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IDCTA Presents: "The 2020 Olympics: A Vet's View" with Lisa Borzynski, DVM

By Illinios Dressage and Combined Training Association - Edited Press Release | Oct 09, 2021

Join the IDCTA community for session #4 of their IDCTA Veterinary Zoom Series. After a tumultuous year, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics finally took place in 2021. Dr. Lisa Borzynski of Wisconsin Equine Clinic and Hospital was ringside for the dressage, eventing, and show jumping. In this webinar, she will share her perspectives from being part of the FEI team of 20 veterinarians from 11 countries that ran the on-site veterinary clinic and monitored the health and welfare of the equine athletes.

Dr. Lisa Borzynski is a native of Racine, Wisconsin. She graduated from the UW School of Veterinary Medicine in 1993 and has been a part of the Wisconsin Equine Clinic team since 2006 specializing in sport horse medicine and lameness.

Dr. Borzynski is an FEI veterinarian and has been working at international competitions since 1999 including the World Equestrian Games and the Olympics. She is a lifelong horsewoman and actively competes in eventing, hunters and jumpers. Lisa, her husband Bill, and daughter Quinn live in Eagle, Wisconsin and currently own six horses.

Click here to register for the live stream interview.

This live stream is provided by the Illinois Dressage and Combined Training Association.