Name: Hindlimb Lameness Diagnostics & Therapeutics Workshop – A 2-Day Practical Course
Start: 2025-09-19T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-20T18:00:00-07:00
Location: Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center

$Hindlimb Lameness Diagnostics & Therapeutics Workshop \u2013 A 2-Day Practical Course$

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This 2-day practical course has been developed for equine veterinarians who have experience with lameness investigations and provides a critical overview of possible causes of hindlimb lameness, diagnostic anesthetic strategies and how to interpret nerve and joint block results, via a regio-anatomic approach. Discussions on the upper hindlimb as a cause of lameness (hip joint, pelvic and sacroiliac problems), Objective Lameness Evaluation and on systemic and intra-articular joint therapies will round the course off. All speakers/instructors are internationally renowned in the field of lameness diagnostics and spend a significant proportion of their clinical work investigating complex lameness cases.
In the mornings the following highly-illustrated lectures will be covered by the specialist:
Lameness Examination & Diagnostics – Foot through the Stifle
Common Conditions & Therapies – Foot through the Stifle
Objective Gait Analysis – Principles & Clinical Applications
Lameness Examination & Diagnostics – Stifle, Hip, Pelvis & Lumbosacroiliac Region
Conventional & Orthobiologic Therapies for Musculoskeletal Injuriess
In the afternoons, 7 hours of practical and case-based sessions will give attendees plenty of opportunity to put theory into practice on live horses and limb specimens in small groups (2 – 4 attendees per ultrasound machine) and to discuss all aspects of Hindlimb Lameness diagnostics and therapeutics with the specialists. Each attendee will be rotating through the following practical and case-based stations:
Subjective Lameness Examination
Objective Lameness Evaluation
Nerve & Joint Blocks (incl. ultrasound-guidance)
Ultrasound of the Metatarsus, Tarsus or Stifle Joint – Region chosen by each group individually
2 hours of clinical cases evaluated via subjective and objective lameness evaluation
The course fee includes coffee/tea breaks, lunches, extensive electronic course notes and a certificate of attendance. On the evening of the first day all attendees are invited to attend the wine & cheese reception. Attendees can choose to only attend the lectures (= Lectures Only) on this course or can register for the entire course (= Lectures & Practical Sessions). Early course registration is recommended as there are only a limited number of places available.