LARGE ANIMAL RESCUE SKULL SESSION
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HORSE IN A BIND |
This problem is based on a real scenario and is presented for a "Skull Session" discussion in the Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Facebook Group.
Location The incident has occurred in a remote area of the range at a cattle sorting station. Date and Time Early summer, mid afternoon with the day getting hot. Incident Details You receive a call that a wild (feral) stallion has gotten a leg caught in the panels of a cattle sorting corral in a remote area of the range, and appears to have been there for at least several hours, but there is no telling how long. The location is accessible via horseback or high clearance 4-wheel drive. There is no equipment available on-scene except what is used on-site at the cattle sorting corral. There is no veterinarian available to respond to this location. Your team is limited to four people, two ropes and a beach towel. Upon arrival you find the horse on its side with one leg wedged between two panels. (Please assume that the towel has not been placed over the horse's head prior to arrival. Getting a trapped wild horse quiet with humans approaching trumped getting a raw "before" photograph.)
The scene on your arrival.
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