Become an Equine First Aid Instructor

Become an Equine First Aid

Instructor

Equi-Health Canada, with the help of veterinarians and other equine professionals, developed the Equine Health & Emergency First Aid course 15 years ago. Their mission was to build a class to teach horse owners how to best help their horse in an emergency, recognize pain in the horse, assess vital signs properly, note hoof issues early on, and deal with an injury postvet care.

Today, Equi-Health Canada has instructors from all walks of life; English and Western riders, Vet Techs, Farriers, Massage Therapists, and Recreational riders, to name a few. The one thing these people have in common, aside from their deep passion for the health and well-being of horses and desire to make a difference in the lives of these animals, is their tenacity in building their careers as equine First Aid instructors. Instructors are independent contractors of Equi-Health Canada.

Chelsey Westerbeek has been an EHC Instructor for six years. She joined the affiliate team four years ago and became an Instructor Trainer in her home province of Manitoba. Since then, she has also taken on managing BC Lower Mainland and BC Interior regions, where she travels each year to train new EquiHealth Instructors. In this fun, yet intense 3-day training program, new instructors learn both Standard and Advanced Equine First Aid, how to sufficiently teach both courses to the public, and how to run their new Equine First Aid instructor business successfully.

Each applicant receives the following when accepted into the program: • a comprehensive welcome booklet and pre-course First Aid study manuals • marketing and business development manual • all PowerPoint presentations needed to teach each course • access to an exclusive Facebook group for company updates, marketing and business tips, and expertise from senior instructors • access to a closed instructors-only area of the website • ongoing mentoring and support from Head Office and the affiliate team as you build and grow your equine business • the choice of a company vest and certificate of achievement equine health and welfare, the EHC Instructor Training Program is for you!

Contact Chelsey Westerbeek at 204-951-4088 for more information about scheduled Training Courses coming up in Southern BC in early April 2023 in BC. Space in each course is limited as only a handful of new instructors are trained yearly.