Hoof Care Course
This Hoof Care Course equips veterinary professionals with essential skills in hoof anatomy, balanced trimming, and shoeing to prevent lameness and effectively manage common issues like laminitis, cracks, and infections. Participants gain practical tools for improving equine soundness, welfare, and effective communication with horse owners, ensuring long-term hoof health through field diagnostics, care planning, and documentation.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Hoof Care Course imparts practical skills for assessing, protecting, and enhancing equine hoof health in routine scenarios. Key topics include hoof anatomy, biomechanics, balanced trimming techniques, and shoeing choices tailored to various workloads and terrains. Learners build expertise in identifying pathologies, conducting basic field diagnostics, scheduling care intervals, advising owners on daily maintenance, and recording observations for sustained hoof wellness.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Mastery of hoof anatomy to interpret internal and external structures for informed decisions.
- Develop practical trimming plans using balanced barefoot and shoeing strategies efficiently.
- Spot hoof pathologies like laminitis, bruising, cracks, and infections at early stages.
- Acquire field diagnostic skills with hoof testers, pulses, and gait analysis without imaging.
- Enhance client communication by clearly explaining hoof care plans, documenting consent, and triaging cases.
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