HORSE EMERGENCY 101 Class – 2-22-25 3:30-7:30
February 22, 2025 3:30-7:30
Horse Emergency 101 for Owners – Presented by Kari Meyer of Pet Emergency Education
Weather make up date March 22, 2025
Register here with Pet Emergency https://petemergencyeducation.com/product/2-22-25-330pm-730pm-equine-emergency-first-aid-certification-class-at-spirit-horse-center-brainerd-mn/
Class will be from 3;30-7:30 at Spirit Horse Center with Kari Meyer from Pet Emergency
Join us for a fun and relaxing day in our spacious, comfortable heated classroom space at Spirit Horse Center. We also have a comfortable and heated indoor restroom. We will have water and coffee available. Please bring your own food and snacks. There is a gas station nearby but any other food options are about a 15 minute drive.
This class is a lecture style course with some demonstration of first aid skills.
Topics include:
- Transporting and restraining sick and/or injured horses including cast and down horses
- How to perform triage and physical examinations, including obtaining vital signs
- How to manage traumatic injuries such as wounds and fractures
- How to apply an emergency leg splint
- What to do if you encounter an emergency while on the trail or at a horse shows/event
- How to prepare an emergency plan and equine first aid kit for your farm
- How to provide first aid for the following emergencies:
- Severe Bleeding/wounds
- Traumatic Injuries/lameness
- Burns
- Eye injuries
- Digestive Issues
- Heatstroke
- Snake bites
- Poisoning/Toxicity
- Using the FEMA curriculum for disaster management, learn how to do the following:
- Manage horses in a disaster such as floods, fire and loss of power
- Determine the farm’s susceptibility to hazards
- Identify actions to take in order to reduce animal and human harm
