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Story by: Jackie Bellamy

Everything at your fingertips and an easy-to-follow resource manual make the Equine Guelph First Aid Kit your “go to” item when an equine emergency hijacks your perfectly planned day. Equine Guelph and Greenhawk have partnered to offer this extensive first aid kit, at a great value, to keep you organized and ready to deal with emergency situations. Proceeds from the Equine Guelph First Aid Kit will be donated by Greenhawk to Equine Guelph in support of its welfare education programs.

The first thing you will notice is a section to store all your emergency numbers. The resource manual includes checklists and explains the contents of the kit to equip horse owners for emergencies. The manual makes it easy to keep track of items and when to replenish supplies with a handy inventory checklist and log. How to deal with wounds and how to bandage are also covered in the kit along with a list of a horse’s vitals.

Greenhawk believes in the importance of equine healthcare and welfare as illustrated by its commitment to offering the Equine Guelph First Aid Kit to its valued customers through this unique partnership. The partners have included 16 essential items in your kit at a cost savings of over $55! There is room to customize your kit with additional suggested items, keeping everything in one handy, sanitary container. Equine Guelph director, Gayle Ecker explains, “The launch of this first aid kit is part of the Full-Circle-Responsibility program Equine Guelph initiated with the help of many partners to promote welfare in the equine industry. Your purchase will support Equine Guelph in our mission to ‘Help Horses for Life’.” She adds, “Every horse caregiver should be prepared to manage an emergency situation.”

In case of emergency, Equine Guelph recommends following its abbreviated list of emergency procedures, “A.C.T.”, intended to help you stay efficient during an emergency:

1. Assess the situation,
2. Call for help and
3. Treat the horse.

Equine Guelph also recommends that all horse care givers should receive first aid or emergency preparedness training.

The Equine Guelph First Aid Kit is available for $129 at select Greenhawk stores:

Mississauga,
Ottawa,
Gormley,
London,
Beamsville,
Barrie,
Orangeville,
Campbellville,
Whitby and
Toronto (Avenue Road).

More Equine Guelph Equine Welfare Resources

This project is funded in part through Growing Forward 2 (GF2), a federal-provincial-territorial initiative. The Agricultural Adaptation Council assists in the delivery of GF2 in Ontario.

Other partners include:
Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare; Equine Canada; Farm & Food Care Ontario; Greenhawk Harness & Equestrian Supplies; Omega Alpha Equine; Ontario Equestrian Federation; the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; Ontario Racing Commission; Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Standardbred Canada.