Dec. 2015 Issue_ August 2013a 2015-11-23 4:45 PM Page 17 DECEMBER 2015 THE RIDER /17 Puslinch Horse Rescued by Fast Acting Emergency Crew
Story by: Michael Dailous Puslinch Firefighters’ were dispatched to a
Public Assistance call for a horse stuck in a horse trailer on October 12th, 2015 around 09:30 hours. Ten Firefighters were in attendance for the nearby horse farm on Wellington Road 34 in Puslinch Township. The crew responded quickly; and were at the scene within 7 minutes from the initial pager activation. A 14 yr old mare named “Heidi” was trapped halfway through the side door of the trailer and could not move forward or backwards. The owners and by-standers assisted in keeping the horse calm and relaxed while fire personnel quick- ly derived a plan of action to free the trapped horse. It was determined that the best and safest
option was to use hydraulic spreaders above the horse to spread the opening apart. It was quickly determined other hydraulic devices and cutting options were out of question due to safety and noise that could further hinder the stuck mare. Dealing with a matter of inches, Heidi was quickly and successfully freed. Miraculously, she sustained zero damage or injury throughout the entire event; not even so much as a cut or scratch. The horse trailer also sustained minimal damage. The entire process from arrival on scene to complete extrica- tion of the horse took a total of 13 minutes.
ty zones around the animal and scene while coming up with an effective plan to quickly and safe- ly extricate the large animal,” said firefighter Michael Dailous. This was the second horse rescue call for the month of October; both calls only days after several fire- fighters in attendance had taken the TLAER course.
Photo at Right: Heidi was suc- cessfully freed thanks to quick thinking Puslinch fire fighter crew.
Web Link:
www.equineguelph.ca/news/index .php?content=465
Web link to TLAER course page:
http://www.equineguelph.ca/edu- cation/
emergency.php
About Equine Guelph: Equine Guelph is the horse owners’ and care givers’ Centre at the Univer- sity of Guelph. It is a unique part- nership dedicated to the health and well-being of horses, supported and overseen by equine industry groups. Equine Guelph is the epi- centre for academia, industry and government - for the good of the equine industry as a whole. For further information, visit
www.EquineGuelph.ca.
Individuals from Left to Right: Lieutenant Shawn Whaling, Firefighters’ Darryl Bower, Scott Bard- well, Michael Dailous, Aaron Ferraccioli
Among the firefighters who responded, three
of them had recently attended the Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAER) course only eight days earlier, organized by Equine Guelph, University of Guelph through Susan Raymond, PhD. Communications & Programs Officer. The TLAER course, instructed by Dr. Rebecca Gimenez (TLAER Inc.) was conducted over 2 days (October 3rd & 4th) at the Grand River Raceway in Elora, ON. The course was very informative and covered both in-class sessions and practical scenar- ios on both artificial and live animals. “Utilizing the information from this course proved valuable both in maintaining personal safe-
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