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SES members, rural firefighters and other local volunteers practise shifting a dummy horse under the watchful eye of instructor\u00a0MaryAnne Leighton\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 23, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emergency services volunteers can face all sorts of frightening scenarios when they’re on the job, including rescuing injured or trapped large animals.<\/p>\n

But would you know what to do if a horse was trapped in mud, flood waters, a ditch, septic tank or a swimming pool? Or even in an overturned horse float …<\/p>\n

A vast majority of people say they would risk their own lives to save their animals, but the reality is a trapped and panicked horse can easily kill its would-be rescuers.<\/p>\n

And sadly, incorrect rescue attempts can cause severe injuries or death to trapped animals through strangulation, drowning or dropping.<\/p>\n

The Queensland Horse Council presented an awareness course in Blackbutt on Saturday to show local volunteers the best way of planning a horse rescue and how to extricate the animal with the least risk to it and the rescuers.<\/p>\n

SES members, local rural firefighters and other interested onlookers had the opportunity of practising rescues in different scenarios using a large horse dummy.<\/p>\n

The workshop demonstrated how to use the large surface area and skeletal strength of the horse’s torso to prevent injury and increase the chance of a successful rescue.<\/p>\n

The Queensland Horse Council also sells copies of “Equine Emergency Rescue<\/strong><\/a>“, a guide to rescuing large animals.<\/p>\n

[Photo: Debbie Dennien]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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