This category focuses on continuing professional development (CPD), education, and conferences for equine veterinarians and mixed practitioners. Articles explore postgraduate training pathways, professional examinations, specialist accreditation, and major equine veterinary congresses worldwide.
Content is designed to help veterinarians make informed decisions about lifelong learning, career progression, and clinical development, with practical insights into education providers, conferences, and evolving CPD requirements within equine veterinary medicine.
There are few areas of equine practice that generate as much professional pressure as lameness. Not because the principles are unknown – but because the stakes are high, the answers are rarely binary, and expectations…
There is no shortage of continuing education available to equine veterinarians. What has become increasingly difficult is deciding which platforms are actually worth your time, attention, and trust. Online and hybrid education has shifted from…
There is a point in most equine veterinary careers when dentistry shifts from being “something you do” to something that quietly carries weight. Not because the procedures suddenly become complex, but because expectations do. Owners…
There’s a moment most new grads remember clearly – usually a year or two after graduation – when you realise that knowing the theory and feeling confident in the field are not the same thing….
Equine veterinary medicine is not static – and neither is the role of the equine veterinarian. From evolving diagnostic techniques and imaging modalities to advances in pain management, dentistry, ophthalmology, and sports medicine, the knowledge…
When you’re responsible for the professional development of a large veterinary group, continuing education stops being an individual decision and becomes a systems problem. You’re no longer choosing education for one veterinarian with one learning…
Rural and mixed practice veterinary work is not defined by species. It’s defined by responsibility. When you’re working outside metropolitan centres, there is no neat handoff between disciplines. A single day might include a lame…
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in the UK is the oldest (founded 1791) and largest veterinary school in the country, and is consistently ranked among the world’s top veterinary institutions. Today RVC is a University…
VetPD – Veterinary Professional Development – is a leading global provider of continuing education for veterinarians, with a strong focus on equine and small animal practice. Founded in 2011 by practicing vets, VetPD was created…
The AAEP Convention 2026 is the largest equine veterinary conference in the world, bringing together thousands of equine veterinarians for five days of continuing education, networking, and industry innovation. Held from December 7–11, 2026 in…