Dr.med.vet. Jan-Hein Swagemakers was born in 1961. After college in the USA (Michigan), where he played scholarship soccer, Jan-Hein went to vet school at Ghent University from 1981-1987. In 1987 he started as assistant in the Tierklinik Markus until 1992. In 1992 he received his “Fachtierarzt für Pferde” (equine certified specialist). From 1993-2001, Jan-Hein Swagemakers worked at Tierklinik Mühlen with two partners. Moving in 2001 to Tierklinik Lüsche has now lead to a clinic with 4 partners and in total 35 equine veterinarians. The main interests are orthopaedics, sport horse medicine and surgery. Since 2009 Jan-Hein is the team veterinarian for the German show jumping team, German certified equine specialist and IVCA/IAVC certified chiro-practitioner.

Kurt Selberg is a North Idaho native; where his family owned a quarter horse ranch. He received his training in diagnostic imaging from Colorado State University and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiologists. Following his residency he completed fellowship in advanced imaging with training from Colorado State University and from Musculoskeletal Radiologists in Fort Collins, CO. Dr. Selberg is a certified member and lecturer at many of the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology continuing education events. He is also an FEI treating veterinarian. He has been on site imaging consultant for the 2018 World Equestrian Games and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Aside from radiology, he also enjoys skiing, jiu jitsu, fishing, spending time with good friends and family, his lovely wife Katie and 2 children, and two yellow dogs.

Kyla Ortved is an Associate Professor of Large Animal Surgery at New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania in Kennett Square, PA. She received her DVM degree from the University of Guelph in 2006 and completed her large animal surgical residency training at Cornell University in 2010. Kyla became boarded with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2011. Following her residency, Kyla went on to obtain a PhD in gene therapy for equine cartilage repair at Cornell. In February 2016, Kyla became boarded with the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. She joined the large animal surgery faculty at New Bolton Center in 2016 as an equine orthopedic surgeon and was named the Jacques Jenny Endowed Chair of Orthopedic Surgery in 2019. Her research program focuses on understanding the pathophysiology of equine osteoarthritis and developing gene and cell-based therapies to improve cartilage repair and prevent osteoarthritis.

Sherry Johnson was raised in Iowa on a row crop farm, spending most of her childhood on the back of a horse. She attended veterinary school at Iowa State University. Sherry Johnson completed an equine internship at Equine Medical Center of Ocala and then completed a one-year equine diagnostic imaging fellowship at Colorado State University. She then transitioned into the collaborative Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation residency program through Colorado State University and Equine Sports Medicine, LLC. Following her residency training, she became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (DACVSMR). She then transitioned into a PhD program at Colorado State University with specific research focus on novel rehabilitation modalities related to tendon healing. Dr. Johnson is the recipient of the American Quarter Horse Foundation Young Investigator Award (2018), named the EQUUS Foundation Research Fellow (2019), and was most recently granted the Storm Cat Career Development Award (2020), Iowa State University (2020) Young Alumni Award and AAEP’s President Award (2020). Additionally, she is a co-founder of Equine CORE, Inc. (eCORE, specialist equine telerehabilitation) and a partner & managing rehabilitation veterinarian of Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, LLC (ESMR)

Mariana is an orthopaedics and sports medicine clinician at Rossdales Equine Diagnostic Centre. She became a Clinical Director in July 2023.Mariana graduated in 2010 from the University of Porto, Portugal. After graduation she undertook a one-year equine internship at the University of Barcelona followed by two years working in first opinion equine practice in the UK. Mariana first joined Rossdales in 2013 and completed an 18-month internship at the Hospital and Diagnostic Centre followed by a period working in our diagnostic imaging department. She subsequently joined the Department of Equine Clinical Studies of the University of Liverpool where she completed a 3-year residency programme in Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation focusing on orthopaedic referrals, diagnostic imaging and cardiopulmonary/musculoskeletal causes of poor performance. She was then a member of their senior clinical team and a lecturer in Equine Orthopaedics before rejoining our clinical orthopaedics team at the Diagnostic Centre in June 2018.
Mariana is a certified member of the of the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP), a world renowned organisation focusing on equine locomotion analysis, biomechanics and rehabilitation of the horse as an athlete.
Mariana is an FEI treating vet and her main interests are in equine orthopaedics, poor performance and sports medicine. In February 2019 she was awarded diplomate status by the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR). In July 2020, she became an RCVS recognised specialist and a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ECVSMR).

David qualified from University College Dublin (UCD) in 2003, before travelling to New York, USA where he worked for four years in equine veterinary practice. After returning to Ireland he established his own equine ambulatory practice, focusing on imaging and treatment of equine athletes. Subsequently returning to Ireland he established his own equine practice, but his love of surgery and advanced imaging inspired further training. David completed his equine surgery residency programme at UCD before obtaining a professional doctorate and becoming a European Specialist in Equine Surgery.
David’s main area of interest is orthopaedic surgery and lameness. Whilst his passion is the equine athlete, David is interested in all aspects of surgery. His most recent research involves investigating ultrasound-guided sacroiliac and cervical facet injection techniques. He has also published work in the fields of joint surgery and synovial sepsis.
Currently David heads the orthopaedic and imaging service in the Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital, University of Liverpool. His clinical and research interests include contrast ultrasonography and CT, pelvic CT and orthopaedic surgery.

Lizzie Drury is the Senior Nutritionist and an Associate Director at Saracen Horse Feeds. She is responsible for all aspects of feed formulations, product innovation and development. She writes articles and features for regional and national magazines. Lizzie also provide lectures to many colleges, universities and veterinary practices and has been working in the equine industry for over 20 years. Working as an equine nutritionist has given her the opportunities to work abroad, and develop and gain experience in endurance horse nutrition, one of her passions. She is also lucky to work with some of the Olympic Riders of the UK, including those also based in Europe. She loves to product develop, looking to make products stand out with up to date innovation becomes more and more challenging.

Mathijs Theelen is a Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine (Dipl. ECEIM). Half of his time he is working in the clinic treating horses with different medical problems. He is coordinator of the Foal Intensive Care Unit. In his clinical work he focusses mainly on neonatology, gastroenterology and hepatology. Besides his clinical work he is also involved in teaching of veterinary students. He is also coordinator of the Skillslab of the Department of Equine Sciences. In collaboration with the Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences (Clinical Infectiology) of Utrecht University Mathijs is also working on his PhD project. His research focusses on antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacteria isolated from foals and adult horses and the gut microbiome of horses. Part of his research is conducted at the University of California, Davis, USA.

Graduated in 2001 in Veterinary Medicine from Bologna University, she spent straight after a period in Kentucky to get a closer contact with physiotherapy and integrative therapies, by physiotherapist Mimi Porter. Back in Europe she got the IVAS certification in 2002. She also started to study osteopathy and chiropractic training in France and Belgium and becoming a certified Chiropractor by Back Bone Academy in Germany. She runs her own practice, Da Re Veterinari Associati, associated with her husband dr. Massimo Da Re, veterinarian as well focused on equine dentistry. Her focus is managing sport horses by integrating the traditional medical treatment with physiotherapy, chiropractic techniques and acupuncture. Since 2020 she co-owns and runs also Bellavista Cavalli, a breeding, rehabilitation and training center in Italy. Here she focuses on the rehabilitation of horses after injuries or surgeries, assisting them in the healing process and in the functional return to normal work, as well as training them till the level they are ready to be back in competition. Since the opening it hosted about 300 sport horses every year, offering a multiple choice of rehab tools like a big water walker, outdoor and indoor arenas, conditioning trails up- and down-hill and in the forest on different grounds and natural jumps. She is a Tellington Method Instructor and since 2007 she also integrates her approach with ethology and horsemanship considering the emotional, behavioral and mental balance fundamental for healing process and performances. Since 2019 she is the veterinarian physiotherapist of the Swedish jumping team with whom she won the Olympic Team Gold medal and Individual Silver medal in Tokyo 2021, the European Individual Bronze Medal in 2021, the Team and Individual Gold Medal at the World Championship in 2022, the Team Gold medal at the European Championship in 2023.

Christiana Ober graduated from Virginia Maryland School of Veterinary Medicine in 2000 and then completed a two year internship in sports medicine and imaging at Virginia Equine Imaging in Middleburg Virginia. She then spent the next 15 years in sports medicine practice in Virginia and Florida working on three day eventers and showjumpers. In 2007 she started Peak Performance Equine Services with Brendan Furlong. She served for 10 years as the Head Team Vet for the Canadian Eventing Team. She then relocated to the United Kingdom in 2015 to join her veterinarian husband Andre Buthe at Andre Buthe Equine Clinic in Wiltshire. Andre serves as the Head Team Vet for British Dressage and Christiana serves as the Head Team Vet for New Zealand Three Day Eventing. Her focus remains on management of the sport horse with a continued passion for eventing and showjumping.

Melanie, a dual Belgian-USA citizen completed in 2005 a degree in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences University of Liege. Subsequently she completed an equine internship at the Royal veterinary College in London. During this internship she also passed the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) licensing her to practice veterinary medicine in the US and Canada. Upon completion of her internship, she joined a private practice in Cheshire U.K where she worked for several years. In 2010 she opened her private practice in Belgium specialising in pre-purchase exams and orthopaedics for sport horses for local and cross Atlantic clients for horses in the EU.In 2015 she was asked to become one of the team veterinarian for the Belgian equestrian team. In that capacity she has accompanied the team to multiple CSI and CDI events including the 2018 World equestrian games held in Tryon, 2020 Olympic Games held in Tokyo and the 2022 World equestrian games held in Herning.

Edwin Enzerink graduated in 1996 as a veterinarian from the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. Until 2000 he worked as a surgeon at the Department of Equine Sciences of the University Utrecht. Since 2000 he is qualified as Dutch Equine Surgeon Specialist, and since 2001 Edwin is boarded as a European Specialist Veterinary Surgeon (Dipl. ECVS). Since 2000 Edwin Enzerink is working at the Veterinary Centre in Someren. His special interests are arthroscopy and colic surgery. Besides his work as a veterinary surgeon, Edwin is specialized in orthopaedic problems in show jumping and dressage horses. Since 2018 Edwin is team vet of Team NL Dressage.

Florian Lackner graduated from University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienn. Florian is a well-known equine veterinarian, particularly recognized for his role as the national team vet for the Icelandic horse association. His extensive experience includes working at renowned veterinary hospitals in Helsingborg, Stenestads/Ugglarpsgård, and Hallands Djursjukhus in Slöinge and Vaggeryd. Since 2014, he has operated his own practice HKF Hästklinik while also serving as a consultant. Since 2020 his practice is member of the Altano Group. Florian specializes in lameness investigations, sport horse medicine, radiology, ultrasound, shockwave therapy, stem cell treatments, and more, offering comprehensive care for performance horses. He also advises on dental care, respiratory issues, and preventative medicine. Since this year he is the official team veterinarian of the Swedish National Dressage Team. Florian is living in Gothenburg with his Swedish wife and two girls, 15 horses and ….one cat.

After a childhood show jumping in Ireland, Eamon attended the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. Upon graduation in 2003, he immediately entered sport horse practice with PJ McMahon in West Sussex. In 2010, Eamon established his own practice, Equine Sport Vets. The practice specialises in the diagnosis, treatment and management of lameness and performance problems in elite level sport horses. Eamon has worked with top level athletes in all horse sports. Current focus is on the Olympic disciplines of Show Jumping, Dressage and Three Day Eventing, with particular attention to ridden performance assessment. Since 2015, Eamon has been team vet to the Equestrian Federation of Finland, caring for their horses at European and World Championships, and Olympic Games.

Frederik graduated from Ghent University in 2002 and specialised in the medical management of sport horses. He attended several specialised training courses focused on sports medicine (Cirale, ISELP, Proveto) and regularly attends international conferences to keep abreast of the latest developments. After graduating, Frederik also regularly travelled to the United States. Here, he apprenticed with Dr Tim Ober, the former veterinarian of the US national team. Meanwhile, this mentor became a close friend of Frederik's. Frederik quickly climbed to the top and was appointed permanent vet of the Belgian young riders in 2011 and in 2014 he became the official team vet of the Belgian show jumping team. In this way, Frederik accompanied our Belgian show jumping riders at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (2016) and Tokyo (2021). In addition to his function as ‘team vet’, Frederik is of course first and foremost a vet specialising in sport horses and has since made his name in the equestrian world. He is therefore currently a permanent vet at several major international stables.

Peter van Oijen has been an equine veterinarian at Veterinair Centrum Someren since 1992. He graduated from Utrecht University in 1985 and specializes in horse evaluations, lameness, and injury prevention for sport horses. His work includes the treatment and rehabilitation of tendon injuries, with a particular focus on radiology, ultrasound, and MRI diagnostics. Additionally, Peter serves as a veterinary advisor for equine and liability insurance, combining his medical expertise with legal guidance to support horse owners in managing health and risk-related matters.