EQUINE CODE OF PRACTICE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION RESOURCES

HWAC Equine Care Assessments Checklists

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Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines (equine Code)

• Full equine Code

• Code Appendices

  • Template Budget for Horse Ownership

  • Sample Water Intakes

  • Vital Signs in Horses and Donkeys

  • Body Condition Scoring - Horses and Ponies

  • Body Condition Scoring - Donkeys and Mules

  • Key Points for Owners of Donkeys or Mules

  • Understanding Flight Zone, Point of Balance and Field of Vision

  • Transport Decision Tree

  • Anatomical Landmarks for Euthanasia

  • Technical Guidelines for Euthanasia Methods

  • Resources for Further Information

  • Summary of Code Requirements​

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Transport

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency

  • Health of Animals Regulations: Part XII Transport of Animals

    • Regulatory Amendment Interpretive Guidance for Regulated Parties

  • Livestock transport in Canada, are you sure that animal is fit for the trip?

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Biosecurity

• HWAC Health and Vaccination Record  

• National Farm and Facility Level Biosecurity User Guide for the Equine Sector

• National Farm and Facility Level Biosecurity Standard for the Equine Sector

• National Biosecurity Standard for Livestock, Poultry and Deadstock Transportation

• Equestrian Canada

  • ​Owners and Facility Operators Biosecurity Webinar

  • Veterinarian Biosecurity Webinar

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) – animal biosecurity

• Canadian Veterinary Medical Association

• Equine Guelph

  • ​Calculate your Biosecurity risk: Equine Guelph Biosecurity Risk calculator

  • Online Heathcare Tools

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Identification

• Identification of horses - Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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Other Resources

• Emergency plan information

  • ​Emergency preparedness - Government of Canada

  • Emergency Planning and Action Plans - Equestrian Canada

  • Visit your provincial equine association website

• Toxic plants​

  • Pasture Poisons - Horse Canada

  • Poisoning of Horses by Plants - OMAFRA

  • Why be vigilant about defending your pastures? Horse Council BC

• American Association of Equine Practitioners (2012) Vaccination Guidelines

• Equine Guelph - Body Condition Scoring

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