The TMJ and Poor Performance with Dr James Carmalt
Sunday 1st November 2026 at 10:00 HRS GMT
The TMJ and Equine Poor Performance with Dr James Carmalt
Equine poor performance is a nebulous term meaning different things to different people. In recent years, the TMJ has been included in discussions of poor performance, often without any significant evidence. This talk will explain the evidence behind what we think we know and attempt to describe a logical approach to including the joint as a cause of poor performance.
For all attendees, CPD certificates available as well as a “view only” recording of the webinar with a year access access pass. There will also be a Q and A session with ample opportunity to post questions via our interactive Q&A panel.
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Dr. James Carmalt graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1998 and then completed an internship in large animal medicine at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM). After working in general mixed practice (Tasmania, Australia), he returned to the WCVM for two back-to-back residencies in equine practice and large animal surgery.
Dr. Carmalt then spent one year practising in Australia at an equine specialty practice that focused on Thoroughbred broodmare and foal surgery. He returned to Canada in 2007 and joined the WCVM's Department of Large Animal Sciences where he became a tenured full professor. During this time Dr. Carmalt traveled extensively to work in private practices and academic institutions around the world. He has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed publications and presented his research findings at multiple international conferences.
His main areas of research are equine dentistry (specifically temporomandibular joint or TMJ disease) and evidence-based medicine. He holds a PhD (equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction or PPID), and is quadruple-boarded (equine practice, equine dentistry, equine sports medicine and rehabilitation, and large animal surgery). Dr. Carmalt is currently an Emeritus Professor at the University of Saskatchewan and continuing his veterinary career as a consulting locum based at Equi-CaRe in Germany.
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