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Online Class: Corrective Farriery Concepts

This course provides a greater understanding of horse care through its focus on the hoof and lower leg anatomy and development. The emphasis is on the identification and treatment of various lamenesses in horses.

Students will be given the opportunity to learn how anatomy and development contribute to the making of sound horses. Structural abnormalities and gait patterns will be dissected and students will be able to link treatment and farrier considerations with various lameness conditions. The course also includes an explanation of specialty shoes for each lameness.

Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions. This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.

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1.0 CEUs

Course Description

This course is designed to give students a more advanced look at hoof care. The emphasis of this particular course is the identification and treatment of various lamenesses in horses. Students enrolled in this course will be given the opportunity to learn how anatomy and development contribute to the making of sound horses. Structural abnormalities and gait patterns will be dissected. Lameness conditions in the hoof, lower leg and joints will be discussed in detail. The treatment options and farrier considerations, including an explanation of specialty shoes, for each lameness will be taught.

This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

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Course Lessons

Leg lameness - This lesson covers the various lameness conditions that reside in the lower legs.
Joint Lameness - This lesson will explore and discuss the various joint conditions that cause lameness.
Types of Specialty Shoes - This lesson exposes students to the various types of specialty shoes on the market. Students will learn how to identify and apply them as well as what conditions they help to correct.
Hoof Related Lameness - This lesson will review and discuss several lameness conditions that originate in the hoof. The diagnosis, treatment and shoeing considerations for each condition will be discussed.
Hoof and Lower Leg Development - In this lesson students will understand how these structures develop both before and after birth.
Structural Abnormalities - In this lessons students will learn how to recognize structural abnormalities as well as their associated gait patterns and shoeing considerations.
Creating Balanced Hooves - This lesson will walk students through how to asses hooves for proper balance.
Treatment and Diagnostic Procedures - This lesson will cover both the treatment and diagnostic procedures available when dealing with lameness.
Navicular and Founder - This lesson explores two common types of lameness, Navicular and Founder.
Hoof and Lower Leg Anatomy - This lesson offers and indepth look at the anatomy of the hoof and lower leg.
Conducting a Lameness Exam - This lesson will walk you through the step-by-step process of conducting a lameness exam on a horse to help diagnose the offending condition.

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