The next EGAS Annual Event is coming up on 20.11.2026 at Utrecht University (The Netherlands). Registration is now open!

 

Registration

EGAS Members:

External participants:

There are 15 spots available for external participants! If you aren't an EGAS Member (yet) but you would like to participate at the EGAS Annual Event, you can register now. 

Costs for external participants are €415 (ex VAT), including all catering.

 

Join us for a full day dedicated to the latest developments and practical use of equine quantitative gait analysis.

Detailed program:

08:00 – Welcome with coffee

08:30 – Introduction, content and aim of today | EGAS

08:50 – Equine gait analysis: what's in the latest scientific publications? | Constanza Gomez Alvarez, DVM, PhD – University of Cambridge, UK; Associate Editor of the Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ)

09:50 – How quantitative gait analysis can support clinical decision making: Case Studies | EGAS

10:40 – Coffee break

11:10 – From data to impact: How EGAS Certified Veterinarians use quantitative gait analysis in daily life | Helga Gunnarsdottir (Iceland), Willem Bakker (The Netherlands), Jorien Walraven (The Netherlands), Carolina Nascimento (Portugal), Quentin Pleyers (Sweden)

12:30 – Lunch break

13:30 – The role of gait analysis during performance monitoring | Carolien Munsters, MSc, PhD – CEO Equine Integration

14:15 – Update of the veterinary validated systems | Filipe Serra Bragança, DVM, PhD – Co-Founder of EGAS, The Netherlands

14:30 – The collaboration between equine professionals using quantitative gait analysis: Physiotherapist and Farrier | Dewi Bergman-van Mechelen – Equine Physiotherapist, FES & EGAS-certified, DD Physio, The Netherlands

15:00 – The collaboration between equine professionals using quantitative gait analysis: Biomechanical researcher and Rider | Russell MacKechnie-Guire, PhD, BHSI, BSc (Hons) – Associate Professor, Centaur Biomechanics / Hartpury University, UK

15:30 – Coffee break

16:00 – DEMO: Equinosis | Equinosis

16:40 – DEMO: Consteed | Consteed

17:20 – DEMO: Surface measurements | Lars Roepstorff, DVM, PhD, Professor – Uppsala University, Sweden

18:00 – Drinks, Bites & Fun

21:00 – End of the EGAS Annual Event 2026

 

You can download the full program in the button below

 

Getting to the venue: 

 

Address: 

The EGAS Annual Event 2026 will take place at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Utrecht, in the Willem C Schimmelgebouw. 

Address: Yalelaan 114, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands

 

Travel:

The closest airport is Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS).

The campus can easily be accessed by car. The closest car park is  Parking P7 Jenalaan (1 minute walk).

For those who travel by public transfer; there is a convenient train connection from Amsterdam - Schiphol to Utrecht Central Station. You can use the NS app for timetables and to buy train and bus tickets in the Netherlands.

When arriving at the campus, please exit the bus or tram at station 'Heidelberglaan', from there it is a 5-10 minute walk.

 

Hotel:

The recommended hotel is Crowne Plaza Utrecht, which is located in the city centre of Utrecht. It is a 2-minute walk from Utrecht Central Station.