hybrid Congress – save the date
5th to 7th of June 2026
Congress language: english
participation: in person or online
Intro (video)Accreditation by the Society of Swiss Veterianarians (GST):
Friday: 7 hours
Saturday: 7 hours
Sunday: 4 hours
Congress 2026
Location Friday / Saturday / Sunday
The Congress takes place in the Horse Park Zurich Dielsdorf:
Website Horse Park
Address: Horse Park Zürich-Dielsdorf AG, Neeracherstrasse 20, CH-8157 Dielsdorf
Parking: There are plenty of parking spaces available.
Dogs:
Dogs are allowed on the facility and are welcome.
Please only take your dogs with you if they have no other accommodation option.
How to find Horse Park Zurich-Dielsdorf
Travelling by public transport
From Zurich Central Station:
S15 to Dielsdorf, then 18 minutes walk to Horse Park
Arrival by private transport
A1 exit 61 Zürich-Affoltern, direction Regensdorf – Dielsdorf, signs follow horse racetrack
Horses Inside Out:
Eveningshow with Gillian Higgins (GB)
Gillian Higgins will present a unique live performance: on two horses, which were painted by her in a meticulous accuracy on one side with the muscles and the other side with the skeleton, she shows the biomechanics in the movement on the lunge and under the saddle, as well as over the jump incl. rider. She will comment and explain everything.
The show is conducted in English and can be visited on site or online.
Registration Show
Prices congress (in CHF)
SVTPT-Members
all 3 days
.
765
2 days
Congress
675
1 days
congress
360
Saturday
Evening Show
110
SUPER EARLY BIRD
ACTION UnTIL 30.09.25
all 3 days
675
SUPER EARLY BIRD
ACTION UNTIL 30.09.25
Evening show
95
Price congress (in CHF)
Non-members
all 3 DAYS
.
850
2 DAYS
CONGRESS
750
1 DAY
CONGRESS
400
SATURDAY
EVENING SHOW
120
SUPER EARLY BIRD
ACTION UNTIL 30.09.25
all 3 DAYS
750
SUPER EARLY BIRD
ACTION UNTIL 30.09.25
Evening Show
100
Speakers
Commited speaker
Dr. Maja Guldborg (DK)
Dr. Maja Guldborg, graduated in veterinary medicine from the Royal Danish Veterinary and Agricultural University in 1996. She is an absolute specialist in functional neurology
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Sophie Hargreaves (NZ)
Sophie is an Advanced Equipilates™ biomechanics registered trainer and hosts regular clinics both off horse and on horse.
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Gillian Higgins (GB)
BSc, BHS Senior Coach, Dip (RM) MSM, ITEC (equine), MCAM, MIAS, MRAMP
Gillian is one of the leading equine anatomy and biomechanics educators in the world.
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Dr. Heli Hyytiäinen (FI)
Heli is the founder of the Department of Physiotherapy at Helsinki University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, head of the FaunaFysio research group, lecturer at the Master of Science in Veterinary Physiotherapy at the University of Liverpool.
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Dr. med.vet.
Leena Inkilä
(FI)
Leena is passionate about developing tools and practices to help reduce injuries and improve welfare in canine athletes.
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Dr. Russell MacKechnie-Guire (GB)
Russell’s current area of research is horse-saddle-rider interaction, spinal kinematics in horses when ridden over ground, and..
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Dr. Jenny Moe, PT, MS, DPT, CCRT, APT(NV) USA
Dr. Moe now focuses on a mobile manual therapy practice and Doggon’ Wheels in the San Francisco area.
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Pawsthesis (DE)
Pawsthesis is a manufacturer of orthopedic aids for animals with the help of 3D printing..
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Dr. med. vet. Katharina Ros (DE)
She is a certified equine dentist IAED (Internationale Association of Equine Dentistry), an equine osteopath (D. Giniaux) and an equine chiropractor (IAVC Certified).
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About the organization
SVTPT
The SVTPT is the official professional organization of animal physiotherapists and is recognized by the Swiss Physiotherapy Association physioswiss and the Society of Swiss Veterinarians GST. It offers the federally subsidized preparatory course for the higher professional examination HFP to become an animal physiotherapist with a federal diploma, the additional training for animal physiotherapy. The recognition of the HFP by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, SBFI took place in December 2008 and thus the profession Animal Physiotherapist with Federal Diploma is a regulated, officially recognized profession.
The association aims to promote the professional education and training of its members and to ensure the quality of animal physiotherapy as well as to represent the professional and economic interests of its members to the outside world. In order to retain the title, the therapists are obliged to attend regular further training courses. As specialists, animal physiotherapists make an important contribution to the health of the animal and to interdisciplinary cooperation in animal health.
Abstracts
Dear Speakers
We very much look forward to organising three very interesting days with the theme „animal physiotherapy“. In order to enable us to present a versatile, interesting and attractive program, we are reliant on your factual contributions. Please create a true to the practice animal physiotherapy workshop or hold a factual presentation about a related topic. You can also hold an introductory about a scientific project known to you, or create a poster. Grab the chance to provide the visitors with a view to your practice, your projects and your scientific work that involves the theme „animal physiotherapy“. This is your chance to actively participate in the second international convention for animal physiotherapy in Switzerland.
Audience
This hybrid congress is aimed at qualified and interested persons in the field of animal physiotherapy:
– Animal
physiotherapists
– Veterinarians
– Related
occupations (branches of the veterinary medicine, osteopathy,
saddlers,
blacksmith etc.)
Modes of
presentation
– The
following modes of presentation are possible:
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Presentation (30 minutes speech + 15 minutes A & Q) in person or online
Kindly
make a suggestion to your preferred mode of presentation.
Submission
of abstracts
An
abstract in the following category can be submitted with regards to the theme:
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Scientific project
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Project related to the practice
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Submission until the 30th August 2023
Layout abstract
Support us
become a sponsoring partnerSponsors 2024
Posters (2024)
Overview of the posters with additional details for your information:
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- Communication
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- Hippotherapy
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- Myelopathy
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- Warm up-cool down
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- Crucial Ligament
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- Collar – Harness
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- Capsular pattern
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- Saltinhalation
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- Boxrest
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- Underwatertredmill
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- Diagonales Dog
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- Diagonales Horse
Contact us
Schweizerischer Verband für Tierphysiotherapie SVTPT
Postfach
CH-8192 Steinmaur
Social program and sightseeing
Intro (Short video location)Gala-Dinner (Menu -> will follow)