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Anatomy and Common Injuries of the Equine Forelimb
Enhance outcomes for equine athletes with an in-depth understanding of common causes of forelimb lameness
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Keryn Legg
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Keryn Legg

Keryn is an avid horse rider and has vast experience treating horses and their riders

Animal Physiotherapy Group of South Africa
Course instructor
Animal Physiotherapy Group of South Africa

Animal Physiotherapy Interest Group of the South African Society of Physiotherapy

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Introduction

The equine forelimb is designed to ensure that horses can run fast. The forelimb carries approximately 55 to 60 percent of the horse's weight and supports a large part of the rider’s weight as well. Forelimb injuries and lameness can, therefore, be a significant issue for equine athletes and their owners. This course, the first of two courses on the equine forelimb, will introduce key anatomical features of the front limb and then discuss some common injuries that can cause issues in horses.

Aims

This course aims to provide you with the anatomical and pathophysiological knowledge to understand common injuries of the equine forelimb.

Outline

This course is made up of readings, videos, discussions and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Reading activity
  2. Video
  3. Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1.5-2 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.

Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1.5 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • describe the anatomy of the equine forelimb
  • list normal anatomical variations in the equine forelimb that are visible on radiography
  • discuss common injuries of the equine forelimb and their management
  • select an appropriate treatment for an equine patient with forelimb lameness based on a case scenario

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

Keryn Legg: No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.

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