• e-quine Academy
• Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias de Unilasallista Corporación Universitaria, Medellín, Colombia
• Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora
• Fundación Argentina de Veterinaria Equina

1. Generate a program for the transfer of knowledge, experiences, procedures and technologies that provide training in the area of Equine Production labor competence.

2. To offer a formal and controlled training based on a map of competencies, skills and knowledge that will allow to exercise the professional activity in a more competent, active, critical and suitable way in the production and industry of horses.

Develop knowledge and skills to:

1. contribute to preserve animal health and welfare through the application of management methods and procedures coming from empirical knowledge generated from dozens of years of practice and also scientific/technological knowledge coming from formal systems of knowledge generation on the multiple areas of equine production.

2. Adequately manage reproductive management programs and application of assisted reproduction techniques.

3. Design, manage and control the different phases of equine breeding, care, dressage and training.

4. Design and plan adequate equine facilities and biosecurity programs.

5. Properly manage feeding and nutrition in pastoral and confinement systems.

6. Identify and be able to analyze the bases and applications of genetic improvement programs.

7. Improve the environmental performance of the farm through sustainable and environmentally friendly practices, such as waste management and efficient use of resources.

8. Manage the operation and performance of a company that breeds and/or cares for equines.

9. Adequately transmit information and work collaboratively with other professionals and people or teams involved in the care and management of equines.

To professional Veterinary Doctors, Animal Husbandry Engineers and Agricultural Engineers, ideally with work experience in equines, who wish to deepen and update their knowledge in the area of equine production.

The course load will be 220 hours, equivalent to 11 credits (20 hours per credit) distributed in 25 weeks, with an average weekly load of 4.5 hours (not including practical modules).

The course is scheduled to begin on March 15, 2024 and to end on October 1 of the same year. These dates are preliminary and indicative and are subject to minimum changes.

March 2024

October 2024

Sequential steps for registration for the diploma course:

1. PRE-REGISTRATION: November 1 to 30, 2023.

It consists of completing the application form and sending all the required documentation digitally. It includes a personal interview via internet.
A fee of USD 200.- must be paid at this stage.

2. NOTIFICATION: December 1 to 7, 2023

You will be notified via e-mail only if your application has been accepted.

3. REGISTRATION: December 10 to 20, 2023

Only if you have received the confirmation, you have 10 days to make the payment through the established means of payment.
You will be automatically notified of the accreditation of the amount and the consequent confirmation of the registration. Otherwise, the registration will be cancelled and the person on the waiting list in the order registered will have access to the application.

Registration is only accepted by entering the Equine Academy platform (e-quine.net) and following the steps indicated in the registration form (coming soon).

IMPORTANT: Places are filled strictly in the order of pre-registration. The system automatically blocks registrations when the established quota is filled.

The amounts deposited are not refundable if for any reason the applicant decides not to attend or to drop out of the course.

• The total value will be USD 4,500.
• Sequence of payments:
• USD 200 at the time of pre-registration (01/11 to 30/11, 2023).
• USD 1,300 at the time of registration (10/12 to 20/12, 2023)
• USD 1,500 before the start of the first module (03/01 to 03/15, 2024)
• USD 1,500 before the start of the second module (06/01 to 06/10, 2024)

Those who have obtained a university degree in Veterinary Medicine, Animal Husbandry Engineering, Agricultural Engineering or their equivalents may apply for this Higher Diploma. Those interested must submit the following documentation:

Copy of the degree certificate (it is not necessary to be legalized).
Presentation note indicating the interest in pursuing the diploma course, including a brief description of your area of work.
Updated Curriculum Vitae (no more than 5 pages).
Digital copy of a signed copy of the Diploma Regulations (which can be downloaded from this site) as proof of notification and acceptance of the rules and conditions of the course and approval.

There is a quota of 25 people for the diploma course.

• The modality will be semipresential.
• The Diploma will be established in an integral way around curricular axes, with their equivalence in hours for courses, seminars, internships and final work.
• The diploma will have a semi-flexible curriculum and will have compulsory and elective courses, which will be given only once per cohort.
• Students must take a total of 200 hours of courses. Of these, 160 hours will correspond to required courses and 40 hours to elective courses.
• The courses will have a theoretical and a practical part and will be grouped in two thematic modules.
• The theoretical and theoretical/practical classes will be taught 100% virtually. Some will be given in real time (online -synchronous-) and others in offline format (previously recorded classes -asynchronous-). Those given in real time will be recorded and will remain available on the platform for the duration of the diploma course.
• Upon completion of the theoretical and theoretical/practical classes and after passing the partial evaluations of each module, the practical part will be given 100% face-to-face. It will be carried out in two instances of 5 consecutive intensive days each. They will include visits to different production systems, hospitals and laboratories, as well as the application of techniques and procedures on animals. The practices of all the theoretical courses taken in the previous module will be carried out in these 5 consecutive intensive days (50 hours).
• Teachers will be able to select the support material they consider relevant for their classes. This content will be uploaded to the platform and will be shared with the students of the course.
• On the digital platform, a system for virtual consultation will be made available to students in live and offline mode, to allow students to resolve doubts or concerns.

All courses will have complementary material, both bibliographic and video interviews (podcast) with professionals in topics related to the module, but basically the results of personal experiences.

The means of communication between the coordination of the diploma course and the students will be through the Equine Academy platform (e-quine.net). It will offer both theoretical and consultation classes as well as support and complementary material.

The practical classes will take place in different farms located in the area of San Antonio de Areco, Argentina. They will include visits to different production systems (intensive, semi-intensive, exclusive, mixed, of different breeds and scales), hospitals and laboratories, as well as the application of techniques and procedures on animals.

During the 5 days of practice, all members of the course will travel for the visits (at least two farms per day) only in a vehicle provided by Equine Academy, for exclusive use and with the required insurance.

The arrival to the town of San Antonio de Areco, located 113 km from the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the date and time set for the beginning of the practices will be the responsibility and at the expense of each person taking the course.

– Accommodation will be suggested by the organization so that, as far as possible, everyone is accommodated in the same place. Attendance must be confirmed in order to make the pertinent reservations. Lodging and meals will be paid by each person.

– The detailed program of each module will be sent to everyone by e-mail one month in advance. The dates of the practices are chosen to occur outside and within the breeding season in Argentina so that different contexts, animal categories and procedures can be analyzed.

– The material that each one of you will collect, based on a spreadsheet that will be provided, will be the basis of the final individual work necessary for the approval of the Diploma.

Courses

• All courses have an evaluation instance. Each teacher will select the evaluation modality he/she considers pertinent to measure the degree of assimilation of the contents taught.
• The evaluations of the theoretical sessions will be carried out virtually. Those related to the practical sessions, in a face-to-face environment.
• Each course will grant a certificate of approval.

Integrating final work

• The final work is individual and mandatory to fulfill the requirements of the Diploma. It consists of a work of analysis of all the real productive systems that were visited in the two practical sessions and the contents of the theoretical classes developed during the course. Each student will have a personal tutor for consultation and guidance in the preparation and presentation processes. Personal tutors will be assigned at the beginning of the course, as determined by Equine Academy. The final paper must be presented in writing and must be presented orally virtually (online) within a maximum time limit of 40 minutes.

The partial evaluations of the courses and the final integrative work will be considered approved when the grade is greater or equal to seven out of ten.

In order to obtain the degree of Diploma in Equine Production, the following must be complied with:

A minimum of 80% attendance to theoretical classes and 100% attendance to practical classes.
Approval of all the curricular spaces and the final integrated work.