Learning at Eaden Equine Wellness Centre
We regularly host workshops by various equine professionals to not only improve our learning but to give horse lovers a place to come and learn more about their equine friends.
Upcoming Events:
Friday 6th to Sunday 8th October 2017
HOOF MAPPING FOUNDATION AND COMPOSITE SHOE GLUING CLASS
with Daisy Bicking - Daisy Haven Farm USA
April 2018
EQUINE EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE
with Amanda Edwards - Equine Care Clinic VIC
Please register expression of interest
Equine First Aid Response
Conducted by Amanda Edwards from Equine Care Clinic in VIC. Amanda is an Emergency Nurse, Director of Nursing and Lecturer with 40 years horse experience as well as author of First Response – A Practical Guide to Caring for Your Sick or Injured Horse.
We always have a fantastic day where everyone gets to do hands-on learning with our horses which can make all the difference.
What you will learn at one of these clinics:-
- Wound first aid and ongoing management
- When to call the vet
- Normal and abnormal temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and how to take them properly
- Administering intramuscular injections
I attended a first aid clinic at Eaden Equine Wellness Centre on 23rd April. It was a fantastic day. Amanda Edwards was running the clinic and I learned a lot. Some of the things we learned were how to apply a bandage, take vital signs and give an injection. Amanda's simple and common sense way was so informative, interesting and Amanda's lay person way of delivering the information made it so easy to understand and put into practice. Taking a horse’s temperature and heart rate is what I should have known but something I never did. Now I can do these observations, write them down and have them recorded for the veterinarian. One of my biggest fears is injections, I can't have one myself let alone giving one. Well guess what I did. Amanda stood right next to me, showed me where to inject and how, then I surprised myself by giving a horse the injection. I would like to say to anyone with horses if you have the chance to do this clinic please do. I am so much more confidant now. I feel if needed to I could assess, clean and bandage a wound, know when to call a vet and now I am better prepared to do the one thing Amanda told us all “Try not to panic!”. Thankyou to Raymond and Rae for the use of their horses and their hospitality. Thankyou Amanda for giving me the tools I need for horse First Aid.
Kerry Narvo
Introduction to Equine Massage and Saddle fit
Conducted by Natalie Smith from Equine Massage. Natalie has been an accredited Equinology Body Worker since 2004 and is a founding member of the International Equine Body Workers Association (IEBWA) Australian division. She has a successful Equine Massage business servicing clients from the Hawkesbury and Hills District of Sydney through to the Central Coast, Hunter Valley and Port Stephens area.
The course includes plenty of hands on action with our horses and some of the things you will learn include:-
Why it’s important to look after your horses muscles
- Chiropractic v massage
- Equine & human athlete similarities
Basic Gait Analysis
Signs of soreness
Massage moves and Stretches
Saddle Fitting
- Saddle placement
- Sweat marks
- Importance of accessing saddle fit whilst horse is in motion
- One saddle will not necessarily fit every horse, even with a changeable gullet
Natural Horsemanship days
With Fran Griffen from Hunter Natural Horsemanship Centre at Glen Oak. Fran is a NCAS EA level one coach and 3 Star Natural Horsemanship Instructor with 30 years experience in the horse industry.
Fran is also the proprietor of Hunter Natural Horsemanship Centre and author of the fantastic book - Communication and Confidence with horses.
These are fun days where you can bring your horse along and learn ground work techniques to improve communication and suppleness with your horse.
Then climb in the saddle to learn techniques to improve your riding position and help your communication with your horse through balanced riding.
Owner trimmers workshop
Raymond hosted a clinic with The Barefoot Blacksmith – Andrew Bowe to introduce horse owners to the basics of barefoot trimming. These workshops are for people who want to learn about what makes a healthy foot and take a more hands on role in the maintenance of their horses hooves.
Some of the subjects covered included:
- Why we prefer to keep horses barefoot.
- The science of equine hooves including normal parameters.
- Using anatomical landmarks to objectively balance feet.
- A generic recipe for basic maintenance trimming (practice first on cadaver legs, then trim a horse).
- Safe handling of horses while trimming.
- Correct use of farrier tools.
- Trade secrets that make a hard job easier.
- How to grow all terrain hooves for barefoot performance.
- Hoof protection that doesn’t affect hoof function (hoof boots and laser tips)
