University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest

Course description

General aims of the course:

The high level of equestrian sports practiced nowadays and the increasing equine industry demands for exceptional performance of the equine athlete resulted the establishment of a reltively new discipline: the equine sport medicine. Equine exercise physiology and sports medicine has developed to a distinct spcific discipline within the international veterinary medicine. All students graduating with the interest towards equine species must have an absolute insight to this topic.

Minimal previous course requirements: Phyisology, clinicopathology, internal medicine diagnostics, nutrition, animal breeding

Responsible lecturer: Korbacska-Kutasi Orsolya

Lectures theme

• The horse as an athlete.
• Equestrian sports, horse racing.
• Assessing fitness and health.
• Exercise testing in horses.
• Treadmill examination.
• Testing under the rider.
• Performance limiting medical disorders.
• Performance limiting orthopedic disorders.
• Training and overtraining in horses.
• Dietary management of the equine athlete.
• Are there any indicators in foals which can be used to predict future performance.

Practical lessons theme

• Practice: poor performance case evaluations

Exam information

Written exam.