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Within The Layers Of The Horse

Within The Layers Of The Horse

$149.99

A Hands-On Exploration of Equine Anatomy & Dysfunction

Course Length: 2 Hours 50 Minutes

This intensive, hands-on professional development course is designed for equine practitioners, bodyworkers, and serious students of equine health. Set within the incredible facilities of the University of Calgary’s Vet Med Lab, this is your exclusive opportunity to dive deep—literally and figuratively—into the structural, neurological, and biomechanical layers of the horse.

Led by an expert —Dr. Sarah Pedersen—participants will explore the cervical-thoracic region through a morning lecture followed by interactive stations that feature real dissection specimens, plastinated models, and joint articulations. Topics include everything from saddle fit and fascia to nerve pathways and spinal dysfunction, all brought to life through guided, tactile learning.

This is not your average anatomy class—you help shape the content. Bring your questions, clinical challenges, and curiosity. Whether it’s about nerve pain, muscular compensation, lameness patterns, or rehab strategies, this day is all about exploring what lies beneath the skin to better inform the work you do with horses every day.

In This Course, You’ll Learn:
✔️ Cervical-thoracic anatomy, biomechanics, and dysfunction
✔️ How saddle fit impacts tissue, nerve pathways, and spinal health
✔️ Practical rehab strategies for structural imbalances
✔️ Dissection-based visualization of fascia, joints, and attachments
✔️ How therapists “feel” dysfunction—and how you can see it in anatomy

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Description

This course is geared towards professionals working in the equine world. This will be a unique opportunity to spend a jam-packed day at the Vet Med lab, with all it has to offer. Dr. Pedersen will start the day with a deep dive into the cervical thoracic region. After lunch, participants will work through stations, talk through, and experience anatomy, physiology and biomechanics of the region and why dysfunction occurs.

The best part of these stations, besides hanging out at the UofC Vet Med lab all day, is that the content will be guided by YOU! Participants can bring questions, challenges and queries and in turn, we will shed light on, and bring greater understanding. So many people have been asking for another Inhand dissection; this is your opportunity to see under the skin!

Meet our Presenters, 
Dr. Sarah Pedersen
DVM, MSc, cVSMT, VMRT
Veterinarian, Educator, Rehab Specialist, Equine Chiropractor, Equine Acupuncturist
Dr Sarah Pederson brings a wealth of information. She is excited to talk about the development, dysfunction and implications of the secondary curvature of the spine. As well, she will cover topics like saddle fit and it’s effect on the tissue, nerve innervation considerations and the brachial plexus and the stay apparatus. For each of these topics, she’s willing to go through different rehabilitation strategies.

Sara Skotarek Loch, MSc
UofC Vet Med Diagnostic Services Unit, Operations Manager, Educator, Anatomy Expert
Bring Sara your questions! She will have the UofC Vet Med lab set up with stations where participants can work through dissection specimens, plastination specimens and articulated joint specimens. Talking through the how’s and why’s of equine lameness and disfunction.

Tina Watkins
EST, EEBW3, SEEBW, FEIpt
Equine Therapist, Educator, Mentor
Need a visual on performance-based problems that the equine therapist feels every day? Tina will walk you through stations showing these problems with specimens. She will go through fascia, muscle structure, attachments and common areas of tension and why, from a biomechanical standpoint, the horse can’t gain full function.

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