Equine

Learn to drive your horse! Now is your opportunity to learn in a safe and supervised environment while you master the fundamentals of horse driving, harnessing, and the dynamics of driving a team.

This course will offer you hands-on experience in:

• Harnessing
• Ground driving
• Hooking to equipment
• Driving a single horse and team 

Delivery: Olds Campus

Fees: $349 + GST(includes textbook)

Program Dates: October 16 – 18, 2020

"The course was very informative, easy to follow, and the instructor was fabulous. The school is beautiful and makes for a very fun course."

This course utilizes both theory-based knowledge training and hands-on massage for your horse. Some prior knowledge of equine anatomy will assist learners to gain the maximum knowledge & benefit from this course, however it is not required. This course will give horse owners the ability to:

• Better understand what the body language of your horse is telling you about their comfort level
• Recognize muscle soreness or dysfunction
• Provide comfort for sore/stiff muscles and related soft tissue stress
• Improve the ability of your horse to return to work sooner after injury or exertion
• Recognize when it is time to contact your equine health professional

What can you expect from this program/course?

Save money and improve hoof health by learning the basics of hoof anatomy, care and trimming.  This 2 1/2 day course will give you a great introduction to trimming and even the opportunity to trim your own horse by the end.You will practice trimming in a supervised setting. If you would like to put your newly acquired knowledge to use immediately, you have the opportunity to bring your own horses on the last day of the course; this way you can trim your horses for the first time with assistance & guidance from your instructor. Students will learn:

• Hoof anatomy
• The basics of hoof care
• How to treat minor hoof problems
• When to call a farrier