Crash Course For a Healthy Horse Coming Soon

Woman caring for a healthy horse.
Woman caring for a healthy horse. Sonya Etchison

Newsdate: Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 11:30 am
Location: EAST LANSING, Michigan

My Horse University if offering a Crash Course for a Healthy Horse during April and going into May. Topics include Health Evaluation, Emergency Care, Routine Health Care, Biosecurity and Record Keeping.

Veterinarian and owner suturing a wound on a horse's head.

Veterinarian suturing a wound on a horse's head

Essential horse management skills include identifying early signs of health problems, evaluating a horse's health status and responding appropriately..
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This short course is based on knowledge from equine health and management experts at Michigan State University. A working knowledge of preventative health care as well as diseases and injuries are required when managing horses.

Essential horse management skills include identifying early signs of health problems, evaluating a horse’s health status on a daily and sometimes hourly basis and responding appropriately to emergency situations as they arise. For a full course outline go to: Course Syllabus.

Content Expert:

Dr. Judy Marteniuk, DVM will guide you each week through a course unit to answer your questions about managing your horse’s health.  Through online discussion groups and an interactive video discussion, Dr. Marteniuk will assist you in developing a horse health plan that you can be confident in!

Start/End Date

Monday, April 22 - May 17, 2019

*Note: Participants will have access to the course content through October 2019

Self-paced with moderated discussion forums

Price

$75.00

Registration Instructions

To register for this course you will need to create an account, sign in with your email/password, and complete the registration process. Step-by-step instructions are below.

Create Your Account

  • Login to the registration system with your Community ID and Password: Crash Course for a Healthy Horse

  • Follow the instructions to register for the course. Upon registration, you will receive a receipt and instructions for accessing the course.

Technical Assistance

If you need technical assistance please contact the Michigan State University Help Desk. They are available 24/7 atreachout@msu.edu or 1-800-500-1554. Tell them you are logging into an MSU Extension online course with an MSU Community ID.

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