Join us as we celebrate 25 years of advancing equine osteopathy with a special international congress!

Theme: Animal Osteopathy: The Whole Animal! Not the Sum of Parts.

 This 3-day event is open to professionals, partners, and the public. All students and graduates of the Vluggen Institute are warmly invited to attend and celebrate this milestone together.

 

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Friday - May 29 ~ Equestrian Manor ~ 3rd Floor

8-10 am - Registration - Pre-Function 3 & Conner’s Meeting Room
10-12 pm ♦ John Lewis DO - The Past, Present, and Future of Osteopathy

12-1 pm Lunch Break 
1-2:30 pm ♦ Gail Wetzler PT, DPT, EDO, BI-D- Vagal Regulation and the Equine Autonomic Nervous System

2:30-3pm - Equigate Sponsor Presentation

3-3:15 pm Break

3:15-5:15pm ♦ Dr. Robert Thompson – Potassium, Minerals, and Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in Horses and Humans ​

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Saturday - May 30 ~ Equestrian Manor ~ 3rd Floor

Conner’s Meeting Room

9-11 am ♦ Prof. Richard D. Johnson PhD (University of Florida) –

"Communication Channels Associated with Sensory Signals from the Fascia"

11-11:15 am Break

11:15-1 pm ♦ Dr. Robert Bowker PhD – The Hoof on a Molecular and Cellular Level

1-2 pm Lunch Break

2-3:30 pm ♦ Jillian Kreinbring M.S.- Integrative Movement to Support the Osteopath

3:30-3:45 pm Break
3:45-6 pm ♦ Janek Vluggen DO MRO-EU EDO® – Transport in Fascia Fluid: The thixotropic Substance

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Saturday Evening ~ Equestrian Manor ~ Rhen’s Meeting Room

8 pm- 12am
A sparkling evening celebration for all participants and their partners.
Dress Code: Gents black tie / Ladies evening dress

DJ, Dancing, Speaker Awards

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Sunday - May 31st ~ Indoor Arena 1

9 am- 12 pm Morning Exhibitions

12 - 1 pm Lunch Break

1- 4 pm Afternoon Exhibitions

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♦ Julia Brooks MSc. DO (Hons) and Rupert Pusey- The Temporomandibular Region - An Osteopathic Approach
♦ Jillian Kreinbring M.S.
♦ Tony Nevin BSc (Hons) Ost, DO
♦ Janek Vluggen DO MRO-EU EDO®

♦ Gail Wetzler PT, DPT, EDO, BI-D
♦ Elizabeth Voss Equine dentist EDO®

♦ Dr. Robert Bowker
♦ Clayton Wilber (Florida Farrier Service)

♦ Chris Irwin