This will be the first event in a new online webinar and discussion-panel series for equine veterinary teams, presented as part of the Sustainable Equine Futures initiative through Vets for Climate Action.

The series aims to create space for open, practical discussion and shared learning about the real-world challenges and opportunities of embedding environmental sustainability into everyday equine practice.

Dr Caitlin Wood, Program Development Manager for Sustainable Equine Futures, will open the session with an update and overview of the equine-specific sustainability program currently under development, including highlights of pilot practices that are helping shape a framework designed to support real veterinary teams working in busy clinical settings.

This will be followed by a panel discussion with our invited special guests.

⭐ Meet Our Panel

Dr Cameron Collins

Cameron is a familiar and respected figure in the Australian equine veterinary landscape. He served for many years as Managing Director of Scone Equine Hospital and its affiliated practices. Cameron has recently joined Charles Sturt University as Clinical Director of the Veterinary Clinical Centre and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL), bringing extensive leadership experience across clinical practice and veterinary enterprises.

Dr Lidwien-Elisabeth Verdegaal PhD, DVM, Dipl. ECEIM

Dr Verdegaal is a boarded specialist in equine internal medicine and the author of multiple peer-reviewed publications and a book chapter. She has been an invited speaker at national and international conferences throughout her distinguished career.

Her clinical focus on equine medicine includes eight years working in high-profile private clinics in Jordan and Kuwait. During this time, she served on national FEI endurance and jumping committees, fostering her ongoing research interest in thermoregulation and heat stress in horses.

Dr Tias Muurlink BVSc (Hons) FANZCVS (Equine Surgery)

Tias has spent his career in both private practices as well as University practice. He is a specialist in Equine Surgery and has over his career built 3 practices, all of which has had sustainability in mind. His current established practice in Warwick Queensland has had a particular focus on sustainability being one of the first practices in the region to have never been connected to the energy grid.

NEW event – The Sustainable Equine Series.

Date: Tuesday 3rd March 2026 

Time: 6:00 pm AEST / 7:00 pm AEDT

Where: Zoom link here