March 7th, 2009-Horse down and trapped in creek bed--Ballwin, Missouri

Updated at May 20, 2009 09:43

March 7th MERS was called into action on their 9th call this year for a horse that was trapped in a creek bed. While we were responding, we were notified that the horse was shaking and sweating. We immediately requested that the owner have a veterinarian respond as well. Upon our arrival, the horse was laying on its side in the creek bed, and was pressed up against a large tree that was down. We had to first remove the tree. Using our specialized Rescue Equipment, we then were able to roll the horse over onto our Rescue Glide, transport it out of the creek into an open field. We then checked the horse’s vitals, and using our Rescue webbing, we were able to successfully get the horse up and standing. After a few moments, we walked the horse out , and he  was on the road to recovery. We called the veterinarian who was still on another emergency call, found out that he was in transit to further evaluate the horse. We placed the horse into a stall. As we left, he was happily waiting for his Doctor to show up!

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