Advanced online course `Feeding horses fit` (3 parts)

You can watch the introduction about this course on youtube: https://youtu.be/QDHEg71_-04

Part 1 Online on the 17th of May 2022 until the 24th of May. Live Q&A session on Tuesday the 24th of May at 6 pm Irish time

Part 2 Online on the 24th of May 2022 until the 31st of May. Live Q&A session on Tuesday the 31st of May at 6 pm Irish time

Part 3 Online on the 31st of May 2022 until the 8th of June. Live Q&A session on Wednesday the 8th of June at 6 pm Irish time

When you purchase this online course you will get login data and will be able to see the filming that Dr. Christina Fritz has made. For each part you will get a week`s time to see hours of filming and rewind, stop and take notes. On the last day there will be a live Q&A session with a maximum of 20 attendants. 

The course will be given with Vimeo and the Q&A will be with zoom.

Many aspects of nutrition will be discussed. It is partly very theoretical, but we will also gain practical knowledge and you can also ask your personal questions in the Q&A sessions.

Themes part 1:

• Domesticated horses VS. wild horses

• Digestive physiology

• Food, all possible raw materials, ingredients and types of food are reviewed

• How does the metabolism work and how are the substances in the food used by the body

• What is healthy food for the horse (hay management, mineral nutrition, balancers, concentrates)

Themes part 2:

• Why do our horses develop „lifestyle diseases“ like excess weight or skin affections?

• How does „detoxification“ work on a physiological level?

• Liver and Kidney function explained

• Cryptopyrroluria (KPU)  - a common health issue underlying many metabolic symptoms like sweet itch, laminitis etc

• How do you see that your horse has health problems and what are the early markers for metabolic problems

Themes part 3:

• Different primal types of horses and the influence of the primal qualities on the contemporary horse

• The difference between storage of waste in fat or connective tissue (and the consequences)

• The difference between fat, lymphatic or muscular horses (and how to manage them)

The advanced course is given by Dr. Christina Fritz. Christina is a biologist by origin and has done a lot of research into what healthy horse nutrition contains. As a result, she has written several books (see images) on these themes, all with scientific support.

She was supposed to come to Ireland to give this course but because of the Corona virus she will now offer the course online. The days are really full of very valuable information, so prepare yourself for a lot of new knowledge. The course is extra unique (in Ireland) because there are many topics that are new to the Irish concepts. Germany is far ahead on some topics, and Christina will share many new insights of this kind. So even if you have taken several courses on nutrition, or you have a lot of experience with horse nutrition, this course is an addition to your existing knowledge.

Christina will teach the course in English.