Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this module, the student should be able to: (i) recognize the overall topographical, comparative, and functional anatomy of the fore- and hindlimbs in the more common domestic species; (ii) identify the functional aberrations and deficits, both in soft and hard tissues, giving rise to the more frequent instances of lameness in domestic animals; (iii) comprehend the roles that the cardiovascular, respiratory and muscular systems play in supporting locomotion and exercise; (iv) relate the pharmacology of the neuromuscular junction to muscle contraction, muscle relaxant drugs and related diseases; (v) correlate how limb and hoof conformation influences gait and how farriery techniques are used to protect the equine hoof and modify faulty gait.