRCVS
- Gemma Pearson BVMS CertAVP(EM) MScR CCAB PhD FRCVS
Course prices
- member: £TBC
- non- member: £TBC
Terms and conditions
By registering for this course you agree to the following terms and conditions:
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All payments must be made in pound sterling. Your place on the course is not guaranteed until full payment has been made.
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Booked places can be transferred to another person free of charge if requested two weeks before the start of the course. If the transferee is not a BEVA member, they will be liable for the difference between the member and non-member rate. If a transfer is requested less than two weeks prior to the start date a 10% administration charge will apply.
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A full refund will be made, less a 10% administration charge, if cancellation is more than six weeks before the start of the course.
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A refund cannot be guaranteed if cancellation is less than six weeks before the start of the course. A full refund will be made if we are able to resell the place, less a 20% administration charge.
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In the unlikely event that we are required to cancel or postpone the course you can opt to receive a full refund or receive a CPD credit. The CPD credit is valid for one year from the date of issue and can be used on any BEVA CPD event.
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You must have appropriate liability and professional indemnity insurance to attend BEVA courses.
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You must bring appropriate safety wear (for example coveralls, hard hats and boots) to courses that involve practical sessions. When relevant an equipment list will be provided to you via your course page.
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Unless you actively specify otherwise, we may share your contact details with course organisers and sponsors.
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At the point of booking you self-certify that you are suitably qualified to attend the course and qualified to undertake the procedures being taught. If you are in training for such a qualification BEVA must be made aware of your training status at the time of booking.
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Photography and videography may take place during the event. All photographs may be used for marketing purposes by BEVA. Please inform the course organiser if you do not wish to be included in photography. All images become the property of BEVA.
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Whilst the course programme is correct at time of print, BEVA reserves the right to change details of the event without notice. All best endeavours will be made to present the programme as publicised however alterations may occasionally be necessary due to circumstances beyond our control.
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Where there is an online aspect to the course you will receive 12 months access to the course materials. Recordings of live aspects of the course will be made available as soon as possible after the live date.
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You are required to be a BEVA member at the time of the event to be eligible for a BEVA member price. If you do not have a current membership at the time of the event you will be charged the difference between the member and non-member rates.