16/ AUGUST 2017 THE RIDER


Horse Behaviour And Safety Online For Everyone!


Story by: Jackie Bellamy-Zions The registrations are start-


ing to roll in since Equine Guelph announced its popular Horse Behaviour and Safety on- line course is now available for youth (14 – 17)! This October,


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the young and keen will have their own special community to learn the language of horses. The adult offering, also avail- able this October, has brought together horse enthusiasts from across Canada and all over the globe


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“Through learning how horses perceive the world around them, their human handlers can de- velop safe best practices for working with them,” says Gayle Ecker, director of Equine Guelph. A hefty percentage of horse related injuries are due to human error and could be pre- vented if the handler had basic education in safety. TheHorsePortal.com com-


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munity has plenty to say so far about the Horse Behaviour and Safety course: Internationally recognized, past and future guest speaker for the adult offering, Dr. Rebecca Gimenez is no stranger to im- portance of preparedness and awareness


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Bringing her wealth of experi- ence from Technical Large Ani- mal Emergency Rescue Inc (TLAER), she has plenty of illu- minating stories to share. Gimenez says, “The best


part of teaching in these online


courses is imagining their faces - you can practically SEE their AH-HA! moments over their participation - they really start getting it when they read all the threads and comment on each other’s experiences. I actually had a student


contact me personally about meeting me when I came up to Guelph for the course - he had experienced so many of these situations in his working life at a racetrack and eventing barn then western gymkana / barrel racing situations. It was neat to put a name to a face and discuss these in person!” Omar from Orangeville,


ON attests to the quality of in- struction and is a firm believer in the continuing learning re- quired in the horse industry. “The Horse Behaviour and


Safety online course was a great introduction to equine educa- tion. Being able to connect with likeminded equine enthusiasts only made me enjoy my passion more. The instructors were ex- cellent and laid out a lot of very important and enlightening ma- terial that could easily be man- aged while tending to outside work within the few weeks of the course period. They were always on top of any questions the class had and en- couraged discussions. The


expert guest


speaker was wonder- fully selected. Taking part in discus-


sions from day one, she made it her goal to be a part of the class and not just as a guest speaker for the few days she was scheduled for. I’ve been in and around the equine industry in some way for the past 25 years, and I’m still hav- ing myths dispelled and fresh points of view brought to light by a course like this. Clearly, I haven’t stopped learn- ing! I definitely made the right choice in taking part


in the short


course!” Julie from Australia


looks forward to more from TheHorsePortal. “I really enjoyed the short course; the course


material was insightful and easy to read. The quizzes were a great way to go over learned informa- tion and the guest speaker was quite helpful. All in all I am re- ally happy with the course and will be looking at taking more.” Sharron from Ashton, ON,


already an Equine Guelph life- time learning student, found great value in this short course. “I am a graduate of the


Equine Science Certificate and also a graduate of the Equine Science Diploma. I gained knowledge from this course which was new and useful...you can never know too much nor do you ever know everything!” Sorrel from Armstrong, BC


vouches for the broad audience for this and all Equine Guelph courses. “The courses offered by


Equine Guelph are invaluable to anyone who is involved with horses, from beginners to ex- perts. I’d recommend them to anyone.” Thanks to a grant from the


Grand River Agricultural Soci- ety, the adult and youth offerings of Horse Behaviour and Safety will run October 2–22, 2017 . Equine Guelph has part-


nered with all English-speaking equestrian federations across Canada and a special 10% course discount is available for both adult and junior members. In addition, 50 free courses are on offer to 4-H Ontario Horse Club Members and 50 for On- tario Equestrian Federation Jun- ior Members


on HorsePortal.ca.


About Equine Guelph Equine Guelph is the horse


owners’ and care givers’ Centre at the University of Guelph. It is a unique partnership dedicated to the health and well-being of horses, supported and overseen by equine industry groups. Equine Guelph is the epicentre for academia, industry and gov- ernment - for the good of the equine industry as a whole. For further


information, www.EquineGuelph.ca.


Photo above: Bay and Gray frolicking (from TheHorsePortal course site)


visit a


first-come-first served basis. Join the Herd, go to The-


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