Thoracolumbar Dysfunction in Horses: Practitioner’s Approach with Dr Claudine Anen
Thursday 19th November @ 19:00 HRS GMT
Thoracolumbar Dysfunction in Horses: An Evidence-Based, Practitioner’s Approach to Clinical Management and Rehabilitation with Dr Claudine Anen
This comprehensive session delivers a practical, evidence-based approach to managing and rehabilitating thoracolumbar dysfunction, rooted in clinical experience. Combining veterinary medicine with advanced therapy practices, the presentation explores the essential anatomy and biomechanics of the equine spine. Participants will gain insights into diagnostic strategies, therapeutic modalities, and structured rehabilitation protocols. By sharing practical clinical experience, this session provides veterinarians, physical therapists, and advanced horse owners with actionable strategies to optimize spinal health and equine performance
For all attendees, CPD certificates are available, as well as a “view only” recording of the session with a year access pass. There will also be a Q and A session with ample opportunity to post questions via our interactive Q&A panel.
Dr. Claudine Anen, DVM, CERP, FTÄ
Dr. Anen is a German Board-Certified Equine Specialist (Fachtierärztin für Pferde) with over two decades of international clinical experience. She studied at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, completing her doctoral thesis on the kinematic analysis of equine masticatory movements. Dr. Anen runs her own specialized practice focusing on equine manual therapy and performance diagnostics.
Throughout her career in private clinics and rehabilitation centers—including serving as Medical Director at the equine rehabilitation center "Gut auf der Aue"—she developed a deep passion for biomechanics, exercise physiology, and sports medicine. She holds certifications as an Equine Osteopath and Physiotherapist from the DIPO, where she also serves as a lecturer, and earned her postgraduate Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner (CERP) qualification from the University of Tennessee.
Alongside her private practice, she operates as a freelance consultant and lecturer, leading the orthopedic medical board for vezzgroup GmbH, serving as an FEI Permitted Treating Veterinarian, and remaining dedicated to racehorse sports medicine and data analysis.
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