Equine Classes
Equine Health & Emergency First Aid Course
Join us for a seven hour course covering: what your vet needs to know, conditioning a horse to accept treatment, taking vital signs, recognizing pain and pain source identification, saddle fit for spinal health, injury prevention and more!
Participants receive a manual, barn vitals card and Certificate of completion.
Cost of the course is $169/person.
Advanced Equine First Aid
Join us for seven hours of advanced equine emergency first aid and learn what to do in extreme situations! Covering everything from lacerations, burns to bites, fractures to sucking chest wounds, this course prepares the students to handle most serious injuries while waiting for the vet.
**Equine Health & Emergency First Aid is a prerequisite for this class.**
Participants receive a manual and Certificate of completion.
Cost of the course is $169/person.
Disaster Planning & Emergency Preparedness
A MUST for any livestock owner, this course will train you in fire prevention, planning for and executing safe evacuation procedures, hidden dangers and responding to first aid emergencies. It also covers what to do in natural disasters such as flooding, wildfires, ice storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and more.
Don't be unprepared - we can help you help your animals. This course is suitable for any livestock operation, not just horses, and is supported by the insurance industry.
Participants receive a manual and Certificate of completion.
Cost of the course is $169/person.
Safe Trailering Practices
Keeping your horse safe is your number one priority. Is your trailer safe and do you know what your horse experiences during a collision? What are the protocols, your responsibilities and liabilities when involved in an accident, and laws around hauling? Do you know if the size and layout of your trailer provides your horse comfort and stability, or if is putting strain on their body, leading to potential injury?
Join us for a hands-on day of learning how to keep your horse as safe as possible and how to be prepared for the unthinkable.
Participants receive a manual and Certificate of completion.
Cost of the course is $169/person.
Courses are recognized by the following organizations: Capri/Intercity Insurance for incentives on equine mortality insurance policies, Provincial Veterinary Associations for Continuing Education for Veterinary Technicians, Green Certificate Programs/Agriculture Programs (high school credits), PATH, EAGALA , IAABC, and more.
First Aid Fundamentals
(ages 10 & up)
A condensed version of our Emergency First Aid, this is a four hour fast paced clinic. Working hands on with horses, you will learn to take vital signs, recognize pain in the horse, detect colic, and participate in lots of bandaging in realistic scenarios!
All attendees receive a first aid reference booklet and certificate of completion.
Cost of the course is $99/person.
Backcountry Guide to Equine First Aid Class
A condensed version of our wilderness first aid, this four hour half day course will help you learn how to plan, prepare and react to emergencies while you're out in the backcountry. From communications to packing, injury to illness, this course is filled with must-know before you go information.
Participants get a booklet to take home and a certificate of completion.
Cost of course is $99/person
Essentials in Emergency Preparedness
This 2 hour class is a condensed version of our all day Disaster Planning and Emergency Preparedness course. This class covers:
Understanding evacuation orders
Planning to shelter in place
Preplanning your evacuation & route
Training for evacuation
Safe handling and transport
Shock & First Aid emergencies
Participants get a booklet to take home and a certificate of completion.
Cost of course is $30/ person
Payment is due before manuals are provided. Invoice to be paid upon receipt & clinic registrations will close 10 business days out to allow for printing of manuals. Registration fee is transferable to other people or dates but non-refundable. Failure to notify host or instructor prior to clinic date may forfeit the ability to transfer. Email raventreestables@gmail.com if you are registering late so instructor can be prepared to assist you.
Raven Tree Stables: Equine & K9 Education offers classes in Equine and Canine First Aid.
Zoe Seppi is a Licensed Equine First Aid Instructor through Equi-First Aid USA and Canine-Health International with a wide variety of courses available for all skill and age levels throughout Alaska.
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