Horse Medication & Injury Care Part 2 - Buddy Stitches Wound Care - Rick Gore
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Here I talk about being aware of the many factors that come into play when dealing with injured or hurt animals. Not getting excited or emotional, don't try and help other horses that are not yours, the horse does not know you, it is in pain and may not react well to his owner much less some stranger. Staying out of the way, not getting involved and not making the situation worse is the best thing. Things you can do is remove your horse, keeping others away until the owner gets there and NOT trying to help.
When you try and help or get involved, you put yourself in a situation to be blamed for making it worse, you may in fact make it worse, you create more stress and fear in the horse that is not yours and you risk getting hurt or sued. Right or wrong, when you interfere or try to help you stick your nose where it does not belong.
I do not want anyone handling my horses ESPECIALLY when they are hurt, injured or scared. A very bad combination. Yet anyone that has been around horses you can't even load your horse in trailer without getting everyone in eyesight trying to help or give advice.
Think before you act or get involved. The advice and the safest for you and a horse is MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
ADDITIONAL INFO: I was told that mixing antibiotics with iron supplements may effect the absorption of the antibiotics, depending on the type of medicine. Iron can reduce the effectiveness of the antibiotics, because it slows down the resorption capacity.
Here is link to part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93PsFkW80UY
Here is link to Buddy Cut before Medical care:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B253hY3KlEQ
Link to my Horsemanship Page with lots of info to better understand a Horse:
http://www.thinklikeahorse.org/index-3.html