Equine Guelph has an extensive inventory of online resources – including infosheets and infographics on topics ranging from horse healthcare to business management to safety on the horse farm. These resources are organized by category and are available in a printable pdf format for your convenience.
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Biosecurity/Sickness Prevention/Diseases
Biosecurity Education and Training PDF Cleaning Tips PDF Creating a Farm-Specific Access Plan PDF Equine Biosecurity and Access Management PDF Facility Design with Biosecurity in Mind PDF Hand Hygiene PDF National Farm and Facility Level Biosecurity Standard for the Equine Sector PDF Protect Your Horse from Getting Sick PDF Sickness Prevention Checklist PDF Strangles FAQs PDF Thrush PDF Travelling Horse Checklist PDF Vaccination (infographic) PDF What to do if your horse is sick – Checklist PDF
Business
Annual Horse Expense Sheet (PDF) PDF Annual Horse Expense Sheet (Excel Spreadsheet) XLS
Dental
Dentistry Dilemmas PDF Equine Dentistry PDF
Emergency Preparedness/Fire Prevention
Emergency Preparedness PDF Fire Safety Checklist PDF Horse Stable Evacuation Plan – 4 Options (infographic): PDF i) Barn stall doors open to centre aisle – Option 1 (infographic) PDF ii) Barn stall doors open to centre aisle – Option 2 (infographic) PDF iii) Barn stall doors open to outside – Option 1 (infographic) PDF iv) Barn stall doors open to outside – Option 2 (infographic) PDF What to do in the event of a fire – Checklist PDF Smoke Inhalation – Protect your horse’s health PDF
Farm/Pasture Management
Manure Management PDF Mud Management and Horses PDF Mud Management Systems PDF Overseeding Tips PDF Paddock/Pasture Safety PDF Pasture Management P D F Pests and Flies PDF Preparing Fences Before the Freezing Temperatures PDF
First Aid
First Aid Kit Contents PDF Watch for Wounds: Five Things Not To Do PDF Wrapping PDF
Horse Health
The Horse Health Check: A Systematic Method of Examination PDF Ticked Off – Horse Care PDF
Lameness, Injury Prevention, Hoof Care
Arthritis Prevention PDF Equine Joint Disease PDF Hoof Care PDF
Body Condition Score – Too Fat PDF Body Condition Score – Too Thin PDF Colic Prevention Tips (infographic) PDF Feeding a Forage Based Diet PDF Grazing Muzzles PDF Hay – Extending your supply PDF Laminitis – Tips from the Code PDF Laminitis and Nutrition PDF Nutrition and your Senior Horse PDF Nutrition for Performance Horses PDF Nutrition myths – Autumn PDF Nutrition – Overfeeding PDF Nutrition Right from the Start PDF Nutrition – What are Macronutrients? PDF Ration Balancers PDF
Ontario Resources
Animal Welfare Emergencies WEB Biosecurity Standard for the Equine Sector (Canada’s standard) PDF Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines (Canada’s National code) PDF College of Veterinarians of Ontario – list of veterinarians WEB Deadstock removal WEB Find a farrier WEB OMAFRA Hay analysis WEB Ontario Equestrian – Riding facilities and boarding stables WEB
Parasite Control
Parasites – Botflies and Tapeworms PDF Parasites – Fecal Collection PDF Pests and Flies PDF
Conditioning program (infographic) PDF
Respiratory
Defend against Dust (infographic) PDF Reducing the Risk of Respiratory Ailments PDF
Safety
Helmet Safety: Gotta Horse-Getta Helmet (infographic) PDF Horse Farm Safety Checklist PDF
Second Career
Managing Athletes into their Second Career PDF
Senior Horse
Senior Horse Challenges PDF Senior Horse Management PDF
Skin Diseases
Mud Fever PDF Skin Diseases and Allergies PDF
Stable Management
Environmental Stewardship PDF Picking the Right Blanket PDF
Trailering
Horse Trailering Safety-Part 1-Decoding Letters and Numbers PDF Horse Trailering Safety-Part 2-Hitch Systems PDF Trailer Safety Checklist PDF
Welfare/Euthanasia
Change Human Behaviour – Improve Horse Welfare PDF Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines (Canada’s National code) PDF Equine Learning Theory PDF Equine Welfare PDF Euthanasia Planning – Final Goodbye PDF Stereotypies PDF
Winter Management
Is Your Property Ready for Winter? – Checklist PDF Winter Cool Down PDF Winter Management – Outdoor Horse PDF