Handling Non-Medical Trail Emergencies
- Posted by Rebecca Gimenez Husted, PhD
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Out on the trail when an emergency occurs, you might wonder, “Who should I call?”
And of course since you will have a cell phone (a crucial part of any emergency kit) your first call should be to 911 for assistance with any people that are potentially injured, as well as extrication assistance for the horse. If you have a Large Animal Rescue trained team locally that is who you should ask the dispatcher for help
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Rebecca Gimenez Husted, PhD
Rebecca Gimenez Husted, BS, PhD, is the primary instructor and president of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue. Her first book, Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue, was published in 2008. She is an internationally sought instructor in technical rescue techniques, procedures, and methodologies, and she has published numerous critiques, articles and journal submissions on horse safety, technical large animal rescue and horse handling issues.
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