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Re: [RC] emergency kits-on board - Karen L.tracey smith <txdistancerider@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've never forgotten the story I read on ridecamp last year? about the rider who was thrown and broke her arm. She used her bra strap as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding and used her water to keep her blood pressure up. I always carry water with me, and I always ride with a bra on! My friends thank me for that :-0 (the bra part). I am also thinking of adding a collapsible bucket to my pack. Last summer, a rider brought her black German Shepard (true confessions - there were 6 "loose dogs" with
us (gasp!!) and 2 were mine). The Shepard got heat stroke out on the trail. All the other dogs were fine. I was the only one with water. We gave the dog my water and then hoisted the (very large) Shepard up on the shortest horse and handwalked the horse about 1/2 mile to a small stream. We laid the dog in the stream and poured water on it using my water bottles for almost an hour. Having a collapsible bucket would have been more efficient The dog recovered and the rider's husband arrived in their nice clean SUV and carried the wet, muddy dog home with him. Karen
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