The Vet Rehab Summit 2026

THE BRAIN

Rethinking Rehabilitation Through the Lens of the Central Nervous System.

14 November 2026

One day. Ten world-leading speakers. Thousands of rehabilitation professionals. One of the most complex systems in rehabilitation – made clinically relevant.

The central nervous system influences far more than neurological rehabilitation.

From movement and motor control… to pain, behaviour, learning, adaptation, and recovery… the CNS sits at the centre of some of the most important conversations in rehabilitation. This year, we move beyond neurological lesions and explore how rehabilitation both influences – and is influenced by – the central nervous system.

Your Lecturers and Line-up

14 November 2026

Each session was packed with clinical relevance, expert insight, and practical takeaways.

Comparative Neuroanatomy: The Brain and CNS of the Canine and Equine

with Narda Robinson DO, DVM, MS, CRPM, FAAMA

How Pain Shapes the Brain

with Kenneth Joubert BVSc (UP) MMedVet (Anaes

Motor Control vs Motor Learning: Are We Training Movement or the Brain

with Jeanine Watson van Zyl BSc Hons Biokinetics, MSc Sport Sc, PhD Sport Sc Biokinetics

SMALL ANIMAL: Learning to Move: Motor Development from Puppy to Geriatric

with Marinette Teeling BSc (Physiotherapy), Certificate Canine Nutrition, MS Animal Studies (Animal Physiotherapy), PGDip Higher Education

EQUINE: Seeing the Brain in Movement: What the Horse's Movement Tells Us About Control, Learning, and Adaptation

with Gillian Tabor DPhil, MSc, ResM, BSc (Hons), MCSP, HCPC, ACPAT Cat A

SMALL ANIMAL: Canine Cognitive Decline and Aging

with Emily Ashdown RVN, ADIPPHYS, ISFMCert, CSMCert, Cert CanineHydro, L3AET MRAMP, MIRVAP, AHPR, VMLSO

EQUINE: Compensation vs Recovery: When the Brain Chooses Safety

with Gillian Tabor DPhil, MSc, ResM, BSc (Hons), MCSP, HCPC, ACPAT Cat A

SMALL ANIMAL: The Hidden Brain in Orthopaedics: Why Neuroplasticity Matters in Every Case

with Amie Lamoreaux Hesbach PT, DPT, MS, CCRP, CCRT, NCPT

EQUINE: Rehabilitation for the Neurological Horse

with Tena Ursini DVM, PhD, DACVSMR, CERP

How Sedentary Life Impacts Brain and Body

with Lowri Davies BVSc, DipACVSMR, MRCVS

The Felt Body: Interception, Fascia, and the Brain in Rehabilitation

with Tuulia Luomala PT

Some conversations are too important to have alone.

For 10 years, the Vet Rehab Summit has brought together rehabilitation professionals from around the world to learn, challenge ideas, build connections, and ask difficult questions.

This is more than a collection of lectures.

It’s a global conversation.

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Meet Our 2026 Partners

The Vet Rehab Summit is made possible through collaboration with the companies, organisations, and innovators supporting the future of veterinary rehabilitation.