LARGE ANIMAL RESCUE SKULL SESSION
October 7th

  QUARTER HORSE DOWN!

An apparently fit and healthy quarter horse that appeared in the Reno Rodeo Parade was found the following night collapsed in the back yard of a residence near Lake Tahoe where he was staying for the night. He could not be brought to his feet and a veterinarian was called.

The veterinarian was similarly unsuccessful and the horse had to be removed to a veterinary hospital. Michael Connell was contacted to extricate the horse from the back yard and transport him. The LRTC transport trailer was utilized.

Upon arrival we found the horse downslope in a back yard that had fence posts, large rocks, tree stumps and other impediments to the horse's rapid removal. The residents had erected some shade to protect the horse from the sun. A veterinarian was on-scene as were a number of bystanders.

Skull Session Questions

  1. What are your priorities?

  2. What are the safety issues?

  3. What resources do you need?

  4. 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.

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