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Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital offers a range of exceptional veterinary continuing education (CE) programs to help all industry professionals expand their knowledge, develop their skills and continuously improve the quality of care they offer their patients.
Hats Off Day
Date: July 26, 2025
Location: The Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky
Hats Off to Kentucky’s Horse Industry Day is a celebration of the horse and its impact on the state of Kentucky. The day offers fun family activities, including arts and crafts for children, horse and pony rides, interactive educational booths, equine performance demonstrations and a $50,000 Grand Prix show jumping competition. From the average horse fan to the avid equestrian, Hats Off Day offers something for everyone. This is the only day of the year an entire family can enjoy the Kentucky Horse Park and all it offers, for free! Kentuckians who may not typically encounter close contact with a horse can enjoy hands-on experiences with horses and ponies of all sizes.
Equine Upper Airway Symposium
Date: September 25-28, 2025
Location: Rood & Riddle Conference Center,
Lexington, Kentucky
This three-and-a-half-day symposium offers lectures and wet labs designed to present in-depth, current scientific information regarding pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for upper airway (UA) conditions in the horse. The target participants for the meeting are veterinarians in resident training programs and clinicians who have not had the desired exposure to UA conditions in the horse. The number of participants will be limited.
The symposium is full and not taking additional registrations.
To be added to a waiting list for 2026 please email
Cocktails & Conversations
Date: January 14, 2025
Location: The Wanderers Club at Wellington, 1900 Aero Club Drive, Wellington, FL.
The Rood & Riddle Wellington Cocktails & Conversation is a knowledge-sharing event designed for individuals involved in the equine industry. This event showcases Rood & Riddle veterinarians and expert industry speakers discussing relevant and current topics in equine healthcare.
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Referring Veterinarian Seminar
Date: January 16, 2025
Location: Rood & Riddle Conference Center 2150 Georgetown Road
The Rood & Riddle Referring Veterinarian Seminar provides an educational forum for veterinary professionals. Hosted by Rood & Riddle, the presentations by Rood & Riddle veterinarians and external experts cover relevant and timely topics, creating a collaborative environment to enhance equine care quality.
Registration is free and open to all veterinarians interested in attending.
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Client Education Seminar
Date: February 6, 2025
Location: Fasig Tipson Sales Pavillion, Lexington, Kentucky
5pm: Appetizer Spread
6pm: Seminar
The Rood & Riddle Client Education Seminar is a knowledge-sharing event designed for individuals involved in the equine industry. This event showcases Rood & Riddle veterinarians and expert industry speakers discussing relevant and current topics impacting the Bluegrass equine community.
Registration is free and open to all interested in attending.
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