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7/27/2020 Horse Care: What Is In Your Barn’s First-Aid Kit? | Pet Aroono      Pet Aroono  Pet life. Let's purr. HORSES Horse Care: What Is In Your Barn’s First-Aid Kit? Search …  C AT E G O R I E S by Beth Rauch | Published July 3, 2020 - Updated July 2, 2020 | 5 comments Horses are magnificent animals, but sometimes you have to play doctor to your equine friends. Here are all the things you’ll need in a good first-aid kit. EDITOR'S HIGHLIGHTS EXOTICS FISH HORSES PET CARE PETS PRODUCT REVIEW UNCATEGORIZED R E C E N T P O STS 5 Tricks to Get the Perfect Photo of your Dog Top 3 Pet Articles of the Week: July 26 Gezi’s Blog 1: Lost in the Snow Do Sugar Gliders Make Good Family Pets? The Sphynx – There are Aliens Among Us It’s important to keep a first-aid kit in your barn. Photo by milan degraeve on Unsplash. Keeping your horse healthy takes more than just feeding them the right food, ensuring M O ST P O P U L A R P O STS they get enough exercise, and properly grooming them. The pasture can be cause for concern when it comes to your horse’s health. Your horse could sustain an injury from a well-placed kick from another horse. They could come in with scratches from rubbing against a nail in the fence line you didn’t know about. To Click or Not To Click: Do We Risk Alienation? How to Know You Are a Real Horsey Person: 19 Hints The Gentle Art: 5 Tips to What Goes In My First-Aid Kit? Reduce Horse Stress Stubborn as a Mule: 1 Big Myth Exposed https://pet.aroono.com/2020/bafrauch/horse-care-what-is-in-your-barns-first-aid-kit/ Privacy - Terms 1/6 7/27/2020 Horse Care: What Is In Your Barn’s First-Aid Kit? | Pet Aroono While keeping your vet on speed dial, it’s also an excellent idea to learn some basic firstaid. Sometimes that is all you need to doctor your horse yourself. You need to have a first- 7 Steps To Tame Your Horse’s Firework Frenzy aid kit in your barn to treat these minor injuries right away. You can create your own barn first-aid kit. Find a dry corner of your tack room or keep it on a shelf so it is always nearby. Store your first-aid supplies in an airtight, waterproof container so that everything stays sterile. Both large fishing tackle boxes and sewing boxes have multiple small compartments, and they fit perfectly inside a big plastic tote with a lid. Make sure you mark the box with a big red cross by using red tape. The red cross is a universal sign of medical equipment. B E ST O F A R O O N O Jesus Broke the Chains of Racism 2,000 Years Ago A Reluctant Beginner’s Guide to Social Media 3 Ways to Tell If It’s Love or Abuse Fill your barn first-aid 3 World War II Biography kit with things to treat Books to Read minor injuries. Photo by Anna Kaminova on Unsplash . 3 Models That Remind Us Black Is Beautiful Ubiso Removes Three Executives A er Allegations 3 Magnificent Madison Museums to Explore in WI Next, stock your barn first-aid kit with the following items at a bare minimum: A plastic, digital rectal veterinary thermometer Safety scissors (the ones with the rounded ends) Small, sharp scissors good for removing sutures How to Make Your Dragon: A Writing Guide To Click or Not To Click: Do We Risk Alienation? 3 True Crime Documentaries to Stream on Netflix A stethoscope Self-sticking bandages 3″ x 3″ Gauze squares or larger Lubricating jelly, such as Vaseline Medical adhesive tape Kling or similar gauze bandages Cold packs or “instant cold packs” if you don’t have room for traditional ones in the freezer Sterile bandages and quilts of all sizes Antiseptic wound cream, such as yellow Furacin ointment Spray-on wound treatment, such as Furazolidone Hydrogen peroxide Antiseptic scrub like Betadine Latex gloves Saline solution A roll of sterile cotton Alcohol swabs Rubbing alcohol Forceps and tweezer Epson salts Iodine shampoo (ask your vet for recommendations) Hot or cold quick-to-apply poultices Thick sanitary napkins to apply direct pressure to bleeding wounds A hoof pick, hoof knife, and hoof tester Farrier’s rasp and nippers Duct tape Clean fly mask to protect injured eyes https://pet.aroono.com/2020/bafrauch/horse-care-what-is-in-your-barns-first-aid-kit/ Privacy - Terms 2/6 7/27/2020 Horse Care: What Is In Your Barn’s First-Aid Kit? | Pet Aroono A poultice boot to cover hoof injuries Clean buckets for first-aid use only Snakebite kit Wound cream with fly repellant Diaper rash cream Tail wrap Spider bandage (practice using these on a healthy horse first) Material for a splint and training from your vet to use it A first-aid kit is a necessary addition to your barn. Photo by TheOther Kev from Pexel s Consider adding a flashlight to your first-aid kit. If you have to bandage up your horse in the middle of the night, your flashlight will help. You won’t waste your phone battery using the one on your cell phone to see in the barn. Put an expiration date on your firstaid kit so you know when to swap out expired items. Also, keep a notebook so you can write down what you’ve used and replace it immediately. If you need to keep equine medication in your first-aid kit or your barn, make sure it is kept in the recommended environment. Keep it safe from prying eyes. Also, keep a small first-aid booklet in the barn. Make sure you know how to do a physical exam on your horse. Finally, keep a medical record for each horse in your barn where it is easy to find just in case of an emergency. Don’t Forget The Human First-Aid Kit One last note about first-aid kits for your barn: purchase a pre-made first-aid kit from your local drugstore for the humans that work in the barn. You never know when a scratch or sting will happen. With a human first-aid kit in the barn, you can treat those wounds right away. What do you keep in your barn first-aid kit? Tell us in the comments below. Privacy - Terms https://pet.aroono.com/2020/bafrauch/horse-care-what-is-in-your-barns-first-aid-kit/ 3/6 7/27/2020 Horse Care: What Is In Your Barn’s First-Aid Kit? | Pet Aroono        Barn Barn care first-aid Horse Horses Injury Treatment Beth Rauch AUTHOR Born and raised in upstate New York, with a brief and very influential stint living in Great Britain, Beth A. Freely Rauch calls Texas her home with her husband Daniel, daughter Caitlyn and cats, Peanut Butter and Toast. Beth has 14 years of writing experience as a copywriter and published author. She enjoys shooting pool, working a haunted house during Halloween, and comic book hero movies. She is also a managing partner of Stoney Hollow Paints, a horse ranch in Texas specializing in showing and breeding Paint horses. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Media Communication with a minor in Marketing as well as a Master’s Degree in English and Creative Writing. Beth is the author of "Behind The Eyes of Dorian Gray" and co-author of "The Legend of Captain St. Pierre." She is currently working to complete her third novel, "The Loch." 16 POSTS YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  Published June 15, 2020 Published June 18, 2020 3 Unique Pet Holidays That Actually Exist Artificial Insemination 101: A Story of Two Mares  2 comments Leave a comment Your email address will not be published. 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R E P LY Beth Rauch Post author July 10, 2020, 8:00 am You don’t realize how dark the stalls can be even in full daylight with all the barn doors open, let alone at night. R E P LY July 10, 2020, 9:12 am Samantha Ikner That is definitely true. I’ve been to like, two horse barns in my life, and it’s always super dark in there, no matter the time of day! R E P LY Beth Rauch Post author https://pet.aroono.com/2020/bafrauch/horse-care-what-is-in-your-barns-first-aid-kit/ Privacy - Terms 5/6