Right Lead Equine First Aid instructor

Human (me) teaching humans to help horses so the horses can help humans🩵 Basic First Aid at Spirit Winds.

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Thank you Stone Ridge Equestrian Centre ! Great learning day with fantastic students and patient horses! Clean Clot Cover!!

FUN FACT FRIDAY! Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice, good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
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Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

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Many people think that horses can safely eat grass clippings (grass is grass, right?) but that is a pretty common misconception and grass clippings actually pose a number of dangers to our equine friends.

While grass is meant to be slowly picked, ripped and chewed by the horse, grass clippings can quickly clump and cause choke if the animal ingests too many too fast. Grass clippings are also prone to fermentation which can cause colics, stomach and intestinal impactions, founder and laminitis.

Take-home message: Keep your horse away from grass clippings and in general never feed horses any food without the owner’s permission.

Source: Dr. Jenna Moline, a member of the AAEP Horse Owner Education member. In memory of Chula, a much-loved horse who recently passed away after eating grass clippings thrown into her pasture by a neighbor; shared with the blessing of Chula’s family with hopes to prevent this tragedy from happening to any other horse owners.

Meet me at Red Deer Horse Expo this weekend, booth #️⃣ #️⃣ 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣4️⃣!
I'll be speaking Friday at 3:45 on the importance of Emergency Plans 🧯❄️🚰🆘🐴🐮🐓🐷
and what to consider when putting your plan together.

Horse Expo Canada – Horse Expo Canada Join us as we bring together some of the top horse trainers in North America to compete in a thrilling weekend-long training competition. Watch as these skilled trainers work with a c**t, demonstrating their training techniques and strategies. Be prepared to observe and learn over the course of thre...

Upcoming course with Canadian Red Cross instruction one day and Equi Health Canada Remote Wilderness First Aid the next.
Held at the beautiful TwoFox Acres, this will be a weekend not to miss!
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Raymond 4H horse project and guests WOW!
Stellar group. Learning to do by doing.

Join in!🍀This course is open to the public as well as members of this club.

Please have water available in winter. They can't eat enough snow for their requirements.

Time to book!!! This is a great time of year to update your HORSE FIRST AID skills.
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Anyone Lethbridge area with bottles 🍾🍶you'd donate to a 🍀 4H 🐴 club in the next few days please let me know (Jan 2) and let's get these kiddos taking an Equine First Aid course and into some shows!

To get in on this deal and support a small biz, pls message me about booking a class before Nov 30 😁

Words from cattle rancher, Nicole Lansdell:
Realities of having cattle out on seasonal pasture is having to move cows on public roads at some point of the gather.
If you are not in Agriculture - please note at this time of year is when cattle are gathered off pasture and moved home. Equipment and feed is also moving home.
While backroads are sometimes a shortcut, a lot of the time a racetrack, they can be also be a lovely photo opportunity. They are also main arteries for the cattle business.
I’ve had horns honked. Engines revved. Don’t get me started on what happens when cows and even seasoned ranch horses see spandex and bicycles! We have been sprayed with gravel and yelled at. We have had vehicles drive through our herd of cattle and not even slow or touch the brakes. How do you not see 150 head of cattle I wonder. If you are getting fresh cow manure on your tires-look up and you might notice some cows travelling along. I’ve also had a vehicle idle behind me about 18 inches off my horses hocks while I’m trying to get a reluctant pair to catch up.

If you are unsure how to drive through a cattle move - the best idea is slower the better.
Those people moving cattle are my family and friends.
How fast do you want me to drive through YOUR family?
A lot of the time there is a rider at the back that can direct you - if we are only moving to the next gate or if it’s best to just wait two minutes or if you can proceed.
Driving through cows on the road can be unpredictable. Cows walking sedately all one direction can quickly spin and scatter if a stray dog spooks them or a vehicle drives too quickly against the direction. Ask me how I know this.

Mid October is when the cattle come out of the hills around this area - out of the forest reserves. If you are out journeying on backroads and see a cattle drive.
Slow up and enjoy seeing families and a community working together to bring herds home. We aren’t trying to make you late or be in your way. We are just trying to get our cattle, dogs and family members home safely.
We can all work together to have a safe and successful Fall cattle gather!
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