Time is running out to register for Equine Guelph’s "Horse Care & Welfare" course. This online course is based on Canada’s Equine Code of Practice. A must for all horse owners, trainers and grooms, it starts on September 20 and runs through October 1.
Click here to register now.
Gayle Ecker, the Director of Equine Guelph, is the instructor for this course. Ecker developed the Equine Studies program that provides over 20 online courses, and has dedicated her energies to advancing the equine industry through education and communications on health, welfare and safety.
"Horse Care & Welfare" is one of five short courses on Equine Guelph’s Horse Portal featuring practical, flexible learning, and available this fall to Standardbred Canada’s members at the 15 per cent partner discounted rate of $80.75.
For those who have never taken an online course before, no prior online learning experience is required, and the course format is flexible with “24/7” access available.
The main objective of the "Horse Care & Welfare" course is to help all horse owners and caretakers develop the knowledge on horse care as well as specific information on Requirements and Recommended Practices presented in the Canadian “Equine Code.”
Based on the National Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines, this course considers the care and management of horses in terms of the Five Freedoms of animal welfare:
1. Freedom from Hunger
2. Freedom from Discomfort
3. Freedom from Pain and Injury
4. Freedom to Express Normal Behaviour
5. Freedom from Fear and Distress
Here is a complete roster of the additional upcoming short courses available this fall at TheHorsePortal.ca to SC members at the discounted rate of 15 per cent off:
• Sickness Prevention in Horses (October 18 – October 29)
• Equine First Aid (November 8 – November 15)
• Horse Behaviour & Safety (November 15 – November 26)
• Fire & Emergency Preparedness (December 6 – December 13)
Equine Guelph has been a pioneer and global leader in online education for equine professionals since its inception in 2003. The Horse Portal was launched in 2017 and became a national success, partnering with 10 English-speaking provincial equestrian federations across Canada. It is a partnership platform for the equine community, available to everyone in the equine industry. The Horse Portal has quickly grown to include youth organizations, international safety associations, and horse racing partners including Standardbred Canada, Ontario Racing, Horse Racing Alberta and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.