Information on LAR and related classes, as well as speaking engagements/conferences, and requests for classes.
For a complete list of classes, visit www.saveyourhorse.com/wholearn.htm
REQUESTS
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CLASSES
Chris Jonason's newest classes Contact Chris at wavetrekrescue@yahoo.com for more info. All locations are Index, WA
February 16-18 Technical Animal Rescue Level 1
Jeff Galloway has scheduled classes in Oxford, Mich. Contact Emergency Training Systems Inc. – 931-863-7233
April 4 & 5 Saturday 1-5 is Barn fire tactics & strategies and barn fire safety for the equine owner (powerpoint / classroom training)
Sunday 8-5 Hands on training for Emergency Responders on equine emergencies including barn fire simulation with rescue of live horses.
Mar 31-April 1-2 Larry Collins has a few openings in the EKU public TLAER class
April 3rd – a large animal Devon demo Contact Larry at Larry.Collins@EKU.EDU Eastern Kentucky University
STORIES AND NEWS
A tragic story out of MS. Sent by Vicki Schmidt. Wagon Driver Injured, Horses Killed in Highway Crash by: Liz Brown http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=13601&src=LN A man is in critical condition and two Percheron horses are dead after they were hit by an 18-wheel truck yesterday in Mississippi.
Bob Skelding, of Deerfield, N.H., was travelling across the United States in a homemade wagon drawn by his four Percheron horses. He began his journey in August "to enjoy this great country of ours," he wrote on his blog, wagonteamster.com.
That accident occurred around 11:30 a.m. yesterday. Skelding was travelling south along U.S. Highway 45 near Shuqualak, Miss., when the truck struck his wagon from behind, completely demolishing the vehicle and throwing him clear.
Two of his four horses were killed upon impact. The other two are expected to recover under the care of a local veterinarian.
Although it was previously reported in a local newspaper that the 18-wheeler crested a hill and hit the wagon, Sgt. Mike Cain of the Mississippi Highway Patrol said that hill was half a mile back from the scene of the accident. "The visibility conditions created by that hill crest probably had nothing to do with the accident," he said.
Weather also does not appear to be a factor in the crash, as conditions were clear with partial clouds. Skelding underwent surgery last night. Cain said his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.An aid fund has been established for Bob Skelding and his surviving horses at the Macon, MS branch of Citizens National Bank. Anyone wishing to donate to the fund should call 662-726-5861, mail a check to Citizens National Bank at P.O. Box 426, Macon, MS, 39341, or visit any Mississippi Citizens National Bank. Checks should be made out to "The Bob Skelding Wagonteamster Benefit Fund."
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Susan Raymond sent a video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmg3BkHrGVQ showing a group of horses and riders falling into a river. How many ways can you spell STUPID?
Horse Rescue in Santa Barbara, CA mud rescue story with video
http://www.myfox11.com/global/story.asp?s=9844437
ice rescue of Frosty
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Harrowing-Horse-Rescue.html
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/animal-planet/33775-untamed-and-uncut-horse-gets-trapped-under-ice-video.htm
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/animal-planet/35784-weird-true-and-freaky-dramatic-horse-rescue-video.htm horse in well
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/92/2009/february/05/pencil-the-horse-rescue-from-icy-kentucky-pond.html Pencil in KY
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Jennifer Woods sent a story of a horrific fire in four pig barns in which thousands of pigs were burned alive. The pigs were trapped with no way to escape and there were no sprinkler systems installed. The Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals is demanding change to the farm building codes. http://news.aol.ca/article/pigs-fire/519651/
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Also from Jennifer: dayilrecord.com parsippany, NJ March 11, 2009
Students help rescue horses in trailer accident
Students and staffers from Centenary College in Hackettstown proved to be good Samaritans last week when they helped two horses that were the victims of a motor vehicle accident.
The Veterinary Services Section of Centenary College was contacted on March 4 about the two horses involved in an accident while being transported in Hunterdon County. Centenary students Kathryn McGhee of Upper Montclair and Emily Stangroom from Fallston, Md., both in the class of 2010, as well as Ashley McClune, veterinary assistant at the college, and Dr. Michael Fugaro, veterinarian and associate professor of equine studies, responded to the emergency.
The Centenary group was the first to arrive on the scene. They found that the horse trailer slid off the road, hit a stone wall, and was precariously teetering at a 45-degree angle, almost flipping onto its left side.
One horse fell and was unable to rise, while the other remained upright but was continuously attempting to maintain his balance.
Within minutes, the Tewksbury Police Department and members of a neighboring equestrian facility, Flying Change Farm, also arrived on the scene. It soon became apparent to all those present that the horses could not be extricated without additional assistance.
The Lebanon and Califon fire departments were dispatched to the scene while the Veterinary Services Section assessed the medical conditions of the horses. More than 10 volunteer fire officials quickly secured the trailer to adjacent trees and applied multiple support wedges to prevent movement of the vehicle while the injured horses inside scrambled for balance.
Once the animals and the rig were stabilized, the horses were extricated individually. The extrication process required the removal of debris and partitions that obstructed their exit.
During the extrication process, McGhee, Stangroom, McClune and others triaged the equine patients and applied emergency first aid in the snow-covered field. Once the horses were completely removed from the trailer, they were evaluated by Fugaro and prepared for emergency transportation to a local veterinary hospital, B.W. Furlong & Associates. At the hospital, they were treated for shock, minor lacerations and abrasion. The horses were kept overnight for monitoring and intravenous fluids.
"It was so rewarding to help these horses who were involved in this crisis situation," McGhee said. “It was a challenge, but I am glad I was involved in this rescue."
The horses were returned to their home farm for rest and recuperation. Although shaken up, they sustained only minor injuries from the accident.
"The successful outcome for the horses and the humans involved in this incident is directly related to the superb collaborative effort of first-call responders, such as the police and fire officials, as well as all those assisted at the scene and at the hospital," Fugaro said. "The incident had the potential to go a different way, especially if the trailer flipped while everyone was tending to the scene."
Centenary College's equestrian facility is located in Washington Township in Morris County and its main campus is in Hackettstown. The college offers degrees in equine science as well as in numerous other topics and fields. In addition, the college's Center for Adult and Professional Studies offers accelerated degree completion programs in Parsippany, Iselin, and at corporate sites throughout the state. Centenary also has satellite learning centers in China for MBA joint venture programs.
EQUIPMENT and SUPPLIES
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NEW LINKS
Stephanie Abronson sent a link to a booklet put out by the Australian government on "Recovery after fire: Practical steps for Landholders". http://www.thehorse.com//ViewArticle.aspx?ID=13589&eID=104332 Stephanie points out that on page 10 there is a link to an informative ""Horses and Bushfires" PDF.
LESSONS LEARNED
A Firechief.com post by Gerald Dworkin 11/1/08. Private research shows +/- 80% of ice rescue incidents from 06 to 08 were triggered by people who ventured out onto the ice in an attempt to rescue their pets.
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Earlier date suggested for horse domestication 06.mar.09 New York Times
John Noble Wilford http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/science/06horses.html
It is a long way from Kazakhstan to Kentucky, but the journey to the Derby may have started among a pastoral people on the Kazakh steppes who appear to have been the first to domesticate, bridle and perhaps ride horses – around 3500 B.C., a millennium earlier than previously thought. Archaeologists say the discovery may revise thinking about the development of some preagricultural Eurasian societies and put an earlier date to their dispersal into Europe and elsewhere. These migrations are believed to have been associated with horse domestication and the spread of Indo-European languages. At the least, on the first Saturday in May the winning thoroughbred should perhaps be toasted not with a julep but a taste of koumiss, the fermented mare's milk favored by equestrians in Central Asia. It is an acquired taste, so keep bourbon at the ready. Evidence for the earlier date for equine domestication is described Friday in the journal Science by an international team of archaeologists. The report's lead author is Alan K. Outram of the University of Exeter in England.
INNOVATIONS
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OUR SOCIETY AT LARGE(and other miscellaneous stuff)
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