Language
English
Nature
fakultatív C
Method of evaluation
vizsga (kollokvium)
Year in the curriculum
3
Semester in the curriculum
2
Credits
2
Lectures
15
Department
Department of Anatomy and Histology
Allow for
- Vet EN
Course description
Lectures theme
- gross anatomy of the hoof, it’s blood and nerve supply
- histology of the hoof
- development of the hoof
- the conformation of the horse
- the conformation of the hoof
- disorders of the hoof and their treatment
- farrier’s tools
- aims of shoeing - shoeing or barefoot?
- the build of a regular horseshoe
- types of shoes: leisure, different sport disciplines
- orthopaedic shoeing
- trimming the foal