Equine Health, Soundness Assessment, and Age Determination

Equine Health, Soundness Assessment, and Age Determination

Equine Health, Soundness Assessment, and Age Determination

This practical course teaches how equine professionals evaluate health, soundness, and age. Students learn to recognize signs of illness or injury, take and interpret vital signs, apply body condition and pain scales, assess lameness, understand dental aging markers, and plan preventative care using real-horse examples, videos, and case scenarios.

Equine Health, Soundness Assessment, and Age Determination

Paid once.

Level
Beginner
Ages
11–16
Duration
45 min
Classes
1 / Week
Weeks
10

Class Experience

This practical course teaches how equine professionals evaluate health, soundness, and age. Students learn to recognize signs of illness or injury, take and interpret vital signs, apply body condition and pain scales, assess lameness, understand dental aging markers, and plan preventative care using real-horse examples, videos, and case scenarios.

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify signs of a healthy horse by observing coat, eyes, nose, tail, and behavior

  • Take and interpret vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration, hydration, and gut sounds

  • Evaluate body condition using the Henneke scoring system

  • Recognize pain and lameness and distinguish cosmetic blemishes from true unsoundness

  • Determine a horse’s approximate age using dental indicators and explain age-related dental changes

Learning Needs Support

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Meet your Instructor

Joined August, 2026

5.0

4

Reviews

6+

Years

400+

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This educator is a certified agriscience teacher who teaches equine science using real horses and ranch contexts to connect theory with practice. Lessons cover growth, communication, basic health care, soundness assessment, and age-determination using hands-on demonstrations and…

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