There are no continuing education credits offered for this course.
Course Description
The specific goals of the course are to provide practical information on care of the late-term pregnant mare, how to predict impending foaling, the normal series of events during an uneventful foaling, early recognition of a dystocia plus when/how to intervene and when to call for assistance, how to stimulate breathing to resuscitate a foal following birth, how to evaluate an equine placenta and recognize important abnormalities, review post-partum complications of the mare, discuss how to provide routine care to a newborn foal, outline common medical problems of neonatal foals, and review developmental milestones that occur during the first year of a foal’s life. This course is designed to provide foaling attendants with critical information needed to make appropriate decisions in difficult situations that will hopefully lead to a positive outcome regarding the health and well-being of both the mare and her newborn foal.
There is no prerequisite for this course.
The lectures will be available for viewing 24 hours per day, 7 days per week until further notice
A link to download additional course reference material (PDF files) will be available once registered
A Certificate of Completion will be emailed at the completion of the course
Registered participants can send questions by email and a response will be forthcoming within a few days
Category
Equine
Instructors
Dr. Patrick McCue
Race Approved CE
There are no continuing education credits offered for this course.
Cost
$100.00
Course Type
Online
Agenda
Lectures
- Care of the pregnant mare
- Prediction of foaling
- Normal foaling
- Dystocia management
- Dystocia management – A video tutorial
- ‘On-Farm’ foal resuscitation
- Placenta evaluation
- Post-partum issues
- Routine care of the newborn foal
- Medical problems of foals
- The first year of life
Instructors
Dr. Patrick McCue
DVM, PhD, DACT
Policies
Participant Cancellation Policy: Course attendees can cancel their registration for an in-person course according to the following
- Cancellation more than 60 days prior: Full refund minus 10% processing fee or 100% Future Transfer Credit (FTC).
- Cancellation 30-60 days prior: 50% refund or 75% FTC.
- Cancellations within 30 days: 50% FTC only. Cancellations due to illness or other unforeseen circumstances will be considered on an individual basis.
- Future Transfer Credits can be applied to any course within 365 days of the cancelled course.
Course Cancellation Policy: Course cancellations due to low registration numbers or other circumstances may be announced 35 days or more prior to the course. Full refund of the course registration or 100% Future Transfer Credit (FTC) will apply. We are unable to reimburse for travel expenses incurred.
Course Access Policy:
Access to this course will expire one year (365 days) from the course’s end date. After this period, users will no longer have access to course materials, resources, and any associated content. It is the responsibility of the users to complete the course and download any materials including their course completion certificate.