Recap: Train-the-Trainer Equine Handling Workshop

What a wonderful way to spend a Friday! Thank you to the 15 counties and 18 organizations who sent representatives to participate in our first Train-the-Trainer Equine Handling Workshop last Friday. This workshop covered basic equine handling techniques and basic first aid procedures, as well as provided an awareness level of knowledge of equine behavior and herd dynamics. The goal of the course was to empower attendees to train these techniques to fellow animal disaster responders from their respective organizations.

Thanks again for a fantastic training! I can’t express how impressed I was with the professionalism and quality of the presentations. I can’t wait until the next 'annual' training! 

- John Maretti, North Valley Animal Disaster Group

Our 12 instructors came from many equine areas of the university including the Equestrian Center, veterinary students, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital staff, CalCARTs leadership, and the CVET management team.

Special thanks to Claudia Sonder and Naomi Tobias from CalCARTs and Amy Young, Tatiana Lynn Viau, and Kaci Hume from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's Center for Equine Health!