Large Animal Rescue Training
USRider Teams with EKU to Offer Animal Rescue Training
EKU is again offering one of the finest annual training opportunities in the U.S. for first responders, emergency medical technicians, veterinarians, firefighters, and other emergency/rescue personnel- the Technical Large-Animal Emergency Rescue Training provided cooperatively by USRider and Eastern Kentucky University (EKU).
2010 Training Seminar Dates
- March 22-24 – Open to the Public
- March 26-28 – Current EKU Students Only
The large-animal rescue training educates 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 covers:
- Use of sedatives and tranquilizers
- Chemical restraint
- Rescue ropes and knots
- Rescue from horse barn fires
- Mud rescue
- Helicopter rescue
- Water rescue
- Other situations
Specially trained demonstration animals are brought in to help provide realistic hands-on training during the seminars.
