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Author Leighton, MaryAnne.

Title Equine emergency rescue : a guide to large animal rescue / MaryAnne Leighton & Michelle Staples
Edition Second edition
Published Oxenford, Qld. : Velvet Visions Press, 2011

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 MELB  636.10832 Lei/Eer  AVAILABLE
Description viii, 129 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Series New Items
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. For the incident controller -- 3. Rescuer safety -- 4. For the veterinarian -- 5. For the horse owner -- 6. Calling for help - dialling 000 (112 for digital mobile phones, 111 in New Zealand) -- 7. Extrication from a horse float -- 8. Vertical extrication (lift) -- 9. Diagonal extrication (drag) -- 10. Other rescues -- 11. Horses in fire -- 12. How to be safe around a horse -- 13. Horse first aid for emergency responders -- 14. Safe towing for horse owners -- 15. Knots -- 16. Tips for emergency responders on handling livestock other than horses -- 17. Rescue equipment -- 18. Commercial rescue equipment -- 19. Large animal rescue training courses worldwide
Analysis Australian
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: page 129
Subject Animal rescue.
Equestrian accidents.
Horses -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Horses -- Handling.
Horses -- Wounds and injuries.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Author Staples, Michelle
ISBN 0646566075 (Trade Paper)
9780646566078