Education
Equine Guelph: An Online Portal to Unlimited Possibilities
Story by: Anya Barradas, Ontario Veterinary College Students and faculty from more than 40 countries around the world form the foundation of Equine Guelph’s online community. Regardless of their academic backgrounds, their goals or their reasons for enrolling, students from different walks of life can adapt the courses to their specific needs and interests. What…
Horse Portal Opens Course to Youth for Free
Sickness Prevention for Horses Begins with You! We all cough into our elbow to try to keep our germs to ourselves and we stay at home when unwell, but what if you are a horse? TheHorsePortal.ca course for Sickness Prevention in Horses is coming up faster than event season (and fly season)! For this March…
Racehorse Respiratory Health is the Last Course in Winter Online Learning Series!
Equine Guelph has partnered with Ontario Racing, Standardbred Canada and Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) to offer three online courses in Winter of 2023 in priority healthcare areas of respiratory, lameness and gut health. Sponsored by COSA, the Racehorse Respiratory Health course is the final course in this winter series. The two-week online short course,…
Equine Guelph Drives Home Safety with Online Trailer Course
Planning on getting hitched in 2023? Equine Guelph is rolling out a brand-new online course March 6 – 20 on TheHorsePortal.ca – Horse Trailer Safety (Part One). “WAY too many private horse owners tell me ‘they didn’t know’ after an incident with their horses and trailer/transport. Hauling horses is a serious responsibility,” says Dr. Rebecca…
Racehorse Gut Health & Ulcer/Colic Prevention Course Next in Winter Online Learning Series!
Equine Guelph has partnered with Ontario Racing, Standardbred Canada and Central Ontario Standardbred Association to offer three online courses in Winter of 2023 in priority healthcare areas of lameness, respiratory and gut health. Sponsored by Ontario Racing, the Racehorse Gut Health & Ulcer/Colic Prevention course is the second course following hot on the heels of…
Equine Guelph talks Ulcers this February during Colic Prevention Education Month
Each February, Equine Guelph declares the month as Colic Prevention Education Month. The number one killer of horses, colic is a topic every horse owner wants to stay current on. Equine Guelph provides many ways for horse care takers to do just that with the Colic Risk Rater (www.TheHorsePortal.ca/ColicTool), a highly popular, free, online healthcare tool. And…
Ward Wins 2022 Racing Industry Scholarship
Equine Guelph announces Shawna Ward as the recipient of the 2022 Roger L’Heureux Memorial Equine Award. Selected for their love of horses, commitment to their welfare and desire to learn, winners of this tuition award receive two online courses through Equine Guelph valued at $549 each (Certificates are available in Equine Science, Equine Welfare and…
Racehorse Lameness Prevention Kicks off Winter Online Learning Series!
Standardbred Canada (SC) is partnering with Equine Guelph, Ontario Racing and COSA to offer three online courses in Winter of 2023 in priority healthcare areas of lameness, respiratory and gut health. Sponsored by SC, the Racehorse Injury/Lameness Prevention & Care course will be first off the gate in January of 2023. The two-week online short…
Safe Travelling with Equine Guelph’s New Resources
“A very near-accident with my horse trailer was a wake-up call for me,” says Gayle Ecker, Director of Equine Guelph. “It showed me clearly that I didn’t know what I didn’t know about safety while trailering a horse! Hearing similar stories from others prompted me to propose this course to my team and all agreed…
EquiMania! Resources for Young Horse Lovers
Safety has never been this much fun! EquiMania.ca is a website full of interactive games and resources geared towards youth wanting to learn more about horses and their care. There is always something new to learn! Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS) has recently posted a whole new playlist of videos full of tips for…
Last Call for the FREE Online Youth Offering for How to Speak Horse
Discover why teens from around the globe are signing up to learn how to communicate with horses and forge relationships built on that understanding. Students from all over Canada and as far away as Australia, New Zealand, Italy and the United Kingdom are enrolling in the limited time FREE offering of Horse Behaviour & Safety…
Equine Guelph Declares November Fire Prevention Education Month
ABC’s of Fire Extinguishers – New Barn Fire Prevention Resource from Equine Guelph Do you have the right fire extinguisher for your barn and horse trailer? Find out from firefighter, Robert Nagle, in a new video posted on TheHorsePortal.ca/FirePreventionTool. Learn about this and more barn fire safety practices throughout November 2022 as part of Equine…