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SEPTEMBER 2020 THE RIDER /13 Racing-Exclusive Online Courses a Win! provides


Ontario racing industry feedback on


Equine Guelph’s Pilot Proj- ect and looks forward to Fall Offerings 100% positive feedback


has been received for the new TheHorsePortal.ca on- line courses, developed ex- clusively for Ontario Racing industry members! Respira- tory health, lameness pre- vention and gut health prove to be a priority and AGCO licence holders that com- pleted the first three free courses on these topics are eagerly awaiting the final three offerings this fall which include: Fire & Emergency Preparedness, Horse Care & Welfare and Sickness Prevention in Horses. In 2016, Equine Guelph


conducted a major Ontario Horse Racing Industry Sur- vey and learned that the top three health issues of con- cern were: #1 – respiratory issues, #2 – injuries, #3 – gut issues. As a result, Equine Guelph developed three new free racing-exclu- sive online courses on The- HorsePortal.ca/RacingPilot as part of the AGCO-funded “Ontario Training Pilot Project for the Ontario Horse Racing Industry” in 2019-20. To date, a total of 716 AGCO licence holders have registered for racing- exclusive


course offerings. The following are exam-


ples of some of the rave re- views from students in the Ontario racing industry – mainly trainers, grooms and owners – who completed the end-of-course survey for the three new racing-exclu- sive courses: Racehorse Respiratory Health, Lame- ness/ Injury Prevention and Care and Gut Health & Colic Prevention. Equine Guelph looks forward to welcoming


participants


back this fall to take the final three offerings, free to AGCO licence holders.


General Comments: 100% of the students


said the courses met or ex- ceeded their expectations and many of these students had never participated in an online course before. “I have never taken an


on-line course before. I thought it was well set-up and easy to follow. I liked that you could work at your own pace and it was OK to get behind or go ahead. I also liked that you could delve more deeply into top- ics that interested you. It was great to have access to experts to ask personal questions, or about some- thing in the course work that brought up a question. “ “I found the Course Fa-


cilitators, Guest Experts and Industry Ambassadors to be very knowledgeable and easy to understand. Every- thing was well organized and easy to follow along. The videos chosen were very helpful.” “I was so excited to dis-


cuss questions with the guest expert and get great feedback. The course facil- itators were very attentive and responded quickly to


questions.” “Everyone was beyond


excellent. The communica- tion and responses were wonderful and provided ad- ditional learning resources”


Comments from the Race- horse Respiratory Health Course: “I learned so much in


this course. As a racehorse owner, you not only need to have knowledge about how to help your horses’ respira- tion and avoid respiratory issues, but more impor- tantly, you also need the cor- rect, and factual information and knowledge. This course provided that.” “I enjoyed the entire


course!! I found it very in- teresting….as I believe any horse person interested in helping their horse breathe better, feel better and all around stay healthy, would find this course a must. I have downloaded it all to have at my fingertips for fu- ture reference.” I have learned “in


and general


depth” of the way a horse breathes and eats…. how the soft palate and epiglottis works. The practical advice, really things one should know and do already, like keeping the dust down and keeping the windows open….reading all of this makes me more inclined to put my foot down in my barn to make sure the dust is at a minimum.” “I enjoyed every aspect


of this course. From the written material, to the videos, and resources and even the discussions. This course was one of the best courses I have enrolled in and completed. I enjoyed every aspect of this course. From the written material, to the videos, and resources and even the discussions. This course was one of the best courses I have enrolled in and completed.” Comments


from the


Lameness/Injury Preven- tion and Care Course: “I think everyone at the


Racetrack should take this exact course with these same people orchestrating the course.” “How to notice the


small, subtle changes which signify there is something going on before they be- come a large, noticeable lameness, at which point ir- reparable damage could have already occurred. “ “It is better to put work


load on horses starting at a young age than leaving them and starting them at an older age. There are more break downs in babies when given joint injections than when given to an older horse.” “This was by far the best


short course I have taken. I registered for the course along with my employees who all felt it was excep- tional. Everyone learned and retained a lot of knowl- edge from this course. There were so many readings and extra material provided. My only suggestion would be to extend the length of this course with the amount of material provided. Given the extension I felt comfort-


able to finish it, but having that extra time was a defi- nite benefit given all of the extra resources, I didn’t want to miss one thing!” “This was an excellent


course! I believe all horse people in all disciplines should take it. The amount of excellent, scientific re- sources exceeded my expec- tations.


I commend you for


especially the


amount of scientific re- sources and experts used. As a member of the veterinary


medicine community I grav- itate towards facts substan- tiated by science and wish more people in the horse in- dustry would also. The video resources portray an abundant amount of useful information for everyone. By far my most favourite course yet! I will highly rec- ommend this course to everyone.” Comments from the Gut Health & Colic Prevention Course: “This course was very


informative and truly inter- esting. There was a lot of in- formation covered on the subject and it was broken down in sections each day. Was very enjoyable to take.” “I have learned a lot by


taking this course. I am grateful and appreciate The Horse Portal and Equine Guelph in developing, and offering this course. I now have a better understanding of what to look for and ways to prevent colic in my horse. I would highly recommend


this course to anyone who owns or cares for horses!” “ F A N T A S T I C


COURSE!!! I’ve already shared my sentiments with a few Woodbine staff mem- bers and others in the back- stretch.


Highly


recommended! Thank you so much for offering it!” In conclusion of the


Pilot Project, the final three more general courses are now open for registration, free to AGCO licence hold- ers.:


Fire & Emergency Pre- paredness: Oct 5 – 13 Horse Care & Welfare: Oct 19 – 30 Sickness Prevention in Horses: Nov 16 – 27 For further information


and to register, go to The- HorsePortal.ca/RacingPilot Equine Guelph thanks


the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) for providing edu- cation, training and aware- ness project funding in support of AGCO licensees.


1-877-TRYAVIA (519) 264-2354


RR #1, 8782 Longwoods Road, Mt. Brydges, ON N0L 1W0


www.viatrailers.ca


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