Online Class: Corrective Farriery Concepts
|  | | | | | Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription Basic Course (no certificate) = $79.00 Course with Certificate & CEUs = $104.00 |
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 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.
Course Lessons |  | Lesson 1: Leg lamenessThis lesson covers the various lameness conditions that reside in the lower legs. | Lesson 2: Joint LamenessThis lesson will explore and discuss the various joint conditions that cause lameness. | Lesson 3: Types of Specialty ShoesThis 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. | Lesson 4: Hoof Related LamenessThis 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. | Lesson 5: Hoof and Lower Leg DevelopmentIn this lesson students will understand how these structures develop both before and after birth. | Lesson 6: Structural AbnormalitiesIn this lessons students will learn how to recognize structural abnormalities as well as their associated gait patterns and shoeing considerations. | Lesson 7: Creating Balanced HoovesThis lesson will walk students through how to asses hooves for proper balance. | Lesson 8: Treatment and Diagnostic ProceduresThis lesson will cover both the treatment and diagnostic procedures available when dealing with lameness. | Lesson 9: Navicular and FounderThis lesson explores two common types of lameness, Navicular and Founder. | Lesson 10: Hoof and Lower Leg AnatomyThis lesson offers and indepth look at the anatomy of the hoof and lower leg. | Lesson 11: Conducting a Lameness ExamThis 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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| | Additional Information | Course Title | : | Corrective Farriery Concepts | | CEU Value | : | | | Course Number | : | 30521 | | Course Type | : | How To | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $79 | | | | |
NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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