Horses - FIRST EQUINE-SPECIFIC FIRST AID COURSE FROM THE BHS - April 2001 - Equiworld

FIRST EQUINE-SPECIFIC FIRST AID COURSE FROM THE BHS

After much consultation with the horse industry and first aid training organisations, the British Horse Society has developed an Equine-specific First Aid course. This one-day course will be presented by trainers who have expertise in horse-related injuries and accidents. The day will include generic first aid skills and requirements in the morning and horse-specific first aid in the afternoon. Courses will be organised throughout the UK (see list so far on following page).
(NB one at Rheidol Riding Centre, Felin Rhiw Arthen, Capel Bangor, Aberystwyth on 30 April - hurry, hurry, hurry!)

A British Horse Society registered instructor is required to hold a current Health and Safety Executive First Aid at Work qualification. These courses are usually informative but not wholly relevant to those working in the horse industry. In addition, the three year gap between the initial and top-up courses means that people can forget the basics. Cost is another factor, unless the course is funded by one's employer. This new annual course will be an alternative to the existing HSE First Aid at Work certificate as a requirement for inclusion on the BHS Register of Instructors.

The Health and Safety Executive applaud and encourage industry taking the lead in the design of industry-specific, appropriate and relevant qualifications. HSE fully supports the BHS in the development of the first, Equine-specific First Aid course.

This one-day first aid course will also be useful for examiners, grooms, competitors, fence judges and volunteers - in fact anyone involved in equestrian activities.

One must never lose sight of the fact that first-aid courses are exactly that, FIRST aid: participants will receive basic training in how to sustain life until professional help arrives.

Costs of the course is as follows:

BHS Registered Instructors/Proprietors of BHS Approved Centres £30
BHS Gold Members £37
Riding Club Members £40
Others (non-members, BHTA, BD, BSJA, etc.) £50

The proposed Equine-Specific First Aid Certificates are unique within the horse industry and, with the support of HSE, should prove very popular owing primarily to their relevance to workers in the industry.

EQUINE SPECIFIC FIRST AID COURSES

For all Equine Specific First Aid Courses, send sae for details to: Lisa Dixon, British Horse Society, Stoneleigh Deer Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2XZ, or email: L.Dixon@bhs.org.uk

SCOTLAND
May 21: RDA Glasgow Group, Sandyflat, Caldercuit, Summerton, Glasgow
June 18: Oatridge Agricultural College, Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, West Lothian
July 16: Burgie Event Centre, Forres, Inverness, Morayshire
Aug 22: Borders College, Newtown Street, Duns, Berwickshire
Oct 15: RDA Glasgow Group, Sandyflat, Caldercuit, Summerton, Glasgow

WALES
April 30: Rheidol RC
June 4: Rheidol Riding Centre, Felin Rhiw Arthen, Capel Bangor, Aberystwyth
Sep 17: Pencoed College, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan

NORTH AND YORKS
July 6: Moor House Riding Centre, Moor House Wiggington, N Yorks
Oct 10: Blackdyke Farm Riding Centre, Blackford, Carlisle, Cumbria
Nov 6: South Causey Equestrian Centre, Beamish Burn Road, Stanley, Co Durham
Nov 21: Lakeland Equestrian, Wynlass Beck, Windermere, Cumbria

NORTH WEST AND WEST MIDLANDS
May 24: Brimington Equestrian Centre, 130 Manor Road, Brimington,
Chesterfield, Derbys
May 28: Ingestre Stables, Ingestre, Staffs
June 25: Barleyfields Equestrian Centre, Ash Lane, Etwall, Derbys
July 2: Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell Centre, Warks
July 5: Brimington Equestrian Centre, Chesterfield, Derby
Aug 13: Heart of England Equestrian Centre, Hilderstone Road, Spot Acre, Nr
Stone, Staffs
Sept 10: Ingestre Stables, Ingestre, Staffs

EAST AND EAST MIDLANDS
May 16: Easton College Equestrian Centre, Easton, Norwich, Norfolk
May 21: Hallingbury Hall EC, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, Herts
May 29: Shuttleworth College, Old Warden Road, Old Warden, Beds
May 31: Hill House Equestrian Centre, Sand Lane, Osgodby, Market Rasen,
Lincs
June 25: Hallingbury Hall EC, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, Herts
July 11: Hill House Equestrian Centre, Sand Lane, Osgodby, Market Rasen,
Lincs
July 16: Shuttleworth College, Old Warden Park, Old Warden, Beds
July 23: Oaklands College Equestrian Centre, Oaklands Campus, Hatfield Road,
St Albans, Herts
Sep 11: Witham Villa, Cosby Road, Broughton Astley, Leics
Sept 19: Easton College Equestrian Centre, Easton, Norwich, Norfolk
Oct 26: Hill House Equestrian Centre, Sand Lane, Osgodby, Market Rasen,
Lincs
Nov 12: Brackenhurst College, Southwell, Notts
Dec 7: The College of West Anglia, Landbeach, Milton, Cambs

LONDON AND SOUTH EAST
June 4: Cobham Manor Riding Centre, Water Lane, Thurnham, Maidstone, Kent
June 8: Merrist Wood College, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey
Aug 10: Brinsbury College, North Heath, Pulborough, West Sussex
Aug 17: Merrist Wood College, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey
Aug 27: Trent Park Equestrian Centre, Bramley Road, Southgate, London
Oct 3: Mannix Stud, Nightingale Farm, Whiteacres Lane, Waltham, Canterbury,
Kent

SOUTH AND SOUTH WEST
May 14: Shardeloes Farm EC, Cherry Lane, Amersham, Bucks
May 15: The Unicorn Equestrian Trust, Granary Cottage, Netherswell, Stow on
the Wold
June 2: Lackham College EC, Lackham College, Lacock, Chippenham,Wilts
Aug 13: The Naval Riding Centre, HMS Dryad, Southwick, Nr Fareham, Hants
Sep 3: Cloud Stables, Church Lane, Arborfield, Reading, Berks
Oct 8: Shardeloes Farm EC, Cherry Lane, Amersham, Bucks
Oct 12: Gleneagle Equestrian Centre, Allington Lane, West End, Southampton,
Hants
Oct 22: TM International School of Horsemanship, Sunrising Riding Centre,
Henwood, Liskeard, Cornwall
Oct 31: Huntley School of Equitation, Woodend Farm, Huntley, Glos
Nov 19: Bicton College, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon
Nov 27: The Unicorn Equestrian Trust, Granary Cottage, Netherswell, Stow on the Wold, Glos