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  • From: Una Smith <una.smith@att.net>
  • To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Training
  • Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 10:48:49 -0700

Here is another press release.

Una

Seen here: http://www.americancowboy.com/cowboynews/news103.shtml


USRIDER Teams with EKU to Offer Animal Rescue Training

Lexington, Ky. (Nov. 9, 2007)

USRider and Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) are partnering to offer
large-animal emergency rescue training for the fourth consecutive year. As
with last yearâ™s training, specially trained demonstration animals ⓠhorses
and a llama ⓠare being brought in to help provide realistic hands-on
training during the seminars.

Two Technical Large-Animal Rescue training seminars are to be held next
spring. Scheduled for April 18-20, 2008, the first seminar is reserved for
EKU students. The second seminar, April 22-24, 2008, is open to the public,
with emphasis on recruiting fire and EMT responders, veterinarians and
others. The training is being funded through the Large-Animal Rescue
Endowment Fund, administered by USRider.

The training will educate fire/rescue personnel, first responders,
veterinarians and horse enthusiasts about techniques and procedures to assist
large animals involved in transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Instruction will cover the use of sedatives and tranquilizers, chemical
restraint, rescue ropes and knots, rescue from horse barn fires, mud rescue,
helicopter rescue and water rescue, among other situations. The training,
which consists of 30 hours of classroom instruction and hands-on training,
qualifies each student to receive FSE 489 credit for the class.

The training will also include a separate session on HAZMAT Decontamination
of Large Animals. Scheduled for the morning of April 25, this free session
will cover the issues related to rescuing large animals that have encountered
chemical, biological or radiological contamination. Local and state emergency
preparedness officials are encouraged to attend. Interested parties should
contact EKU so accommodations can be made.

USRider offers a nationwide roadside assistance program designed especially
for equestrians. Since its establishment in January 2002, the company has
endeavored to raise awareness of the need for training in large-animal
emergency rescue.

âœWeâ™ve found that while emergency responders are trained experts in human
rescue and extrication, they usually have no training in large-animal
rescue,❠said Mark Cole, managing member of the USRider Equestrian Motor
Plan. âœBecause of this lack of training, responders are being put at great
risk. Moreover, in many accidents and disasters, animals without
life-threatening injuries are being injured further or even killed by use of
incorrect rescue techniques.â

Through its Leg-Up Fund, USRider has provided backing for numerous
large-animal rescue initiatives, from equine ambulances to individual
responder training. In 2005, the company took its efforts in a new direction
by creating the first-of-its-kind Large-Animal Rescue Endowment Fund at
Eastern Kentucky University. The endowment fund was established to promote
large-animal-rescue training efforts and support related training programs.

Eastern Kentucky University has established an annual Large Animal Rescue
training program that provides training to the students within the Fire and
Safety Engineering Technology program. The Fire and Safety Engineering
Technology Program was established in 1975 and is one of only a few programs
in the country which offers undergraduate degrees in fire and safety. Areas
of study include life safety; fire prevention, suppression and investigation;
fire service administration; fire protection principles; industrial loss
prevention; safety program management; and occupational safety and health.

The Large Animal Rescue training within the Fire and Safety Engineering
Technology program provides the students the opportunity to gain the
knowledge and skills required to become proficient in the rescue of large
animals. The program is provided to the students as part of their college
curriculum requirements. To-date, approximately 100 undergraduate students
have successfully completed this program.

âœWe are very glad to continue our partnership with EKU through their College
of Justice and Safety,❠said Cole, âœespecially since the university is
located in central Kentucky ⓠan area that is commonly referred to as the
horse capital of the world.â

Due to the hands-on nature of the training, each large-animal emergency
rescue seminar is limited to 30 participants. Be sure to call and reserve
your space today. For more information on the seminars and to register, call
the EKU Loss Prevention and Safety Department at (859) 622-1009.
Contributions to the Large-Animal Rescue Endowment Fund may be sent to the
Division of University Development, CPO 19A, Jones 324, Eastern Kentucky
University, 521 Lancaster Ave., Richmond, Ky., 40475-3102. The Development
office may be reached at (859) 622-1583.

USRider Equestrian Motor Plan is a nationwide member-based organization
providing roadside trailering assistance, including towing and roadside
repairs for tow vehicles and trailers with horses, emergency stabling,
veterinary referrals and more. For more information, visit www.usrider.org or
call 1-800-844-1409.

CONTACT:
1-800-844-1409
www.usrider.org






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