What is Large Animal Rescue?
Large Animal Rescue (LAR) or Technical Large Animal Rescue (TLAR) is a method of interacting with large animals in a rescue situation.
LAR training teaches you how to keep yourself safe while working with large, possibly injured animals; and how to keep the animals safe, as well.
LAR has been designed to work within the Incident Command System (ICS).When a response involves multiple agencies, you will know the roles of each agency and how the agencies will interact.
LAR covers scene safety and management, how to use the equipment already available on most fire engines, and how to improvise.
Why should First Responders take this training?
According to experts, the most critical safety issue at the scene of a large animal incident is the responders' lack of knowledge of, and experience around, large animals.
Most First Responders in North America live and work in urban areas and little contact with large animals such as horses, but thousands of these critters pass through their jurisdiction every year.
Even if you work in the downtown area of a large city, sooner or later you could get that dreaded call. A trailer rollover! If you are first to arrive on the scene and assume command, would you know what to do? Most rescue personnel don't. How do you approach what could be a lethal situation for you, your crew, and the animals involved?
Should Horse Owners Care?
While First Responders are trained to care for your life and your property, they are typically not trained to care for your animals. As the guardian of your animals it is up to you to be aware of the dangers.
What Will You Learn?
- How to keep yourself and the scene safe while working around large animals
- When to call the Large Animal veterinarian
- How to remove a large animal from a trailer
- Vertical lifts
- Diagonal extrications from a steep slope or out of a ravine
- Extrications from mud and quicksand
- Righting an overturned trailer
- How to handle large animal species other than horses
- Barn fire safety for you and the animals involved
- How to be safe around horses
- Your behavior
- Horse behavior and how to read it
- How to approach and catch a horse
- How to restrain and contain a horse
- How to move and lead a horse
- Horse equipment and how to use it
- Specialized equipment and how to make your own from materials on hand
- Information on trailers - different types and what they're made from
- Emergency first aid for horses
- How rescuing animals fits into the Incident Command System
- Some classes include Hazmat contamination and response
Teach It Yourself Classes
Horse Awareness and Safety
Introduction to LAR for Horse Owners
Available at Red Jeans Ink , another Teach It Yourself
Class - Emergency First Aid for Pets
Coming soon! Where Do I Start?– A Horse Owner's Guide to Disaster Preparedness
