Farriery (Top-up)

The course is delivered at University Centre Myerscough and awarded by the University of Lancashire. This innovative and dynamic course provides a unique opportunity to gain an Honours Degree in Farriery. The course focusses on the application of Farriery science to professional practice and will facilitate both the personal and professional development of suitably qualified Farriers.

The course has been structured to provide a flexible opportunity to study through a combination of distance (online) learning and on-campus delivery (students are expected to attend for 2 study days per month from September to May).

In addition, students on the course will be offered the opportunity to take the Train the Training Farrier Award (TTFA) course as a free additional qualification between years one and two of the programme (if they have not studied this during the Dip HE Farriery course) which will enhance their coaching and mentoring skills and encourage them to become approved training farriers (ATFs).

Year 1

Professional Practitioner Research Proposal

The module will foster research awareness, the development of transferrable skills, including the capacity for self-management and the concept of life-long learning. It will also enable students to develop the skills to locate and critically appraise research and present this information to an acceptable academic standard, and cultivate the student’s knowledge of a topic from their professional discipline as a basis for future action. Experimental and exploratory designs will be taught so that data and observations can be assessed for accuracy and reliability. The appropriateness of the investigational or exploratory methods will be explored together with suitable data analytical techniques. Methods of reporting the results of scientific investigations and explorations will be appraised.

Biomechanics, Static and Dynamic Analysis

The student will study both statics and dynamics (kinematics and kinetics) in horse legs and feet. The module will also explore and evaluate the effectiveness of farriery protocols and encourage the student to formulate further strategies for managing horses with conformational abnormalities. The response and change in biomechanical function of the horse will also be analysed throughout this module.

Equine Functional Anatomy

This module will enhance the student's knowledge of the equine musculoskeletal system and will focus on the primary functions of anatomical aspects of the feet and limbs and their interrelationship with other aspects of the equine skeletal structure and their significance to soundness and good gait.

Year 2

Dissertation (Double Module)

This module will enable the student to demonstrate his/her ability to work independently in the production of a substantial piece of work. The freedom to nominate at topic of his or her own choice (in agreement with the tutor) allows the student to undertake a piece of work of special interests that demonstrates an in-depth investigation off an area of research whilst facilitating the development of research skills and the quest for new knowledge.

Advanced Farriery Practice

The aims of this module are to: critically evaluate the effectiveness of farriery protocols employed with horses with conformational abnormalities, surgical and pathological conditions and faulty gait. Enable the learner to design farriery strategies for managing horses with conformational abnormalities, surgical and pathological conditions, and faulty gait. Apply farriery protocols in cases of horses with surgical and pathological conditions and faulty gait and to analyse the response and change in biomechanical function of horses’ feet and limbs in relation to applied farriery protocols.

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Students will face a variety of assessments including a combination of coursework, unseen examinations, individual presentations and practical assessments. The coursework assessment methods will include essays, reports and dissertation work.