Equine Health
& Emergency First Aid
This is our most comprehensive and popular course! Jam-packed with so much information!
This class is intended to help people know what to do immediately following an emergency that happens either close to home, or at home. The intention is to help you feel comfortable with handling the situation. We cover preventative measures, pain source identification, conditioning a horse to accept treatment, stretching, how to properly take vitals and identifying what is normal vs. abnormal, wound care (bandaging), identifying when to call the vet and knowing what information to gather before that call, dealing with lacerations, punctures, eye injuries, bites & stings, seizure, casting, shock, poison, burns, lameness/hoof issues, nosebleed, choke, collapse, heat exhaustion, shock, and identifying signs of colic. Even the most seasoned horse people find this class valuable.
This course is recognized by the following organizations: PATH – Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship; EAGALA – Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association; IAABC – International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. Equestrian Canada for Professional Development Credit
for coaches/instructors; Capri/Intercity Insurance for incentives on equine mortality insurance policies; Provincial Veterinary Associations for Continuing Education for Veterinary Technicians; Green Certificate Programs / Agriculture Programs (high school credits).
This course is a pre-requisite to the Advanced First Aid Remote/Wilderness course and the Advanced First Aid Local/Competitive course and costs $159.00 US dollars. If you take both this course and either of the Advanced First Aid Courses in combination, the discounted package tuition is $295.
All attendees receive a certificate of completion and a 50+ page First Aid manual to keep in your first-aid kit.
* Some hosts may require a Facility fee in addition to the normal tuition, and/or may offer the opportunity to purchase a meal for lunch for an additional meal fee.
This class is intended to help people know what to do immediately following an emergency that happens either close to home, or at home. The intention is to help you feel comfortable with handling the situation. We cover preventative measures, pain source identification, conditioning a horse to accept treatment, stretching, how to properly take vitals and identifying what is normal vs. abnormal, wound care (bandaging), identifying when to call the vet and knowing what information to gather before that call, dealing with lacerations, punctures, eye injuries, bites & stings, seizure, casting, shock, poison, burns, lameness/hoof issues, nosebleed, choke, collapse, heat exhaustion, shock, and identifying signs of colic. Even the most seasoned horse people find this class valuable.
This course is recognized by the following organizations: PATH – Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship; EAGALA – Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association; IAABC – International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. Equestrian Canada for Professional Development Credit
for coaches/instructors; Capri/Intercity Insurance for incentives on equine mortality insurance policies; Provincial Veterinary Associations for Continuing Education for Veterinary Technicians; Green Certificate Programs / Agriculture Programs (high school credits).
This course is a pre-requisite to the Advanced First Aid Remote/Wilderness course and the Advanced First Aid Local/Competitive course and costs $159.00 US dollars. If you take both this course and either of the Advanced First Aid Courses in combination, the discounted package tuition is $295.
All attendees receive a certificate of completion and a 50+ page First Aid manual to keep in your first-aid kit.
* Some hosts may require a Facility fee in addition to the normal tuition, and/or may offer the opportunity to purchase a meal for lunch for an additional meal fee.
