Charlie’s Angels Horse Rescue recently purchased a copy of Equine Emergency Rescue for our library and for our foster carers’ and members’ education and development.
This book is fantastic. It’s full of very practical information and how to rescue horses from ditches, mud, fast flowing water, fires, fallen horse floats and more. We cannot recommend it highly enough.
“Two decades ago, only a tiny 4 to 10% of large animal rescues carried out in the UK were deemed to be successful–that is, they did not maim, severely injure or kill the animals involved. However, when advisers who were trained in technical large animal rescue techniques joined rescue teams, the percentage of successful rescues was raised to 96%” (from Equine Emergency Rescue).
They are sobering statistics!
If your horse is unfortunate enough to be caught in an emergency situation such as described in this book, the emergency responders may not have any training or knowledge in how to assist your horse safely without injuring, maiming or killing him. At least if you have some knowledge (and can preferably show them step-by-step instructions) your horse might just have a chance.
To buy your own copy of Equine Emergency Rescue, visit the website.
Charlie’s Angels is also keen to attend training in this form of rescue, so we’ll be looking out for opportunities to attend or to bring this vital training to SE Qld.
