CONGRESS FEEDBACK
SAEVA CONGRESS 2019
The 52nd Annual SAEVA congress took place at the Coastlands Hotel and Conference Centre in
Umhlanga, KZN from 22nd-25th February.
The hotel itself is on Umhlanga Ridge and being a city based venue it was a bit of a different vibe to the type
of venues SAEVA members are used to. On first impressions approaching the hotel, it looks like a strange
retro-elevated box-like structure and you wonder who chose this place! At the end of the event you realise
this really has been a great venue for the SAEVA congress. The conference facilities were excellent and the
proximity to the trade hall made this a great fit for the trade show.
The roof-top venue with wrap-around verandas and panoramic views of the Durban north skyline proved
to be a fantastic location for the Gala Dinner on the final night. As usual, the SAEVA Congress organising
committee put together a top-class line-up of overseas speakers, who were backed up by some excellent
local speakers.
The overseas speakers included:
International Speakers (left to right): Joe Collins, Jessica Kidd, Thilo Pfau,
Steve O’Grady, Lee Morris
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• Dr Jessica Kidd – a specialist in equine
surgery from the UK
• Dr Lee Morris – a specialist in veterinary
reproduction form New Zealand
• Dr Steve O’Grady – international Equine
Hall of Fame veterinarian who is also a
professional farrier.
• Thilo Pfau – lecturer in bio-engineering
in the Department of Veterinary Clinical
Sciences, RVC with a special interest in
applied locomotor biomechanics and
objective quantification of movement
anomalies
• Dr Joe Collins from the Donkey Sanctuary in
Ireland
• Equine Health Update •