Veterinary Acupuncture Education
- World-renowned lecturers delivering high quality teaching
- High practical content in all courses
- Take your first steps in acupuncture or take a more advanced course
Whether you are interested in taking the first steps towards veterinary acupuncture or you are an established acupuncturist looking to further their skills, the ABVA has something for you.
Taking place at venues around the UK, our courses are taught by lecturers with a wealth of experience and a real passion for their subject. Teaching is friendly, informal and contains a practical content far higher than your average CPD. They are great value too!
Browse our upcoming courses below - if you have any questions or would like to make an enquiry about our teaching or any other aspect of veterinary acupuncture, please get in touch using our contact form.
Please note that you must be a qualified veterinary surgeon and a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to attend an ABVA course.
Location: The Horse Trust, Speen Farm, Princes Risborough HP27 0PP
Price: Existing ABVA members £1200 (plus VAT if applicable)
Non-members £1300 (plus VAT of applicable).
Delegates qualify for 1 year free membership on completion of the whole course.
NEW COURSE DATES: 6-8th October 2025 with online material avaible 6 weeks in advance.
The ABVA have developed a hybrid Equine Foundation Course featuring a combination of online materials and in-person teaching. The face-to-face teaching will take place over three days at The Horse Trust, Princes Risborough.
Location: The Horse Trust
Speen Farm
Slad Lane
Princes Risborough
HP27 0PP
Price: ABVA members £295.00 Non members £320
An introduction to electroacupuncture for those who have attended ABVA Foundation Course or equivalent.
Location: Bristol Vet Speacialists
Price: BVRSMA/ABVA members: £80 Non-members: £100
Location: Canine Partners, Osgathorpe, Loughborough, LE12 9SR
Price: Existing ABVA members £1200 Non-members £1300
Delegates qualify for 1-year free membership on completion of the whole course.
NEW COURSE DATES: 12-14th November 2025 with online material available 6 weeks in advance.
This is a hybrid Foundation Course featuring a combination of online materials and in-person teaching. The face-to-face teaching will take place over three days at Canine Partners, Loughborough.
The ABVA Foundation Course is primarily a practical one for veterinary surgeons who are new
to acupuncture or those who wish to refresh their knowledge. The information we give you
stands firmly on a Western clinical diagnosis and an understanding of acupuncture’s
neurophysiological mechanisms; but to broaden your experience we would like to introduce you to some of the historical and traditional concepts from which this ancient form of medicine
evolved. This is just the beginning of this fascinating subject.
Location: SMART Specialist Veterinary Referrals, Swansea, SA7 9LH
Price: ABVA Members £295 Non-Members £325 (£50 off total fees if delegates also attend our Geriatric Dog course on 15th November)
Management of sporting dogs is as much about injury prevention as it is about injury management. Whilst the role of acupuncture in treating pain and musculoskeletal dysfunction is well accepted, less commonly we might think of acupuncture as being a beneficial tool in managing the immune and endocrine systems which are often compromised in our athletes. The course will look at how to develop our acupuncture practice in this respect as well as looking at how to improve our gait analysis and palpatory skills.
BOOK 2 DAYS OF GREAT CPD WITH OUR GERIATRIC DOG COURSE ON 15th NOVEMBER AND SAVE £50!
Location: SMART Clinic Specialist Veterinary Referrals, Hoel Dulais, Swansea, SA7 9LH
Price: ABVA Members £295 Non-Members £325 (£50 off total fees if delegates also attend our Sporting Dog course on 14th November)
This course will take a practical and holistic approach to managing geriatric patients in day-to-day practice. Before we can treat pain, we must first understand it and the course will start with an overview of pain and its construct in our older patients and how age-related changes have an implication for management.
Acupuncture in the older dog is not just about managing OA however; it can have a vital role in the management of organ disease particularly when pharmacological intervention may be contraindicated. The course is designed to look at how acupuncture can be utilised alongside more conventional techniques to improve health and wellbeing.
BOOK 2 DAYS OF GREAT CPD WITH OUR SPORTING DOG COURSE ON 14th NOVEMBER AND SAVE £50!
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