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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
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