Press Release - 08/10/2020 Health

Upcoming Horse Portal Short Course: Equine First Aid Coming Sept 21 - 28

Injured foal receiving life-saving first aid. Hobby Farms

Newsdate: August 10, 2020, 11:00 am
Location: GUELPH, Ontario

Equine Guelph has listed upcoming Online Short Courses for fall 2020. First on the list is Equine First Aid on September 21-28, 2020

Horse with a severe laceration on her face

It essential that everyone involved with horses - owner, grooms, trainers, riders, drivers, coaches - learn how to administer first aid and how to do so safely.
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Accidents and injuries can happen at any time anywhere, for any number of reasons. This makes it essential that everyone involved with horses – grooms, trainers, riders, drivers, coaches – learn how to administer first aid and how to do so safely.

When minutes count, we need to know how to make the most of every second. This course covers an overview of first aid procedure and include a focus on many common horse health conditions horse caregivers may encounter on a day-to-day basis. A goal of this course is to give caregivers the peace of mind knowing that we can step in and help our horse when needed until a professional arrives.

This course may be of interest for: All horse owners and caregivers, regardless of discipline • Coaches, stable managers and instructors.

Course Curriculum:

Introduction Principles of Triage
1. What to do to “be prepared”
2. Principles of “Triage”
3. C.T. (Assess the situation, Call for help, Treat the horse)
4. The ‘do’s and don’ts’ of first aid
5. Travel and trail

Horse Assessment
1. How to perform the Horse Health Check
2. Common and severe injuries/sickness

Wound Management
1. Wound first aid
2. Bandaging and bandage materials
3. Healing

The First Aid Kit
1. About kits
2. Inventory checklist

Responding to Eye Issues

Course Instructor

Laura Frost Course Instructor

Laura Frost, partner Halton Equine Veterinary Services, is a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College class of 1999 and is certified in Equine Chiropractic. Dr. Frost was born and raised in the Burlington area and has competed locally in a variety of equestrian disciplines. She is a past Dental Committee member for the American Association of Equine Practitioners and Dr. Frost was previously on the Advisory Committee for the Ontario Veterinary College and Secretary for the Ontario Association of Equine Practitioners. Laura is also the past Vice President of the Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre and can be seen at many fundraisers for this organization. Her interests include, but are not limited to: lameness, diagnostic imaging, reproduction and dentistry. Dr. Frost can be seen at the local horse shows with her two children.

Get further information and enroll for course Here

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