Learn to assess a horse for lameness in under two hours.

What is the LamenessTrainer?

The LamenessTrainer is a free, interactive online game teaching equine lameness assessment. Thousands of people use it every year and it is now used for teaching in veterinary schools around the world.

The LamenessTrainer was created in 2014 by Sandra Starke, Gregory Miles and Stephen May from the Royal Veterinary College (UK), at its conception kindly funded by the Eranda Foundation. It is based on decades worth of published research into the biomechanics of equine lameness and now even features in Adams and Stashak’s Lameness in Horses!

Give it a go – you will be amazed how quickly you are able to pick up even subtle lameness.

Game Modules

Module 1

In this module you will learn to:

Detect forelimb lameness

Determine the lame limb

Correctly differentiate between sound and mildly lame horses

Module 2

In this module you will learn to:

Detect simplified hind limb lameness based on vertical displacement asymmetry, without hip rotation

Determine the lame limb

Correctly differentiate between sound and mildly lame horses

Module 3

In this module you will learn to:

Detect hind limb lameness based on realistic hip movement including hip rotation

Determine the lame limb based on vertical displacement asymmetry or comparative movement of the hips

Correctly differentiate between sound and mildly lame horses

Module 4

This module lets you practice your new skills on hundreds of horses, containing the 2-year caseload of some lameness experts!

You will practice to:

Correctly evaluate different horses for lameness irrespective of their fur colour

Assign consistent lameness scores

Testimonials from Veterinary Educators

If you too use the LamenessTrainer for teaching, it would be great to hear from you.

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