Evidence-Based Farriery for Equine Practitioners - A 2-Day Practical Course
| Date: | Fri 6th Apr 2018 - Sat 7th Apr 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue: | Animal Imaging, Irving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Irving, near Dallas, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth Airport) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accredited Hours: | 13 (RACE approved) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Language: | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Price: (net price, no tax will be added)* |
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| Early Booking Deadline: | Saturday 24th February 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registration Deadline: | Friday 9th March 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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* VAT (= MWST/MOMS/SALES TAX) will only be added for certain UK vets attending courses abroad and for all attendees when attending courses in the UK. |
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Fri 6 – Sat 7 April 2018 - A 2-Day Practical Course
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Equine practitioners are regularly exposed to various and sometimes contradicting opinions on farriery and especially on therapeutic shoeing. The fact that new graduates go into practice with minimal training in farriery and shoeing only exacerbates the problem and leaves practitioners grappling with this contentious subject.
In the mornings the following topics will be covered by the specialists through highly-illustrated lectures and there will be plenty of time available to ask questions and for debates:
- Functional Anatomy & Physiology of the Foot
- Biomechanics of the Equine Foot – How it is altered by trimming & wear
- Does the Normal Foot Exist? – Conformation, Balance, Footfall & Gait
- Examination of the foot – A veterinarian’s & A farrier’s approach
- Anatomy & ‘Physiology’ of a Horse Shoe
- Principles of Trimming & Shoeing
- Effect of Shoes on ‘normal’ Foot Function
- The Use of Composites
- Foot & Pastern Injuries (incl. P3 Fractures)
- Tackling specific problems
In the afternoons, 7 hours of practical sessions will give attendees plenty of opportunity to put theory into practice on live horses and limb specimens in small groups (2 vets per specimen) and to discuss all aspects of foot trimming, shoeing and farriery with the specialists. Each attendee will be rotating through the following practical stations:
- Foot Examination on live horses
- Foot Preparation Techniques
- Shoeing Techniques
- Applying Wooden Shoes
- Quarter Crack Repair
- Application of a Foot Cast
The course fee includes hot lunches, coffee/tea breaks, the wine & cheese reception, extensive electronic course notes and a certificate of attendance. Attendees can choose to only attend the lectures (= Lectures Only) on this course or can register for the entire course (= Lectures & Practical Sessions). Early course registration is recommended as there are only a limited number of places available due to the highly practical nature of this course.
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Scott Morrison
DVMUnited States
More InfoDr. Scott Morrison grew up riding hunters and jumpers in New York. After high school he attended horseshoeing school at Danny Ward’s Eastern School of Farriery. Dr. Morrison put himself through undergraduate school (at Virginia Tech) and veterinary school (at VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine) shoeing horses. In 1999, he was hired by Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, KY to do ambulatory work with an emphasis in Equine Podiatry. As the podiatry caseload increased, Rood and Riddle built a podiatry center that is staffed by four veterinarians, two full-time technicians and four full-time farriers. Currently his caseload is 100% podiatry. Dr. Morrison has traveled throughout the United States and internationally consulting, lecturing, giving clinics and working on various foot conditions.
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Andrew Parks
MA, VetMB, Dipl.ACVS, MRCVSUnited States
American Specialist in Equine Surgery
More InfoDr. Parks received his Vet MB from the University of Cambridge in 1981. Dr. Parks is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and received his certificate in Veterinary Radiology from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1982. He currently serves as Professor of large animal surgery at the University of Georgia. Dr. Parks has made over 160 professional presentations and has peer reviewed and authored articles and book chapters. His clinical interests are large animal surgery lameness and diseases of the foot.
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Mike Wildenstein
CJF, FWCF(Hons)United States
More InfoMike is retired from teaching podiatry at Cornell vet school in New York and now offers his services as a referral or consulting farrier, working in a hands-on capacity with a horse's current farrier and/or veterinarian for special problems, or to help farriers improve their skills on their home ground with their own tools and their own horses.
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Beth Biscoe
DVM, MS, Dipl.ACVRUnited States
American Specialist in Radiology
More InfoDr. Biscoe received her DVM from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006 and a Master of Science degree (Veterinary Sciences) from Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014. She did her diagnostic imaging residence at Washington State University from July 2011 to July 2014 and obtained diplomate status in September 2014. Prior to her radiology residency, she completed fellowship training with Dr. Mary Beth Whitcomb at the University of California, Davis in large animal ultrasound. Dr. Biscoe grew up on a dairy farm in Virginia and likes to spend her spare time horseback riding, cooking and hiking with her dogs and husband, Kyle.sound. Dr. Biscoe grew up on a dairy farm in Virginia and likes to spend her
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free time horseback riding, cooking and hiking with her dogs and husband, Kyle.
Course Program
Venue
Animal Imaging500 Paddock Way
Irving
Texas
75039
*VetPD has a block of rooms available at Holiday Inn Express & Suites Irving Convention Center. Please call the hotel directly and book before 2/21/19 for the group rate.
Well organized and very informative. Excellent interaction with speakers
Catherine Hunnisett, Horseshoe Veterinary Services, Ontario, Canada.
Evidence-Based Farriery for Equine Practitioners course 2016