Certified Horsemanship Association Adds More Professional Safety Videos for Public Use

Newsdate: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 - 08:28 am
Location: LEXINGTON, Kentucky

The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) recently finished five more 3 – 10 minute safety videos that can be added to the many that have been produced so far. They can be found on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/chainstructor or at http://cha-ahse.org/store/pages/212/CHA-Horsemanship-Videos.html

Horse training videos available

Horse training videos available

The Certified Horsemanship Association recently finished five more 3 – 10 minute safety videos that can be added to the many that have been produced so far and made them available to the public to help promote safety throughout the horse industry.

The topics of the new videos include:

  1. How to Introduce Your Horse to Fly Spray Safely – thanks to Pyranha, Inc.
  2. Exercises on Horseback to Improve Rider Position
  3. How to Safely Introduce Your Horse to a Fly Mask
  4. How to Pony a Horse
  5. How to Lead Safely

Some of the ones produced in past years are:

  1. How to Safely Paste Deworm Your Horse – thanks to Bimeda
  2. Half Seat and Two Point Explained
  3. How to Safely Hold Your Horse for the Vet or Farrier
  4. Walking Lines in a Jump Course to Figure Out Correct Striding
  5. How to Safely Adjust Your English Stirrups and Girth While Mounted
  6. How to Perform a Safety Tack Check
  7. How to Saddle Correctly
  8. How to Bridle Safely
  9. How to Mount
  10. How to Fit a Helmet for Horseback Riding
  11. How to Pick a Horse’s Hoof Safely
  12. Fitting the Breast Collar and Back Cinch Correctly
  13. Fitting Boots – Sports Medicine Boots, Split Boots and Bell Boots
  14. Correct Riding Position
  15. Martingale Adjustment
  16. The Emergency Stop
  17. Danger Zones on the Ground
  18. The Emergency Dismount
  19. Equine Vital Signs and How to Take Them
  20. Blanketing Your Horse
  21. Horseback Riding Rein Holds – Split rein hold, Romel rein hold, Direct rein hold and more!
  22. How to Use a Mounting Block Safely and an Alternate “Leg up”
  23. How to Correctly Put On a Rope Halter
  24. Catching and Leading a Horse in a Herd
  25. How to Put on Polo and Standing Wraps
  26. Many more….

“These professional videos were produced by CHA for the horse industry and the general public,” says CHA Chief Executive Officer Christy Landwehr. “Please feel free to embed them onto your websites, free of charge, so that we can all help spread the word out about how to have fun safely and effectively with our horses.”

CHA Changes Lives Through Safe Experiences With Horses. The purpose of CHA is to promote excellence in safety and education for the benefit of the horse industry. CHA certifies instructors and trail guides, accredits equestrian facilities, publishes educational manuals, produces educational horsemanship DVDs and hosts regional and international conferences. For more information on the Certified Horsemanship Association and how to host a clinic, become certified or have your facility accredited, please visit www.CHA-ahse.org or call 859-259-3399.  To find a certified horseback riding instructor or accredited equine facility near you visit www.CHAinstructors.com.

About the Author

Flossie Sellers

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As an animal lover since childhood, Flossie was delighted when Mark, the CEO and developer of EquiMed asked her to join his team of contributors.

She enrolled in My Horse University at Michigan State and completed a number of courses in everything related to horse health, nutrition, diseases and conditions, medications, hoof and dental care, barn safety, and first aid.

Staying up-to-date on the latest developments in horse care and equine health is now a habit, and she enjoys sharing a wealth of information with horse owners everywhere.

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