Equine Guelph Fall HEALTHflash

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HEALTHflash - FALL EDITION 2023

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EQUINE GUELPH thanks Merck Animal Health for sponsoring the HEALTHflash program

IMPORTANT ALERTS

Alert: Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Ottawa, Lanark, Peterborough & Muskoka, ON.

Alert: Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Monteregie Sud, QC

Alert: Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic, Northumberland, ON.

Alert: West Nile Virus, Foothills County, Alberta

Alert: West Nile Virus, Monteregie Sud, QC

Alert: West Nile Virus, Simcoe County, ON

Alert: Rabies Update in Canada

Advisory:Fire/Smoke conditions across Canada

FEATURED STORIES

Stacey Jennings talks about Equine Guelph online courses

20th Anniversary Alumni

Stacey Jennings of Equine Guelph Alumni shares her passion for paddock safety after taking 12-week online courses.

Read on and Watch video...

OEEEP Training & Education

Attention Employers!

Fill your job vacancies - work with people who are passionate about horses and eager to learn from your expertise- Hire from the OEEEP program

Large Animal Emergency Rescue LAER Sept 2023

LAER To The Rescue

2023 has seen an uptick in Large Animal Emergency Rescue training for first responders with over seven fire departments, two mounted police units and five veterinary clinics participating in training this year.

The last two-day operational level course in Ashburn, Ontario on Sept 16 and 17, 2023 presented by Equine Guelph was hosted at the beautiful WindReach Farm.

Read on...

A Tribute to Ed 2000 - 2023

Honest Ed was a Thoroughbred/Clydesdale who served the Toronto Police Service. He took part in 2 inauguration ceremonies of the former President of the United States, Barack Obama.

Read on...

Equine Guelph's Hoofprints Tribute program is kindly sponsored by Acera Insurance and pays respect to horses and horse lovers alike.

20th Anniversary | Partner Spotlight Boehringer Ingelheim

Equine Guelph thanks Boehringer Ingelheim for partnering with us on our health care education and communications programs for 10 years - a double anniversary celebration! For over 100 years, Boehringer Ingelheim has committed to helping horse owners prevent and treat equine diseases and we salute this partnership.

“Our ambition at Boehringer Ingelheim is to find and deliver new and better ways of improving health and wellbeing of horses. Our longstanding partnership with Equine Guelph has allowed us to do just that.”

~ Randy Trumpler, Business Unit director - Equine

Ontario Racing Tuition Awards

Ontario Racing Members - You could be awarded two 12-week online courses from Equine Guelph valued at over $1,000!

Applications for 2023 tuition awards accepted until Nov 30.

World Rabies Day

Sept 28 was World Rabies day. The Rabies booster remains part of the core vaccines horse owners mark on their annual immunization calendars for good reason. Core vaccines provide protection against diseases that have a significant health impact (including death) for the horse and/or to humans.

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Blanketing Tool

TOOL OF THE MONTH

Before you go shopping for blankets, you are going to want to check out this information!

Try the Tool of the Month

EQUINE HEALTH

New Look at Lameness

Ontario Veterinary college researcher, Dr Judith Koenig, relays exciting new developments in stem cell research and how it is helping horses with osteoarthritis. This months research feature also takes a look at lameness prevention and rehabilitation protocol.

Read on...

Equine Guelph supports a number of high-quality projects at the University of Guelph, by virtue of funding provided largely by the racing industry (Standardbred, Thoroughbred and Quarter horse organizations): the Horse Improvement Program from the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and the E.P. Taylor Foundation, started by veterinarians in the Thoroughbred industry, and now maintained in trust by the University and Equine Guelph.

Sport Horse Injury/Lameness Prevention & Care

Oct 30 - Nov 10

Learn how to prevent injury and manage lameness

Meet your instructor

Dr. Bri Henderson

Check out Bri's archived articles:

Part 1 - Developing the Sport Horse: The importance of cross training for mind and body

Part 2 - Developing the Sport Horse: the importance of hydration

Part 3 – LEGS! Common injuries and how we can treat them

MORE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

12-Week Online Courses Start Jan 15

20% off winter 12-week courses in celebration of Equine Guelph's 20th Anniversary year (until December 15)!

Mgmt of the Equine Environment

Equine Health and Disease Prevention

Equine Nutrition

Equine Genetics

Equine Event Management

The Equine Industry

Advanced Equine Behaviour

Marketing and Communications in the Equine Industry

video on how to remove a shoe from a horse

Certified journeyman farrier, Sean Elliott describes how to remove a horse shoe safely. Just one of the important topics in our Equine First Aid online short course on TheHorsePortal.ca.

Short Online Courses TheHorsePortal.ca

Horse Behaviour & Safety for Youth

13 to 17

On-Demand (self-paced)

Provincial Foundations Officials Course

On-Demand (self-paced)

Equine Business 101

On-Demand (self-paced)

One year access!

Horse Care and Welfare

Oct 2 - 13

Equine First Aid

Oct 23 - 30

Fire & Emergency Preparedness

Nov 13 - 20

Horse Trailer Safety (Part 1)

Nov 20-Dec 1

Gut Health and Colic/Ulcer Prevention

Feb 5 - 16, 2024

Horse Behaviour & Safety

Feb 26 - Mar 4

Sickness Prevention in Horses

Mar 18 -29

Introduction to Forage

April 8 - 19

OTHER NEWS & EVENTS

Top social media of the month

Our followers top picks

Economic impact of equine industry

Study released by Equestrian Canada

Blanket science podcast

Ongoing debate - are they needed?

Mud management

Don't wait until shoes and boots become lost to take action!

5 goals of equine welfare

Do you want to go beyond the 5 freedoms and earn an industry certificate in Canada's standards?

Pastern dermatitis

What to do about dew poisoning?

Trailer pre-trip inspections & more

A teaser before the short course

Horse Trailer Safety (Part 1)

Explore EquiMania.ca October Activity

The Blanket Centre

Large Animal Emergency Rescue (LAER) Course

Oct 14 - Awareness Level course University of Guelph campus - Veterinary student offering.

For more information and to register for LAER courses

contact Susan Raymond

slraymon@uoguelph.ca

Video on constructing a high traffic pad to help control mud

EQUINE JOBTRACK

Linda Shantz talks about her career as an equine artist!

Dreaming of a Job in the Horse Industry?

Job seekers - your next job might be posted right now!

Check out Career pathways in the horse industry - over 75 roles featured in our Equine Careers Showcase!

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