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Scientific Program
ESER - European (Practitioners) Symposium on Equine Reproduction
Overview
2
Days
8
Sessions
30
Lectures
Day 1
Thursday, 15 October 2026
09:00
10:20
09:00 – 10:20
Keynote Lectures on the Future of Equine IVP
Lectures
2 items
From Cloned Horses to Rescued Rhinoceroses: Three Decades of Innovation in Reproductive Biotechnology
The Next Generation of Equine Embryology: From OPU-ICSI, over Cloning to Precision Reproduction
MAILED-IN AND LIVE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Speakers to be announced
10:20
10:50
10:20 – 10:50
Coffee & Thee served in the Expo Hall
11:00
12:30
11:00 – 12:30
Seasonal and Post-Partum Management
Lectures
4 items
Management of the Transition Period: Non-Hormonal Strategies
Management of the Transition Period: Hormonal Strategies
Can Short-Acting GnRH Agonists Be Used to Induce Ovulation at the Start and During the Breeding Season?
Uterine Involution and Endometrial Function in the Postpartum Mare: When Can I Start Breeding Her?
MAILED-IN AND LIVE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
12:30
14:00
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch served in the Expo Hall
14:00
15:30
14:00 – 15:30
The Estrous Cycle and Behavior
Lectures
4 items
Decoding the Moody Mare Syndrome: Retrospective Study and Tiered Diagnostic Framework
GnRH Vaccination and Reversing the Blockade in Competing Mares and Stallions
Duration of endometrial edema in recipients and broodmares: Does it matter?
The Aging Broodmare: Where Fertility Is Lost and How Clinical Management Should Change
MAILED-IN AND LIVE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Speakers to be announced
15:30
16:00
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee served in the Expo Hall
16:00
18:00
16:00 – 18:00
Physiology and Nutrition
Lectures
4 items
Developmental Origins of Equine Health and Disease and/or Idoine Insufficiency: Is it a Problem in the Equine Industry?
Updates on PPID and MS in Breeding and Pregnant Mare
Optimizing Fertility through Adapted Nutrition
Nutrition of the Late Pregnant and Lactating Mare
MAILED-IN AND LIVE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Speakers to be announced
Day 2
Friday, 16 October 2026
09:00
10:30
09:00 – 10:30
Insemination
Lectures
4 items
Management of Mares for Chilled or Frozen-Thawed Semen AI
The Effects of Different Insemination Regimes and Multiple Periovulatory Inseminations on Pregnancy Rate
Correct Preparation and Manipulation of Shipped, Chilled Semen: Are We Ignoring the Details?
Personal Perspective: Pre-Ovulation Insemination of Frozen Semen Increases Some Stallions’ Pregnancy Rates
MAILED-IN AND LIVE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Speakers to be announced
10:30
11:00
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee & Thee served in the Expo Hall
11:00
12:30
11:00 – 12:30
Ovarian and Uterine Pathology
Lectures
4 items
Diagnosis and Treatment of Ovarian Abnormalities
Ultrasound Confirmation of Ovulation in Mares: A Normal Corpus Luteum or a Haemorrhagic Anovulatory Follicle?
Management and Fertility of the Mare after High-Risk Pregnancy and Abortion
Blocked oviducts: An Update on Diagnosis and Treatment
MAILED-IN AND LIVE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Speakers to be announced
12:30
13:30
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch served in the Expo Hall
13:30
15:20
13:30 – 15:20
Uterine Health and Endometritis (Part 1)
Lectures
4 items
Age, Embryo Donor Status, and Insemination with Chilled Semen All Predispose to Persistent Breeding-Induced Endometritis in Warmblood Mares
New Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Endometritis
How to Use Gram Stain Guided Point of Care Treatment for Endometritis in Mares
Post-Breeding Magics! PBIE -New Clinical Approaches
MAILED-IN AND LIVE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Speakers to be announced
15:20
15:40
15:20 – 15:40
Coffee & Thee served in the Expo Hall
15:40
17:00
15:40 – 17:00
Uterine Health and Endometritis (Part 2)
Lectures
4 items
Are All Bacteria are Bad? Preliminary Data!
Biofilm and Antimicrobial Combinations
Fungal Endometritis: Everybody's Nightmare
Use of Ozone Therapy in The Treatment of Endometritis in Mares in Practice
MAILED-IN AND LIVE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Speakers to be announced
The scientific program is provisional and subject to change depending on speaker availability and ongoing program development. ESER reserves the right to modify the schedule, topics, speakers, or session formats without prior notice. Such modifications do not constitute grounds for cancellation or refund. Updates will be communicated through the ESER 2026 website as they occur.
