BIOMECHANICS, PODOLOGY AND ELEMENTS OF FORGING
cod. 17029

Academic year 2008/09
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Clinica chirurgica veterinaria (VET/09)
Field
Formazione interdisciplinare
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
48 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
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Learning objectives

During the course students will acquire the knowledge they require to approach subsequent disciplines in the areas of biomechanics and farriery. <br />
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Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Concepts of biomechanics, podiatry and farriery; relationship between conformation and motion; definition of lameness and ataxia; relationship between conformation and ataxia; locomotion dynamics (walk, trot, amble, canter, gallop, jump); analysis of motor and coordination capacities; biomechanics of movement of fore limb, rear limb and phalangeal axis; structure, functions and lesions of the foot; concepts of farriery, shoes, shoeing and corrective trimming; biomechanics and work (complete, jumps, trot, gallop, western riding); growth problems in the foal. <br />
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Full programme

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Bibliography

1) Clayton H.M. (1990), The Equine Athlete, Vol. 3, no. 2, 17-20. <br />
2) Stashak T.S. (1990), Adam’s lameness in horses, 4th edition, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia. Italian edition published by SBM Noceto (Parma), 8-11, 111, 448, 468-469, 593-595. <br />
3) Hickman J. (1977), Come ferrare il cavallo, Editoriale Olimpia. <br />
4) Pollit C. C. (1995), Color Atlas of The Horse’s Foot. Mosby – Wolfe, London. <br />
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