For students enrolled in a veterinary technology program
Join us for two days of lectures exploring what options there are for RVTs in equine practice, and wet labs focused on horses.
For 2025, registration is open to registered vet tech students in Alberta, Saskatchewan, BC, and Manitoba. For 2026, we hope to expand to other provinces.
Funding
Through the generous support of Spotlight sponsors, funding is provided for students to attend from vet tech schools in Alberta, Saskatchewan, BC, and Manitoba. Hotel accommodations, travel reimbursement, and lunch on both days is included in registration.
Hotel accommodations: Each school will be assigned hotel rooms; room occupancy is 2 students per room.
Travel: Reimbursement for mileage or flights will be offered on as a set amount predetermined for each school. Round trip driving reimbursements are based on 3 students per vehicle.
Students must register through their school. Registration is open to current vet tech students only.
Registration
2025 Schedule
Saturday:
8:15-9:00am - Registration
9:00-noon - Wet Lab Rotation - Anesthesia, Coughing Horse Workup, Radiography, Intravenous Catheter Placement
12:00-1:30pm - Lunch and Practice/Industry Exhibits
1:30-5:00pm - Lectures
1:30-1:50 - State of the Industry - RVTs in Equine Practice
1:50-2:10 - Spotlight on Mixed Practice
2:10-2:30 - Techniques in Cardiology
2:30-2:50 - Break
2:50-3:10 - Techniques in Infectious Disease Diagnostics
3:10-3:30 - Techniques in Colic Workup
3:30-3:50 - Techniques in Fluid Therapy
3:50-4:10 - Break
4:10-4:30 - Techniques in Dentistry
4:30-4:50 - Spotlight on a Day in the Life: Different Roles in Practice
5:30pm - Dinner and Trivia
Sunday:
8:30-11:30am - Lectures
8:30-8:50 - Spotlight on Internal Medicine
8:50-9:10 - Safety Techniques in Equine Practice
9:10-9:30 - Regenerative Medicine
9:30-9:50 - Spotlight on MRI
9:50-10:10 - Break
10:10-10:30 - Equine Vaccines
10:30-10:50 - Spotlight on Foals
10:50-11:10 - Spotlight on Equine/Small Animal Mixed Practice
11:10-11:30 - Techniques in Radiography
11:30-1:00 - Lunch and Practice/Industry Exhibits
1:00-4:00pm - Wet Lab Rotation - Anesthesia, Coughing Horse Workup, Radiography, Intravenous Catheter Placement