17 Jan 2013
January 17, 2013

Equine First Aid Training Course

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We are hosting an Equine First Aid training course on Saturday February, 16 from 9am to 4pm. Equine First Aid is the first treatment available to a horse before a veterinarian can attend to the animal. This course is hands-on with horses and cover. You will learn how to prepare, how to react, and how to handle equine emergency situations while waiting for you vet to arrive.

The course covers:

  • Lacerations
  • Casting
  • How to flush foreign bodies out of eyes
  • What to do about hoof puncture wounds, thrush, scratches, abscess, white line
  • Digestive emergencies : colic, collapse, choke
  • How to take your horse’s vital signs to assist the veterinarian in response
  • How you can detect and ease pain in your horses back
  • How to weigh your horse so you don’t over/under dose him without a weight tape
  • And much more!

All attendees will receive a framed certificate of completion, first aid manual, and vital signs normal/abnormal barn card.

The cost of the course is $165. The fee includes all course materials and the certificate of completion. You can either sign up in the lounge or email our Barn manager,
Starr
.

The course will be provided by Denise Pisarski, an Equi-Health Canada Certified Instructor. For more information, visit her website.

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