The 2026 Thoroughbred Wellness Expo was on February 28, 2026 at Virginia Tech’s Marion du Pont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg.

From the Track to the Ring: Evaluating orthopedic and soft tissue injuries and corrective procedures and their impact on post-racing life. From the sales ring to the racetrack to aftercare facilities, Dr. Jeff Berk, VMD, MRCVS has dedicated his career to the Thoroughbred breed. This two-part immersive session will start in the classroom with an overview of Dr. Berk’s intake protocol for aftercare facilities as well as an analysis of imaging of a variety of both soft tissue and orthopedic injuries or corrective procedures that Thoroughbreds may encounter during or even prior to their racing careers. The session will then move to the arena to apply the intake protocol with horses who have experienced an injury or corrective procedure and moved on to their post-racing career.

Watch the classroom session portion of this demo here: