Ready To Assess Your Horse's Vital Signs Like A Vet?
Confidently Detect Issues Early,
Make The Right Decisions Quickly And
Know When You Need To Call Your Vet
Without wasting time in an emergency situation
or money on unnecessary vet visits when it‘s not
START THE HORSE HEALTH ASSESSMENT
I love the HHA! I think it's a wonderful tool and so very important for us to know our horse's normal and what to look for that is outside of that.
It will help us to make the right decisions in a timely manner.
The repeat of the task is a great idea, as it builds your confidence and cements the process.
- Kirsty Dehmam, Australia 🇦🇺
Noticing when your horse is Not Quite Right is a horse owner's Superpower.
You know your horse best and can sense subtle changes that even your vet might not notice.
But the problem is...
Most horse owners then don‘t know what to do.
They don‘t know:
- how to accurately (and safely) take their horse‘s vital signs
- what is normal for their horse’s vital signs
- what high and low variations mean
- whether they really need to call the vet, or not
If you don’t have the right information...
How can you know if something is wrong with your horse and know exactly what to do?
The simple answer is, you can’t.
No wonder owners face so much uncertainty and dread when they notice something wrong with their horse.
But it doesn‘t have to be this way.
A total game-changer for me!
Learning how to take my horse’s vital signs has been a total game-changer for me! I feel more confident and empowered.
- Simone Härri, Canada
The Owner-Vet Gap
From helping over 6,000 students and their horses through my equine vet practice, workshops, masterclasses, online community and programmes, I've noticed a BIG gap in horse care that offers great potential for horse owners...
The foundational skill of assessing their horse‘s health!
A horse owner with this skill can:
✓ Know their horse’s normal and easily track changes
✓ Detect issues early prompting quick, appropriate action
✓ Closely and confidently monitor their horse
✓ Know when to call the vet (and when when not to)
✓ Have high-quality conversations with their vet
✓ Make informed decisions with confidence
And I want you to know that with the right education and training, all of this IS possible for you.
During my 7+ years as an equine emergency vet, it has increasingly become my mission to empower, educate and inspire horse owners to learn the essential and foundational skill of assessing their horse’s health.
The Assessment is my starting point and foundation for every case in my clinic work. It ensures that every horse gets the best possible care and chance of a full recovery.
I started teaching my Assessment process at my in person workshops and online Equine Emergency Training programme - and I was thrilled with the results owners were achieving!
One thing I especially noticed was...
How much students at my in person workshops and online courses loved to learn the Horse Health Assessment!
It’s fun and interesting and empowers them to play a proactive and vital role in the care of their horse.
If I had to tell a horsey friend one skill to learn it would be the HHA!
I ended up doing two sheets of the Health Assessment on my horses and I'm intending to keep doing regular weekly checks as it will then become second nature.
I found doing the digital pulse the most challenging at first…but by the end of the 5-day challenge I was just gliding my hand down and finding it quite quickly!
If I had to tell a horsey friend one skill to learn it would be to learn how to do the HHA!
- Leandra Hulst, Australia
And I wholeheartedly believe...
That every horse owner can learn the empowering Horse Health Assessment and play a proactive and potentially lifesaving role in the care of their horse.
If there was just one skill I could get you to learn as a horse owner, it would be my Horse Health Assessment.
Let me explain why by showing how each of the five values of the Assessment empowers you in your horse care.
The Horse Health Assessment Unlocks These 5 Values
1 Knowing Normal
Understanding your horse's baseline vital signs helps you quickly identify deviations that may signal underlying issues, enabling you to take proactive measures and seek prompt veterinary assistance, if required.
2 Early Detection
Recognizing subtle changes in vital signs enables early detection of health issues in your horse, allowing for timely intervention and prevention of more severe complications.
3 Close Monitoring
Checking your horse’s vital signs after a vet visit allows you to track trends, intervene promptly, gain reassurance on their progress and work effectively with your vet over the phone.
4 Quality Communication
Accurate relay of vital signs and health history enables your vet to offer you tailored advice, fostering a collaborative relationship and ensuring personalised and timely care for your horse.
5 Making Informed Decisions
Feel empowered to make informed decisions, such as knowing when you definitely need the vet, or when you can avoid a call out (and the cost) so you can act quickly and confidently in your horse's best interest.
Empowered + Proactive Horse Care
Enjoy the priceless peace of mind knowing that you are providing the best possible proactive care to support your horse’s health and well being, and confident of picking up changes early and knowing what to do.
Let‘s get you assessing your horse's vital signs like a vet with...
The Horse Health Assessment
The empowering step by step process for all horse owners ready to accurately assess their horse’s health and make the right decisions quickly when something is wrong.
Perfect For All Proactive Horse Owners
+ First time owners + Those returning after a long break
+ Lifelong equestrians + Equine professionals
* Learn from the ground up or update and expand your existing skills *
Taught me how to do a complete health check.
The Horse Health Assessment was great and taught me how to do a complete health check.
I have to check my girls pulses and respiratory rate almost daily but never thought about heart rate, gut sounds in all 4 quadrants or temperature.
I now plan on doing a check every week!
I think it is so important to know those baseline vitals and wish I had learned that when I rescued my first horse.
I had no idea about any of it and just took for granted others knew my horse better than me. Thank you!!
- Pamela Raider, USA
Here's How You'll Learn...
Available on desktop or via the mobile app so you can access the course anywhere, anytime.
Technique Training Videos
Watch and learn Dr Lizzie’s step by step process that is easy to understand and follow. Confidently replicate the steps on your own horse at home to hone your assessment skills.
Once you have completed your 5 Day Challenge, you can easily add it into your horse care routine since it will only take about 7 minutes to complete.
In addition, there are extra videos diving into the more complex vital signs such as Heart Rate and Digital Pulses.
Equine Vital Signs Deep Dive Lessons
Dive into the key anatomy and functional processes of your horse, and how they relate to each of the 8 vital signs:
- Demeanour
- Respiratory Rate + Lung Sounds
- Heart Rate
- Gut Sounds
- Temperature
- Mucous Membranes + CRT
- Digital Pulses
- Skin Pinch Test
Use Dr Lizzie’s how to instructions, interpretations and pro troubleshooting tips, to really elevate your horse care.
The Assessment Summary Guide
Your go-to guide for reading about how to perform each vital sign technique, along with diagrams, reference ranges and interpretation of high/low variations of normal.
Ideal to download on your phone or have in your Emergency Kit for quick and easy reference when you’re beside your horse.
The Assessment Record Sheet
Your essential resource for recording and monitoring your horse’s vital signs, created from my time working in a world-class Equine Hospital.
- Accurately record and track your horse’s vital signs during a health crisis like colic
- Monitor your horse’s baseline vitals as part of your proactive horse care routine, and detect problems early
- Have accurate information written down to refer to when calling the vet
Quick Health Reference Sheets
- Instantly know if your horse’s vital signs are within the normal, healthy range.
- The top 3 most-likely conditions are listed below each vital sign, helping you work out the potential underlying cause of your horse’s shift away from normal.
- Download to have on your phone, or print off and keep in your Emergency Kit for quick and easy reference.
BONUS Applied Assessment Scenarios
Put your new HHA skills into practice during three applied case studies with Dr Lizzie.
Be guided through each case, starting with how the horse presents, their HHA findings, through to the underlying cause and treatment.
Turn your new knowledge into practical know-how for emergency scenarios.
BONUS Emergency Kit Checklist
A key to being prepared for an emergency is to have a well stocked Emergency Kit, and who better to help than an equine vet?
You'll know all the essential items from bandages and dressings to assessment tools, saline flush and wound products.
If you have ever wondered what you should have in your Emergency Kit, you'll love the Emergency Kit Checklist!
Your Instructor, Dr Lizzie McCready BVetMed(Hons) CVA
Hi, I’m Dr Lizzie, an Equine Vet and Founder of Empowering Equine Education and I’m on a mission to empower and inspire horse owners around the world in their horse care.
I believe through quality education we can advance the standard of care horses receive worldwide, experience greater fulfilment as horse owners and help support the veterinary industry.
I love providing horse owners, like you, with the practical skills, tools and knowledge to feel confident and competent in giving their horse the care they deserve.
I hope you’ll join me in the Horse Health Assessment and add this empowering and proactive skill to your horse care kit.
I felt confident and competent and my neighbor was reassured.
Tonight my neighbor messaged me to say one of her horses was not well…I safely completed the Horse Health Assessment.
Based on my findings…I recommended she contact her vet. So she made contact with the vet, was able to read off all my notes, and have an informed conversation.
Vet decided he didn’t need to come out now, gave her some instructions on monitoring and to call him back in the morning.
I felt confident and competent and my neighbor was now reassured of the situation with her horse. The vet on board but no late night call out necessary.
Winner!
- Kirsten Kuhns, Australia
Here is Exactly What's Included
The Horse Health Assessment
Get instant access to the whole course today and move through the training at a pace that suits you, offering complete flexibility while you study.
✓ Equine Vital Signs Deep Dive Lessons - equine anatomy & functionality, how to's, interpretations and troubleshooting tips
✓ Pro Technique Training Videos - the full HHA, heart rate, digital pulses and gut sounds
✓ Fillable Assessment Record Sheet - so you can easily record and track your horse’s results
✓ Downloadable Assessment Summary Guide - a breakdown of the HHA steps with diagrams and interpretation guidelines
✓ Quick Health Reference Sheets - vital sign ranges and the top 3 most likely conditions, mucous membrane chart and NQR prompts
✓ BONUS Applied Assessment Scenarios - Learn the HHA applied to three emergency case studies with Dr Lizzie
✓ BONUS Emergency Kit Checklist - so you can stock your kit with all the essentials
✓ Instant Access to all Course Trainings and Resources - on your desktop or via the mobile app so you can access the course anywhere, anytime
✓ Lifetime Access to the course plus all future updates and additions
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Knowing the early signs of what to look for I was able to nip it in the bud before it got worse.
I love the Horse Health Assessment, it just reinforced my confidence with the daily care of my horses. It was very easy to access & understand.
For sure I will recommend it to my friends, it is some of the best knowledge to have.
I have experienced a couple of episodes of colic & knowing the early signs of what to look for I was able to nip it in the bud before it got worse.
- Helen Byrne, Australia
A Final Thought...
Our horses are special
and deserve the best care we can give them.
Imagine when your horse is sick or injured...
✓ You calmly and confidently perform your Horse Health Assessment
✓ You compare your findings with your horse’s normal baseline results
✓ You immediately know whether you need to call your vet
✓ You can have high quality communication with your vet
✓ You feel good knowing you've done your best for your horse
