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okie, so as some of you maybe read in another post, i had a serious accident a couple years ago, and after that i threw out ALL my horse supplies. well, seems you can't keep me away from the horses with small things like internal injuries and a head injury lol so.... i am picking up my new horse next month !!
here's my question though, obviously, i now have no horse supplies, and being that my hubby is totally un-horsey, and i've had a head injury, i'm having trouble remembering what all i should have on hand for horse emergencies, not for me, but the horse itself. any good ideas for a well stocked "medicine cabinet" for my new baby?
thanks to all,
crickett
 
Some type of wound dressing (preferably that does not have alcohol in it), vet wrap, good fly spray (Piranha works the best for us, but is only available through a distributor), ropes to fashion contraptions that will prevent them from licking/chewing wounds and dressing off of said wounds, curry comb, brush, mane/tail comb, hoof pick, phone number of a good farrier, de-worming paste, depending on how adventuresome your horse is possibly bute or ace, epsom salts for soaking, there is undoubtedly more.
 
Hi Geekswife<

Well I think must horse people must have had a head injury at one time :D , why else would we take the time and expense as well as continual repairing of facilities... all required when you love horses.

The needs subject has been pretty well covered, but have'nt seen a lead rope listed.

As mscamp said I keep bute paste on hand as well as banimine paste. Both you need to get from a Vet. and make sure they are long dated, meaning they don't expire in a few months. Just looked at my dusty old tube of banimine yesterday after I saw my gelding walk away from his lunch and start pawing the ground (he stretched and had a movment and went back to lunch). But it's been on my self for a few months and is still good until 5/07. Hopefully you'll never use it but when you need it you need it. The banimine paste is for colic it's used for types of internal pain, where bute is used for muscle and joint, skeletal pain. And again you need to find a vet to prescribe them which usally means an exam. So if you're going to have your new horse Vet checked before purchase it may be a good time to ask.

Good luck, and hopfully this ones not an Appy.
:) Alan
 
Welcome to the boards and I am happy to hear that you are getting back in tune with your desire for horses. I too love horses but at time they can be stubborn and deadly! I have had more than my share of injuries and accidents on horses. I train horses and have horses here at home and I also ride bare-broncs in the TCRA ACRA (and soon PRCA) rodeo circuit so between the three you could imagine! :cboy: :mrgreen: :lol: I live and breathe horses!!

I would keep on hand:

1. Brushes (soft ones curry combs stuff like that)
2. Hoof Pick (I recommend keeping in saddlebag when riding and in back pocket when spending time with the horse)
3. Solid foundation on schedule (feeding time, exercise time… stuff like that)
4. Tack (make sure you use the type of bit the horse is familiar with hack, snaffle, curb ect..)
5. Koppertox (for foot rot)
6. Fly spray or collar (leave all off in winter ingredients that are inactive due to inactivity of preys can become immune to the horses blood resulting in ineffectiveness to predators )
7. Fresh supply of water (I recommend keeping a float on tank to prevent overflow)
8. Bandages all sizes
9. If you do your own Ferrier work keep those supplies and tools handy at all times.
10. Patience, Persistent attitude, Stern attitude, Accepting attitude but be demanding but not harsh or cruel.
11. Nitrofurazone of equivalent (fore sores and wounds)
12. Clean and dry stalls or pen area
13. Treats for the horse!!
14. Contact information for vet accessible at all times!
15. Basic knowledge of how to discipline horse effectively and in the correct manner!
16. Some form of pain reliever for the horse. (keep hands at all times riding or when the horse is stabled!)

Hope this helps. If I can think of anything else I will let you know!
 
for the great replies and the warm welcome. these have all been really good suggestions, and i appreciate them.
i also broke down and bout a couple books today on equine healthcare and emergencies, i thought it would be good for me considering i havn't been around them at all for two years, to re-familiarize myself with the problems they can have. one of them hasa whole section dedicated to a suggested equine medicine cabinet, so between ya'll and the books, i think i can set up one that will do just fine.
right up till i realize i have everything but the ONE thing i need :lol2: cuz that's how it always goes.
Thanks again
 
All pretty good stuff here. I only saw one thing missing...i may really catch heck for this one but I wouldnt be wtihout a 22 for those real emergncies that theres just no fixing...especialy the leg kinds. You wont never like it unless your wrong in the head but sometimes its got to be done
 
because honestly i think it's cruel to make an animal unduly suffer, but i would think it would take a bigger gun than a 22 to put a horse down? and in the hands of someone inexperienced or hesitant, it could make the situation worse. but i still don't disagree with you, and have put animals down when it was in thier best interest. and then cried like a baby afterword :(
 
A 22s plenty big... between the ears shootin down toward his nose...I cant really explain it. Horses are easy to kill...I can kill a horse with a hammer. And dont you ever worry about crying either..if you dont cry when you have to kill 1 of your best friends theres something bad wrong with you
 
tapeworm":2ua5ydxp said:
All pretty good stuff here. I only saw one thing missing...i may really catch heck for this one but I wouldnt be wtihout a 22 for those real emergncies that theres just no fixing...especialy the leg kinds. You wont never like it unless your wrong in the head but sometimes its got to be done
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Good point.
 

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