12 lectures + 5 labs = 1 credit
This is an elective course that can be taken by veterinary students in their 3rd year that have an interest in doing equine sports medicine practice after graduation. The course will cover topics about the pathophysiology of joint disease, advanced performance evaluation, treatment options in athletic horses, abnormalities of the axial skeleton, imaging of the equine athlete, regenerative therapies and rules and regulations for showing and racing in regard to medications.