Recognizing Issues that Affect Performance Horses

USD $195.00

In this self-paced online course, the student will learn about some of the issues that could be causing the horse to have restrictions in movement, be physically uncomfortable, or even lame.  See below for instructions on how to access the course.

Description

Recognizing Issues that Affect Performance Horses

Description

In this self-paced online course, the student will learn about some of the issues that could be causing the horse to have restrictions in movement, be physically uncomfortable, or even lame.  We call the issues at the root of the horse’s discomfort “Primary Issues”.  There are often more than one primary issue.  As the horse seeks to avoid discomfort, Secondary Issues will arise such as uneven patterns of holding stress in the body, uneven gait patterns, joint strain, muscle atrophy, etc.

The course is broken down into five sections with extensive reading material and online videos that will give the student a broad base of information to help the owner/competitor or support personnel sort through the issues with individual horses:

  1. Recognizing Lameness
  2. Anatomy Review and Gait Observations
  3. Hooves
  4. Teeth
  5. Saddle Fit

The textbooks for the course are sold at Horse and Rider Books and on Amazon:

Pre-Requisites: none

Prior study in equine anatomy and biomechanics is very helpful for this intermediate-level course.  Some students will have much of this background already and some will not.  If not, it is highly recommended that the student take our Equine Anatomy and Health Considerations Course and Basic Biomechanics Course prior to taking this one.  If you sign up and feel you need to take one of these courses first we can work that out for you.

Important:  After payment is completed, look for the Download Enrollment Instructions button at the bottom of the Checkout page. The Enrollment Instructions pdf file can also be found under My Account. Log in to your account and click on the Downloads button. There you will find the Download Enrollment Instructions.  The instructions will direct you to this website where the course is located:  Avalon Performance Horse and Rider

You should also receive an automatic email after your purchase which is your sales receipt and includes the instructions to find the Download in My Account. If you do not see the sales receipt in your In-Box, please check your spam folder or junk file.