02/02/2023
These are the four course I will be teaching.
Equine Health and Emergency First Aid (Basic course)
A one day course covering what your vet needs to know to help your horse, conditioning a horse to accept treatment, taking vital signs, dealing with lacerations, punctures, colic, choke , collapse, casting, shock, hoof issues, to help prevent injuries and many bandaging techniques. Attendees will receive a manual and a certificate upon completion. The course also earns you professional development credits with Equine Canada /HCBC as well as equine related insurance discounts with capri and intercity.
Advanced Equine First Aid / Wilderness First Aid
One day course more advance course covering everything from lacerations to poison, to burns and bites, fractures to sucking chest wounds, this course prepares the student to handle more serious injuries while waiting for or getting horse to the vet. Lots of bandaging.
Equine First Aid Fundamentals
(ages 10 and up)
This is a half day fast paced course covering the fundamentals of first aid. Working hands on with horses learning to take vital signs, recognize pain in the horse, detect colic and participation in bandaging in realistic scenarios. All attendees receive a reference booklet.
I Can Help! Horse First Aid For Kids
(ages 5-10)
A 3 hour kids program. They learn safety and basic first aid in a fun hands on environment. There is even a recipe for horse cookies in their booklet. No horse experience necessary!
The manual/booklet covers are below.
