EST-3020 Equine Therapies and Rehabilitations

This course will explore various sports related equine injuries, how they occur, and to what level the horse can ultimately recover. Students will also be exposed to a variety of therapies used to help the horse recover from such ailments and these therapies will be looked at with regards to their overall effectiveness, and cost in relation to each other. Different methods of rehabilitation on the ground and under saddle will be applied to various horses in the program who have sustained injuries to aid in restoring the horse's ability to perform either for pleasure, the riding program, or competition."

Credits

2