July 8th, 2009-MERS Responds to Mount Vernon, Illinois

Updated at October 21, 2009 13:13

On Wednesday, July 8th, 2009, MERS responded to our 28th call of the year for a horse that was found down in a pasture. MERS responded @ 3:30pm. This was 110 miles from the MERS home base to the scene. The owner had erected a portable tent, and had run long extension cords out to the pasture with a fan on the downed mare until we arrived. A veterinarian had already been on the scene, and administered some drugs, and suggested that if someone could get the horse up, it could possibly have a good outcome. Upon our arrival, we immediately  placed our head protector on the incumbent horse, placed our webbing around the horse, secured it to our spreader bar, and were able to immediately lift the horse up with the assistance of a neighbor’s back hoe.

This 220 mile round trip was further extended time wise due to the fact the the MERS Rescue Trailer had a tire blow out on the journey back home. MERS arrived back home @ 12:05am.

The last 4 calls that MERS has responded to have all required us to travel great distances, and put in many long hours. In the last 4 call outs, MERS membership has logged 2,927 miles.

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