Horse Healthcare Seminar

Date: September 13th, 2025
Time: 8 AM - 5 PM
Location: Pima County Fairgrounds; Old Pueblo Hall, Tucson AZ
Cost (Includes lunch): $50 early bird; $60 standard (week-of)

Calling all horse owners and equine enthusiasts! This is your chance to learn from top equine veterinarians across Southern Arizona as they share their expertise on a wide variety of equine topics they are passionate about. Horse owners and enthusiasts are encouraged to attend! whether you're looking to enhance your horse’s well-being, stay up to date on the latest veterinary insights, or simply connect with fellow horse lovers, this event is for you!

Two women veterinarians are standing with a young girl next to a horse. One woman and the young girl are using stethoscopes to listen to gut sounds. The horse is chestnut with a flaxen mane and tail and some roaning.
A woman explaining how to wrap legs using a foam tube to represent a horse's distal limb to a group of people outdoors near a large tree.

Directions and Information

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Seminar Schedule

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Speakers

Rose Mountain Equine

  • Dr. Alicia Lindholm, DVM, DACT

Adobe Veterinary Center

  • Dr. Christine Staten, DVM

  • Dr. Lauren Hood, DVM

  • Dr. Ashley Edge, DVM

  • Dr. Megan Brown, DVM

Equine Veterinary Clinic of Tucson

  • Dr. Chauncey Smith, DVM

Freedom Run Equine Veterinary Service

  • Dr. Sara Brooks, DVM

  • Dr. Jen Baltrus, DVM

Eye Care for Animals

  • Dr. Sarah Erlichman, DVM, DACVO

2025 Sponsors

Bobcat Sponsors

Boehringer Ingelheim logo with blue text and emblem on a white background.

Coyote Sponsors

The Aquacrossings logo with a purple and blue flame design above the words AQUACROSSINGS Sustainable water based pet cremation
The TechMix logo with blue background, white text, and a green and white swoosh design underneath.

Booth Sponsors

Patterson Veterinary logo featuring a stylized bird silhouette in blue with the company name below.

Future Equine Practitioners Weekend

Date: January 2026 (Exact Date TBD)
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Cost: TBD

The Future Equine Practitioners weekend has the distinct goal of exposing veterinary students with an interest in the equine field to a variety of hands-on experiences and valuable discussions with practicing veterinarians.

Our goal for the the Future Equine Practitioners Weekend is to help address the shortage of veterinary practitioners entering into equine medicine.

Desert Equine’s leaders are enthusiastic, energetic equine practitioners & business owners, that have a passion for equine medicine and sharing that passion with potential equine veterinarians. We also hope to help them realize the connections, comradery and support that equine practitioners have access to.

Through a series of wet labs and presentations, veterinary students are able to learn in active veterinary clinics encouraging collaboration & hands-on education.

This year, 32 Veterinary Students will be invited from seven schools in the region: