HORSE CARE & VETTING ADVICE
Health is an investment, not an expense
Freespirit Horsemanship is excited to partner with Dr. Joanna Kouwenberg
Offering vetting clinics to educate horse owners on risk management & proactive horse care.
An abundance of practical knowledge that could prevent serious injury to your equine partner.
An abundance of practical knowledge that could prevent serious injury to your equine partner.
Join us for a one day course covering:
- When to contact your vet
- Conditioning a horse to accept treatment
- Injury prevention
- Taking vital signs
- Recognizing pain in the horse & pain source identification
- Dealing with hoof issues
- Lacerations, punctures, colic, choke & collapse
- Casting
- Shock
- Saddle fit for spinal health
- Dental needs
DR. JOANNA KOUWENBERG- VeterinarianDr. Joanna Kouwenberg is originally from Prince George BC, but completed High School in Abbotsford, BC. Joanna attained an Animal Science Degree at U.B.C and her Veterinary degree an W.C.V.M. in Saskatoon SK, later doing an equine internship at Gilbert, Arizona. She went on to practice as an equine veterinarian in Colorado Springs, CO.
Joanna and her family have been in Cranbrook since 2009, where she joined the Tanglefoot veterinary team in the spring of 2013. During her time off she enjoys the company of her husband and 2 boys, she can often be found riding the trails on her horse Smoke, cross country skiing and simply enjoying the amazing outdoor activities that the Kootenay region has to offer. |
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