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EQ1850: Equine Exercise Physiology

Equine Exercise Physiology

Date:

May 13th-August 4th, 2024
Distance Learning

Cost:

$549.00

Duration:

12 weeks

This course is designed for individuals who work professionally in the equine health industry to enhance their understanding of equine exercise physiology. It introduces many of the important aspects of conditioning the equine athlete for various disciplines, including base conditioning, aerobic and anaerobic exercise and recovery, monitoring of conditioning gains, prevention of health and performance problems and more. This course provides practical and updated information needed to ensure a safe and effective training program through applied scientific knowledge of exercise physiology. The course will also enable participants to improve the results of performance horses involved in racing, endurance, roping, eventing, dressage, show jumping and more.

After completing the course the student will be able to:

  • Perform a horse health check
  • Safely carry out a daily conditioning workout that avoids over-work
  • Design and monitor a year-round training program
  • Identify problems specific to the various disciplines and suggest appropriate prevention or actions
  • Explain the scientific rationale for suggested practices based on an understanding of horse exercise physiology Assess the advantages and disadvantages of new technology and alternate training venues or programs for the athletic horse

This course is entirely online, so no travel to the University of Guelph is required. All students begin and end the course at the same time. Each course is supplemented with CDs, DVDs and industry resources. Registered students are provided with a login and password to a secure learning management system which is web-based and accessible through the internet.

The instructors guide students through the course and they will participate in various learning activities, access discussion boards, interact with the course content through readings, videos, and other materials.  Students demonstrate their learning by completing online quizzes, submitting assignments and papers. Every course has an assessment which results in grade recorded on a University of Guelph transcript.

This course is designed for individuals who work professionally in the equine health industry to enhance their understanding of equine exercise physiology. It introduces many of the important aspects of conditioning the equine athlete for various disciplines, including base conditioning, aerobic and anaerobic exercise and recovery, monitoring of conditioning gains, prevention of health and performance problems and more. This course provides practical and updated information needed to ensure a safe and effective training program through applied scientific knowledge of exercise physiology. The course will also enable participants to improve the results of performance horses involved in racing, endurance, roping, eventing, dressage, show jumping and more.

After completing the course the student will be able to:

  • Perform a horse health check
  • Safely carry out a daily conditioning workout that avoids over-work
  • Design and monitor a year-round training program
  • Identify problems specific to the various disciplines and suggest appropriate prevention or actions
  • Explain the scientific rationale for suggested practices based on an understanding of horse exercise physiology Assess the advantages and disadvantages of new technology and alternate training venues or programs for the athletic horse

This course is entirely online, so no travel to the University of Guelph is required. All students begin and end the course at the same time. Each course is supplemented with CDs, DVDs and industry resources. Registered students are provided with a login and password to a secure learning management system which is web-based and accessible through the internet.

The instructors guide students through the course and they will participate in various learning activities, access discussion boards, interact with the course content through readings, videos, and other materials.  Students demonstrate their learning by completing online quizzes, submitting assignments and papers. Every course has an assessment which results in grade recorded on a University of Guelph transcript.