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This course is a must if you plan to be serious about your work. You can't separate saddle fit from your sessions when evaluating the ridden horse. If you are an owner, it's time you learned exactly how a saddle should fit instead of listening to marketing gimmicks and misinformation. In the USA this course is now RACE approved. Please see details below.
Our instructor for this course, Dr. Kerry Ridgway, DVM, a household name worldwide, is also certified by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society. He presents this 4 day clinic with slides, examples of trees, pads, saddles, shoes, wedges, measuring devices, templates, demonstrations, and a variety of horses with saddle fitting and shoeing issues. Saddle fit topics and practicals encompass 85% of the course. The remainder of the course addresses farrier issues. This includes issues we should look for in the foot and how it can also affect saddle fit.
Because most of us cannot run out and buy a new saddle if it no longer fits, Dr. Ridgway addresses this common problem by offering ideal, existing, and temporary solutions.
Course Outline (2 Parts):
Part 1, Saddle Fitting:
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Indirect problems caused by poor saddle fit (behavioral, performance, and referred pathology issues)
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Direct problems caused by poor saddle fit (trauma to muscles and skin)
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Anatomical and physiologic signs of poor saddle fit
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Proper placement of saddles
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Saddle fit pertaining to the static posture (standing still)
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Saddle fit pertaining to the dynamic posture (movement)
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Correlation between the static and dynamic fit
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Existing and ideal solutions for saddle fit
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Actual science of saddle pressure and fit
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Evaluating the horse’s back
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Proper palpation of the back
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Proper reflex tests
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Evaluating the saddle off the back then the correlation of it on the back
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Evaluating the saddle with the rider up
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Fitting and measuring the saddle using the current various methods
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Pros and cons of various measuring devices
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Instruction on making templates you can use
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Saddle pad materials and functions
Part 2, Farrier Issues:
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Anatomy and care of the feet
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Normal functions of the foot
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Pastern/hoof axis
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Balanced shoeing and trimming
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Location and causes of lameness
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Reading the break over
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How shoeing/trimming affects the horses’ performance
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The balanced hoof
In the farrier portion of the course, Dr. Ridgway relates the lower leg conformation and shoeing techniques to how this will affect the work of the equine care provider, equine massage therapist, chiropractor and acupressure/acupuncture therapist as well as the effects on the horse's Myofascial system.
Prerequisite:
Horse handling skills and a thorough understanding of equine safety a must! Knowledge of veterinary vocabulary and anatomy strongly suggested or completion of EQ100, 101, 102 or comparable program.
EQ700 has been RACE (Registry of Approved Continuing Education) approved: program number: Program Number: 462-5413
Number of Hours of CE for Veterinarians: 29.50 (maximum for one veterinarian: 29.50)
Number of Hours of CE for Veterinary Technicians: 29.50 (maximum for one veterinary technician: 29.50)
This program was reviewed and approved by the AAVSB RACE program.
Please contact the AAVSB RACE program at race@aavsb.org should you have any comments/concerns regarding this program's validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession. The RACE site can be viewed by clicking
here
Participants should verify recognition with their individual state board(s) and should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions of certain methods of delivery of continuing education.
Please use the Equinology INC. RACE provider number 462 for any correspondence.
Required
Reading
: None
Suggested
Reading and Viewing:
Saddle Fitting A to Z: DVD
by Dr. Kerry Ridgway
The Horse's Pain-Free Back and Saddle-Fit Book
by Joyce Harman, DVM
Saddle Fit A-Z DVD
by Dr. Kerry Ridgway, DVM
The Horse in Motion: The Anatomy and Physiology of Equine Locomotion
by Pilliner,
Elmhurst and Davies
Scores for Externship and Certificate:
Incomplete fieldwork will not be accepted. Externships are not returned and are kept at Equinology headquarters for a period of 2 years. A Pass or No Pass (Credit/ No Credit) is assigned for this externship. Students will be notified via email as to whether they passed. Any comments in regards to corrections if any will be made in the email.
A certificate of completion will be mailed once the externship is satisfactorily completed. The certificate means you have completed the course along with the externship and have acquired Equinology credit. Although many people take this course to enhance their skills as a therapist, trainer, saddle assessor and owner, the course is part of the requirements for the Equinology’s certificate of achievement qualifying the participant in the Equine Body Worker® Level Two certification.
This course is required for the Equine Body Worker
®
Level II certification.
To test for the EBWII certification you must have passed the EBW or comparable certification first although courses can be taken in any order.
For the certification outline, please click here:
http://www.equinology.com/info/certification.asp
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