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Module 1 - Diagnostics Equine Athletics Techniques Case Study

Equine Athletics Module

Courses are taught at The Animal Rehabilitation Institute, a beautifully landscaped 10-acre facility near West Palm Beach, Florida.

Equine Athletics Module

Dr. Hilary Clayton, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS, Instructor

Course Dates

Equine Athletics for Therapists January 16 - 18, 2008 ( 3 days)
Equine Athletics for Technicians is January 15 - 18, 2008 (3 1/2 days)

January 2009 (to be announced)

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Offered to: Veterinarians, Veterinary Technicians, Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants who are participating in the Equine Rehabilitation Certification Program.

Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide participants with a fundamental understanding of equine sporting events, key concepts regarding the relationships between conformation, locomotion and performance, development of sport specific conditioning programs and detection of lameness. Skills learned in this course will allow graduates to assess performance requirements of equestrian sports, to recognize common injuries, and to develop appropriate conditioning and rehabilitation programs that will benefit equine athletes, their owners and their veterinarians.
Learning Objectives:
  1. Describe the different equestrian sports and have a basic understanding of the physiological and locomotor requirements of different sports.
  2. Understand the functions of the spine, front limbs, hind limbs and hooves in relation to equine performance.
  3. Recognize and evaluate horses moving at the basic gaits (walk, trot, canter, gallop), and recognize common abnormalities of these gaits.
  4. Become familiar with the terminology, techniques and current research in equine locomotion analysis.
  5. Learn how to use a video camera to record videotapes of suitable quality for objective assessment of gait.
  6. Understand the principles for evaluating the physical requirements of a sport and developing a sport specific conditioning program for the equine athlete, including cardiovascular fitness, strength training, flexibility training and warm-up and cool-down exercises.
Course Outline:

Day 1: Equine Locomotion Analysis
  • Classroom/Lab 8 AM - 5 PM (1 hr lunch break)
  • Introduction to Equine Locomotion Analysis (Lecture/videos) (1 hr)
  • Overview of Equestrian Sports (Lecture/videos) (2 hr)
  • Equine Locomotion and Gait Analysis (Lecture/Lab) (3 hr)
  • Use of video camera (Lecture/Lab) (1 hr)
Day 2: Factors Affecting Equine Athletic Performance
  • Classroom/Lab 8 AM - 5 PM (1 hr lunch break)
  • Functional Anatomy and Conformation Assessment (Lecture/Lab) (3hr)
  • Shoeing and Footing (Lecture/Lab) (2 hr)
  • Recognizing Lameness (Lecture/Videos/Lab) (2 hr)
Day 3: Conditioning the Equine Athlete
  • Classroom/Lab 8 AM - 5 PM (1 hr lunch break)
  • Energetics and Cardiovascular Fitness (2 hr)
  • Muscle Physiology and Sport Specific Strength Training (2 hr)
  • Suppling Exercises (1 hr)
  • Thermoregulation (1 hr)