Equine Guelph has announced some details in regard to the first two inaugural courses that have been added to its new portal, which as been created to provide horsepeople with short, practical, online training to stay up to date with the latest information on equine care.

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The inaugural short courses are 'Equine Welfare – Canada's Code', which will be conducted from March 6 until March 24, and 'Equine Biosecurity – Canada's standard', which will run from April 10 until April 28.

"Through The Horse Portal, grooms and trainers can access common sense, practical training that can be used on a daily basis," Gayle Ecker, director of Equine Guelph, has said. "Equine Guelph looks forward to partnering with the equine industry across the nation to bring Canadians together from racing and non-racing to learn about equine welfare and care as a community. Thank you to Standardbred Canada for supporting us on this important industry initiative."

(With files from Equine Guelph)