The 13th IBC Conference was held in Warwickshire, England in conjunction with the 125th Anniversary Show of the Borzoi Club (1892-2017).
Programme of Events, conference coordinator Dee Langley.
July 29th – After Dinner Meet & Greet 8.30 pm
Warwick Suite, Honiley Court, Hotel ,Warwickshire
July 30th – Borzoi Club Championship Show
Kennel Club Building, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire
Judges: Keith Prior (Dogs}, Dee Langley (Bitches) Anne Thornewell (Referee)
July 31st – Optional Trip to Stratford Upon Avon
August 1st – Conference Day 1
Meeting opened by the Borzoi Club Chair, Graham Hill.
Vic Harrison- U.K- “Why are we here?”
Arvid Anderson-Sweden- “The Borzoi Encyclopaedia”
Barbara Long- South Africa- “The British Standard, what wants re-instating and what wants changing”
August 2nd -Conference Day 2
Professor Peter Bedford– “Canine Ophthalmology”
Giunio Cherubini— “Degenerative Myelopathy”
Maddi Burchell – “Veterinary Thermal Imaging and Other Therapies”
August 3rd – Conference Day 3
Dr. Anne Midgarden, DVM, USA: “Speed Study 3 – Borzoi Conformation as Compared to Function”
Kristina Terra, USA: “The Origins of the Borzoi in Its Native Land”
David Barclay, Australia and Jennifer Atkinson, New Zealand: “The Roman Head”
Margaret Davis, Australia: “Recorded Lecture on Canine First Aid”
International Borzoi Council Meeting to cover any Council Business and to decide where next to meet.
Evening: An informal gathering with a buffet meal to include an auction of memorabilia.