You will learn to master and develop in depth diagnostic imaging techniques and other complementary diagnostic methods in the field"

The exploration, diagnosis and treatment of pathologies of the locomotor system is one of the main occupations in the equine field clinic, so it is of primary importance for the veterinarian to have the knowledge and skills necessary to develop this specialty of his professional work. 

Equestrian competitions are developed from regional and national levels, starting from basic riding, to higher national competitions and reaching international and world competitions of the highest level, with some equestrian sports reaching Olympic and Paralympic levels. 

Properly perform this considerable sporting task, the horse will depend on the proper functioning of all its organic systems, with its locomotor system being the first line of wear and tear. These pathologies have a high economic impact on the equine sector and represent a large part of the work of the equine veterinarian, who has to deal with them almost daily. In addition, because of their economic relevance, these pathologies are the subject of constant research, so advances in new diagnostic and treatment methods are dynamic and are the order of the day. 

In the case of a skin laceration, the objective to be achieved, whenever possible, is the primary healing of the injured tissue. The prognosis of each case will depend on the structure involved, its location and degree of involvement.. The traumas with the worst prognosis are injuries affecting anatomical territories such as joints and tendons. Joint injuries are relatively frequent and have a poor prognosis; tendon lacerations show a lower incidence, with injuries affecting the flexor tendons presenting a serious prognosis. Both types of incidents, in the case of the sport horse, can mean the end of its sporting career and can even have a reserved vital prognosis. Good perioperative management and the use of an appropriate surgical technique will make it possible to preserve the patient's life and, in some cases, his or her return to sports practice at the previous level, since appropriate treatment will make it possible for the affected anatomical region to maintain normal functionality and for the esthetic results to be optimal. 

Join the elite, with this highly efficient specialization and open new paths to your professional progress"

This postgraduate diploma in Field Surgical Disorders in Adult Horses offers you the characteristics of a course of high scientific, teaching and technological level. These are some of its most notable features: 

• Latest technology in online teaching software
• Highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Self-regulating learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Banks of complementary documentation permanently available, even after the end of the training

A complete preparatory program that will allow you to acquire the most advanced knowledge in all the areas of intervention of the equine veterinarian"

Our teaching staff is made up of professionals from different fields related to this specialty. In this way, we ensure that we provide you with the training update we are aiming for. A multidisciplinary team of professionals trained and experienced in different environments, who will develop the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will put at your service the practical knowledge derived from their own experience: one of the differential qualities of this training. 

The efficiency of the methodological design of this Professional Master's Degree, enhances the student's understanding of the subject. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. In this way, you will be able to study with a range of easy-to-use and versatile multimedia tools that will give you the necessary skills you need for your specialization.  

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning: an approach that conceives learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, we will use telepractice:  with the help of an innovative interactive video system, and learning from an expert, you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were actually dealing with the scenario you are learning about. A concept that will allow you to integrate and fix learning in a more realistic and permanent way. 

 With the experience of working professionals and the analysis of real cases of success, in a high-impact preparatory approach"

With a methodological design based on proven teaching techniques, this innovative course will take you through different teaching approaches to allow you to learn in a dynamic and effective way"

Our goal is to train highly qualified professionals for work experience. An objective that is complemented, moreover, in a global manner, by promoting human development that lays the foundations for a better society. This objective is materialized in helping professionals to reach a much higher level of competence and control. A goal that, in just a few months you can consider achieved, with a high intensity and effective specialization. 

If your goal is to redirect your skills towards new paths of success and development, this is the place for you: a specialization that aspires to excellence"

General Objectives

• Identify the different anatomical structures and pathologies of the digestive tract of the horse
• Develop and advance in the most frequent procedures to solve oral cavity pathologies
• Recognize the symptoms of digestive disorders
• Enable the clinician to correctly assess the systemic state of the animal and the consequent severity of the pathology
• Establish diagnostic protocols and generate optimized treatments and prognoses
• Establish optimal preventive medicine criteria and good management guidelines
• Establish an appropriate methodology for the examination of the horse with respiratory or cardiac problems
• Identify all clinical signs associated with respiratory or cardiovascular disease in equines
• Generate specialized knowledge of respiratory and cardiac auscultation
• Establish the specific clinical approach to the horse with a respiratory or cardiovascular disorder
• Identify the pathologies of the urinary system of the horse
• Establish diagnostic protocols to facilitate the recognition of patients with urinary pathology
• Expand the alternatives of possible treatments according to pathological situations
• Recognize the medical and surgical genital pathologies of the stallion and the broodmare, assess their extent and provide appropriate treatments for recovery and restoration of proper reproductive function
• Develop surgical techniques for the resolution of pathologies of the reproductive system that can be performed in the field

Specific Objectives

Module 1.  Locomotor System

• Identify in depth the pathologies that affect the horse's musculoskeletal system by types of pathologies of the different anatomical regions
• Master in depth the correct approach to the clinical case that may be presented. Obtain and control the tools for the correct exploration of the animal and a correct interpretation of the data obtained
• Develop optimized work schemes and diagnostic protocols
• Advanced diagnosis of joint, tendon, bone and muscle pathologies in horses
• Master in depth the neural anesthetic blocks, their technique, main advantages and possible disadvantages. Develop proximal blocks and other advanced anesthetic desensitization techniques
• Master and develop in depth imaging techniques and other complementary diagnostic methods in the field
• Receive training in the latest published therapeutic measures and the latest advances in research in the treatment of locomotor pathologies
• Master and develop advanced medical and surgical techniques that can be performed in the field

Module 2.  Surgical Pathologies of the Skin and Related Structures 

• Specify the different types of wounds that can occur in the equine clinic. Identify them and differentiate between acute and chronic pathologies, assess their degree of contamination and/or infection, if any, and recognize damaged adnexal structures, assessing whether they are septic or not
• Develop knowledge in the different phases of cutaneous healing 
• Determine the techniques of tissue management, hemostasis, suturing, reconstruction and skin grafting
• Set guidelines for the choice of the different types, materials and patterns of suture and needle and drainage models available to the clinician in the field
• Establish the different types and materials of bandages, both for wound treatment and immobilization. Select the appropriate dressing or bandage for each clinical situation 
• Apply the different therapeutic guidelines and repair and other first aid procedures for acute and fresh wounds
• Apply the different therapeutic guidelines and repair procedures for complicated, chronic and infected wounds, contemplating the possibility of the application of alternative procedures and technologies
• Indicate the tests to be performed in a patient with musculoskeletal injury or infection to determine the significance of the injury
• Perform correct diagnosis and treatment of synovial and bone infections and perform joint lavage procedures and regional and intraosseous perfusion of antibiotics in the field 
• Specify the use of the different tenorrhaphy techniques in order to treat damage and lacerations of tendon and/or ligamentous structures
• Present the different causes of exuberant granulation and its treatment
• Apply the different therapeutic guidelines in burns and abrasions of different types

Module 3. Reproductive and Urinary System 

• Broaden the knowledge of pathologies affecting the urinary system
• Recognize and establish protocols for the management of patients with acute renal failure and chronic renal failure
• Establish work protocols for patients with post-renal urinary pathology
• Develop the predisposing factors that may condition the appearance of this type of pathologies, as well as to broaden the knowledge on the relevance of prevention
• Develop treatment alternatives available to the ambulatory veterinary clinician
• Deepen in testicular, adnexal gland and penile pathology, as well as in their respective treatments
• Improve the productive management of the subfertile stallion and mare
• Identify and evaluate possible anomalies in the horse's ejaculate, applying the necessary procedures to guarantee its quality. 
• Identify, treat and prevent parasitic and infectious pathologies of the equine reproductive system. 
• Develop the pathologies of the female during the mating period and their possible treatments. 
• Develop the pathologies that affect the female during the gestation period and their possible treatments. 
• Develop the pathologies that affect the female during the pre- and post-partum period and their possible treatments
• Attend to the needs and demands of euthyroid delivery and placental assessment
• Develop the procedures involved in the care of dystocic labor and the performance of fetotomy
• Develop procedures that include the resolution of possible injuries associated with labor and delivery, such as correction of rectovestibular fistulas, reconstruction of external lacerations and repair of the perineal body

A path to achieve specialization and professional growth that will propel you towards a greater level of competitiveness in the employment market"