Sponsored by Epicur Pharma® and Bova Group
*Please note: this recording is not approved for CE credits
This talk provides a practical, evidence-based overview of Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) in performance horses, with an emphasis on real-world application across disciplines. We begin by reviewing the incidence and key predisposing factors for EGUS, highlighting how management, training intensity, and diet contribute to disease risk in the modern sport horse. Building on this foundation, the session explores a range of management strategies, from medical therapy to feeding practices and training modifications, with a focus on tailoring approaches to the individual horse. Particular attention is given to discipline-specific presentations, recognizing how clinical signs, risk factors, and management challenges may differ between, for example, dressage, endurance, and racing horses.
Finally, the talk addresses an often complex but critical aspect of EGUS management in competition horses: medication regulations. We will review current rules governing the use of omeprazole formulations and other anti-ulcer therapies under USEF and FEI guidelines, helping practitioners and riders make informed, compliant treatment decisions.
Discuss the predisposing factors and incidence of EGUS in performance horses.
Demonstrate a variety of approaches to managing EGUS in performance horses.
Discuss discipline specific presentations and challenges with EGUS.
Discuss the drug use regulations with different forms of omeprazole, and other anti ulcer therapies, under USEF and FEI regulations.
Dr. Jamieson was born in rural Vermont, has lived in the UK, then Oklahoma, Texas, and Qatar to pursue her career in equine medicine.
Dr. Jamieson graduated from the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science in 2011 and went on to complete her internship at Lingfield Equine Vets in Surrey
Before moving to Oklahoma to complete a fellowship and residency in Large Animal Internal Medicine at Oklahoma State University. She obtained board certification with the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) in 2018.
Dr. Jamieson then spent a year in private practice in Houston Texas, before moving to the EVMC in Doha, where she spent 4 years establishing the internal medicine and anesthesia services. However, after 4 years in the Middle East, missing home and missing the world of academia, as well as her growing passion for emergency medicine, brought Dr. Jamieson back to the states where she did a 4-month locum as an emergency clinician at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute before joining the faculty at Purdue as an Assistant Professor of Large Animal Emergency Medicine.
In her spare time, Dr. Camilla enjoys dressage and competing on the Indiana dressage circuit. She also enjoys yoga, rock climbing, and she has recently discovered a love for SUP and SUP yoga. If she’s not at the clinic, the barn, or the gym, you can find Dr. Camilla out to dinner with friends!
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