Marianne Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan
Marianne M. Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, DVM (1982, cum laude), PhD (1990), Dip. ECEIM (2001) and Dip. ECVSMR (2019), has retired on December 13th 2021 as professor of Clinical Equine Internal Medicine at Utrecht University. However, she continues research with five PhD candidates till December 2026.
Since December 2021, she works part-time as a specialist/consultant in Krommerijnstreek Equine Practice (Schalkwijk), as a resident supervisor in Emmeloord Equine Clinic (Emmeloord) and as a veterinary consultant in Eikenlust Equine Consultancy (Bilthoven), her own company since 2009.
Prof. Sloet was a founding member and the first president of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine (2002-2008), and past-president of this College (2008-2011). She was member of the Council for Animal Affairs (2013-2018) in the Netherlands, member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee for Equine Emerging diseases (2010-2022) and president of the Advisory Committee Equine Welfare (2016-2023). Since 2015 she is chair of the Animal Disease Group of the Sectorraad Paarden and also chair of the Equine Health Group of the Netherlands.
Prof. Sloet is honorary member of the ECEIM (2012) and honorary life contributor of the Royal Netherlands Veterinary Association (2017). In May 2022, she became Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau and received the golden pin of the Dutch Equestrian Federation (KNHS).
Prof. Sloet is veterinary advisor of the Dutch National Equestrian Federation (KNHS), the Dutch Warmblood Studbook (KWPN), the Royal Friesian Studbook (KFPS) and others. Since 2001 prof. Sloet is FEI Head Veterinarian for the Netherlands and acts as veterinary delegate on several FEI Events.