We had really good friend lose his horse because of a
water moccasin bite back in the early 80s. He was on a moonlight endurance ride
and towards the end of the ride the horse started having trouble towards the end
of the ride vet could not figure out what the problem was. That was before
it was common for horses to be treated at the ride site, especially when
the ride was in the middle of nowhere, so they loaded the horse up and took him
to their vet at home in the Tulsa Area. By then the bite had become apparent
under his chin, but it had been well over 12 hours. Our friend got to
thinking about it and earlier in the ride his horse had been drinking in a creek
and had all of sudden jerked hi head up out of the water, but it was night so he
hadn't seen the snake in the water. I've never forgotten that and I'm always
cautious about the snakes in the summer, especially around creeks. And if my
horse ever jerks her head up unexpectedly, the first thing I'm going to look for
is a snake bite.
I would like to know what to do for Rattlesnake
bites out on the trail..as I have had one horse bitten, and several close calls.
The one that got bitten was fortunately trailered to the vet in time and
survived. He was bitten on the nose and needed emergency care to keep the
swelling from closing off his airway.
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway. ~ John
Wayne
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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:07:50 -0700 From:
bob1andjohn@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] first Aid lessons To:
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
What if any general equine first aid lessons would you like to hear, know
about, or have learned in all your barn, pasture, trailer time?
I give an informal equine first aid lecture at a community college for an
equine science class, and they lesson and talk has become a bit stale.
So if you have any "tricks" or experiences and wished you had "something"
on hand in the barn, pasture, trail, trailer.please let me know.
I am not a vet nor profess to know it all, but have some weird things
happen. and have some really good tips and uses for items ( some items
have 2 purposes)
