LARGE ANIMAL RESCUE SKULL SESSION
September 23rd

RESCUE OF LITTLE IRON MAN

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 Iron Mountain area in Nevada's Virginia Range. Date and Time Call received around dark. Response initiated next morning in early light. Incident Details Hikers found a dead mare (later determined to have died from natural causes) along with a stallion and a foal that was just a few days old. The foal was too young to survive so the state brand inspector authorized the foal to be picked up. Resources available include a rescue trailer, six volunteers and an experienced rescue horse with rider. The incident has occurred on open wild horse range that consists of many square miles where access is difficult. Your objective is to locate the foal, safely remove it and bring it to the foal care center. Skull Session Questions What are your priorities? What are the safety issues? What resources do you need? Describe your action plan. Please post your answers to the Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue group. Skull Session rules. Please post your answers independently of the answers posted by others. Please also recognize that there can be varying perceptions as to what these scenarios involve since these problems are being solved using limited information. The values of these sessions include the various approaches the participants may suggest based on their varying perceptions of the problem, so it's not a matter of someone being right and someone being wrong. Please read, think, and post your answers to the TLAER Facebook group based on your perception of the problem presented. Continue to How the Incident was Resolved Go to Skull Session Index Return to the Strike Team LRTC Page

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