Dr. Ben Sykes
Horse Health / Care
Dr. Ben Sykes is a world leading expert on Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) and is actively changing the way we think, talk about, treat, prevent, and manage EGUS in our horses in Australia and internationally. He has pioneered research on EGUS with a focus on Equine Glandular Gastric Disease (EGGD) and is a well-recognised speaker at numerous conferences around the world on subjects relating to equine health and EGUS.
Dr. Sykes is a veterinarian with over 26 years clinical experience who is boarded with the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He graduated from Murdoch University in 1997 before completing an internship at Randwick Equine Centre followed by a residency in Equine Internal Medicine in Virginia (USA) gaining his Diplomate Registration in Large Animal Internal Medicine in 2004. He then spent 7 years in Finland as head of the Equine Hospital at Helsinki University, in private practice, and as a visiting Professor in Equine Medicine and Surgery in Estonia. He has a special interest in equine gastric ulcers, with many peered review publications to his credit including being the lead author on the 2015 European College of Equine Internal Medicine Consensus Statement on EGUS in adult horses.
Throughout his career Dr. Sykes has worked with a wide range of horses, focusing on high performance horses in racetrack, breeding, and sport horse settings. In addition to interest and experience in the management of high-performance equine athletes, he has a strong and continuing interest in clinical research centred around equine internal medicine and EGUS.
Visit Dr. Ben Sykes at the following sessions
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Friday November 15th
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm
Ariat Theatrette, Ariat Building
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Saturday November 16th
1:00 pm to 1:45 pm
EQUITANA Classroom (Royal Block)
Minimising the risk of ulcer relapse & setting your horse up for success
Dr. Ben Sykes explains how to go from treatment to management, minimise the risk of relapse, and set you horse up for a full and successful ulcer recovery.
“The newest research provides horse owners with a bridge to help your horse go from the pharmaceutical treatment phase through to a long-term management phase and allows us a pathway to reduce the risk of the disease recurring.” Dr. Ben Sykes.
