EQUESTRIAN "CRASH COURSE" SERIES Catching Difficult Horses Some basic steps to more easily catching loose horses, or teaching your horse to be caught Working Horses - Staying A "Kick" Away How to size up when you might get kicked and how to prevent it What's Your Head Worth? Breaking your helmet and walking away from it Where's the Airbag? New technology - automatic air bag vests for riders First Aid Supplies for the Barn A checklist of first aid supplies useful around the barn First Aid Supplies for the Trail A checklist of what you should be taking on serious trail rides First Aid Supplies for the Trailer A checklist of first aid supplies useful when trailering out 30 Steps to Good Trail Manners Things every good trail rider should know Equestrian Crash Course Credits An acknowledgement to those who made the workshop possible   "TRAIL BLAZER" SURVIVAL GUIDE SERIES Citizen First Responder on the Trail How to deal with various accidents on the trail Coping with Fractures How to deal with fractures and/or suspected fractures Coping with Wildfires! What to do if you get caught in a forest or range fire Heat Emergencies How to recognize and handle heat emergencies in humans and horses Moving Target! How to avoid becoming some hunter's trophy Pests on the Trail Avoiding and dealing with insects and other pests on the trail and in the barn Poisonous Plants Plants which are toxic to horses and how to deal with them Rattlesnake! What to do when encountering rattlesnakes and how to handle snake bites in horses and humans Staying Found How to avoid becoming "one of the missing" when in the great outdoors Safe Stream Crossings How to size up a safe stream crossing and what to do when one goes bad Thunderstorm! How to deal with a severe thunderstorm when out on the trail Trailer "Survival" Pretty much everything you need to know to safely and reliably tow horses (and other stuff) Water Shortage! How to find water and what to do if you can't Wild Encounters How to avoid close encounters of the worst kind Survival Test! Test your preparation and outdoor survival skills!   ANIMAL SAFETY FEATURES Protecting Your Horse in the event of Fire, Earthquake or Flood How to prepare yourself to protect your horse and what to do in a major emergency. Biting and Stinging Pests Links to NCSU information sheets on control of these pests (iincluding in pastures) and avoiding bites and stings. Africanized Honeybees Links to important information about Africanized honeybees in the US. Recovering your Missing Horse Important steps to take if your horse, mule or burro is missing (More features are on the way!) Email the author Return to LRTC Main Page Go to TrailBlazer Magazine Go To KBR Horse Net