Heather is an accomplished business leader with a passion for marketing and business growth. She is an expert in education programming and has grown Equi-Health Canada from a small Alberta based start-up to a national company, adding 10 specialized training programs to the line up
Ross MacInnes is an accomplished author, speaker and trainer and is one of the founding members of Equi-Health Canada. Ross is always working towards expanding our programs and improving our content to stay up to date on industry and protocol changes.
With a BA in Human Services and a passion for learning, Sue McGoldrick is our social media specialist and content genius! Sue has positively grown our following exponentially with clever, educational and entertaining content our followers enjoy daily. She offers instructor training in the Ottawa region and beyond.
Jenn is a retired RCMP police officer, with an impressive background with the RCMP musical ride, and breeder of Canadian horses . She is an exceptional instructor, and provides communications services both internally to our team of instructors, and externally to our clients and stakeholders. She offers instructor training in the Edmonton area and beyond.
Karen has been our consulting farrier and advisory board member since we began in 2007. With her schooling at the University of Guelph, Karen has decades of working through lameness issues, shod and barefoot horses, and provides advice on all our content.
Dr. Brian Taylor was the original consulting veterinarian on our programs, offering his wealth of knowledge and expertise to build a program worthy of our students. Dr. Taylor has been practicing large animal veterinary care for over 30 years.
With a background in psychology, Tiffeny provides expertise in how we present our programs, recognizing the 'human effect' of dealing with trauma involving our horses.
Jade is a licensed affiliate offering instructor training in both official languages. She ensures all our programs are accurately represented in both official languages and our French community is well served. Jade offers instructor training in Quebec and parts of Ontario
Sue is a former paramedic and now talented trainer and first aid instructor in all modalities! She manages the entire Atlantic region, travelling tirelessly to ensure clients are seen in even the most remote locations. She offers instructor training in all Atlantic provinces
Penny was one of the first members of Equi-Health Canada and has tirelessly continued to promote the importance of equine first aid. She is an engaging instructor and talented trainer and offers instructor training in the Toronto area and beyond
Kristin is an equine bodyworker, encompassing equine anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and pain management. She has a deep passion for horses and is our Lead Trainer for the Calgary region and beyond
Courtney has been offering equine emergency first aid and disaster preparedness for the past 8 years, growing the number of certified equine first aiders in BC. She is a talented instructor and horse person and is our Lead Trainer for the Lower Mainland area and beyond.
Equi-Health Canada/Equi-First Aid USA instructors undergo intensive training, testing, and must adhere to a high standard, keeping up with ongoing updates and methods as they are presented by the Veterinarians on the Advisory Board. Their education continues as they remain with the organization.
They are under an instructor agreement with Equi-Health Canada and must retain their current and valid certification through a minimum number of teaching engagements per year, a strict code of ethics they must adhere to and they must hold current liability insurance.
The following instructors are certified, insured to teach and in good standing with Equi-Health Canada.
Mandy Abraham
306-461-4270
N J Ainslie
613-893-1383
Heather Anderson
standsureequinefirstaid@gmail.com
Christa-Lee Earle-Baker
709-573-0762
Amanda Balemans
506-609-7394
Penny Batherson
905-868-6997
equestequinefirstaid@hotmail.com
Lane Bennett
Vicki Bennett
613-276-0791
Amber Blair
250-261-1906
Julie Budgell
Beverly Carter-Buffalo
Jennifer Burgoyne
780-999-0213
Dr. Pascale Dubé, DVM
Jade Farrington
Dakota Frankl
306-580-4990
Amy Frederick
780-695-0604
Courtney Gledstone
604-838-1182
Heidi Grant
306-717-4932
Emma Hamilton
604-290-2554
Jenny Henderson
jen.hen37012gmail.com
Katelynn Jackson
705-641-9103
Mackenzie Janes
709-533-7747
Janye Johnson
Carolyn Kemps
306-221-1299
Valery Kennedy-Lower
705-890-2251
vintageequinefirstaid@gmail.com
Jocelyn LaCoste
(780) 2176434
Dominique Lavigne
Sara Leblanc
Kara Link
Shasta MacNaught
Sheree-Lee MacNaught
Tyler Majeski
780-868-5534
Joie McBryan
Olivia McDonald
403-393-2155
Sue McGoldrick
Ashlyn McKinney
Shelia McNaughton
905-505-2537
equineessentialsfirstaidplus.com
Sue McGoldrick
902-791-1064
Dallas Mikulin
780-898-2500
Jeff Muir
Talitha Parker
Heather Pankhurst
289-992-9255
Denise Pisarski
Marion Popkin
Amanda Pratt
647-237-3485
firstaid@theequineconnection.ca
Madison Ramaglia
Katie Reeves
902-759-8343
Karen Ritchey
Darlene Ruff
Leya Stankovich
587-936-7602
Sue Sweeney-Janes
709-533-7746
Hailey Van Den Heuvel
haileyvandenheuvel@outlook.com
Alli VanderKwaak
Vance Wyatt
403-601-3461
rockingstarranch.vance@gmail.com
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