Since we were talking about what you have on hand for medical stuff, I decided to take a picture of my little box :) I don't keep my bute in here and the wraps are in my tack box but you get an idea of what I have. Need to get gloves, ductape and hydrogen peroxide :)
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Lunged Henry last night, I am finally coming to the realization that I am too big to ride (24 weeks today) but I will find a way to keep this boy working and in shape :)
Heading to a rodeo tonight to watch the bff barrel race :)
Rodeo sounds fun!
ReplyDeleteIt is!! Esp when you know someone racing!
DeleteWish we had rodeos around here!
ReplyDeleteWhere are you?! That is crazy that there aren't any rodeos! lol
DeleteI love rodeos! Have fun :)
ReplyDeleteMeee too!
DeleteHave fun at the rodeo - that is some grass in the second photo!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's mostly weeds but it make for a cool picture :)
DeleteYour horse is absolutely gorgeous! I've always had a soft spot for chestnuts.
ReplyDeleteAh thanks!!! I think he's pretty amazing too :)
DeleteI need to get my first aid stuff all in one place, right now it is just haphazardly thrown in my big tack box.
ReplyDeleteHenry is always so shiny!
I must be nesting.. but at the barn lol!!
DeleteAlways grooming this boy!! Love that is pays off :)
Lucky pony! Have fun at the Rodeo!
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
DeleteSuch a pretty horse!
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
DeleteJust wanted to share a science geek note: it's awesome to have a first aid box (mine is part of my "Magic Box" that always travels with me)!! But leave out the hydrogen peroxide -- it is cytotoxic (kills cells) for horses, humans, etc. So while it will make a satisfying bubbly show, it will slow healing and is an out-of-date method for flushing wounds. Most ER nurses won't use it these days!
ReplyDeleteA better choice is saline solution (cheap at any drugstore) or in a bind, simple water. Anything water-based is always better to use for first aid (Nolvasan vs. the petrolatum-based Furazone, for example).
Another things that makes me bonkers is Betadine -- used by horsemen for decades, it was designed as a surgical scrub for external use. It is a tissue fixer (meaning it stops cell growth/activity) and will also slow healing. Head back to that Nolvasan or simple neosporin (yep, safe and effective for your horse).
:-) Hope you have a great time and I hope that first aid kit is never used (although we all know our horses, sigh, mine love to keep mine busy)!!
Oh great info thanks!! I will take those two things out of my "kit". I have a big horsey bottle of neosporin .. never heard of Nolvasan but i'll look into it :)
DeleteYES hoping to not have to ever use this stuff BUT need to have it incase. I need to get a better box to put it all in, maybe a tackle box or something like that :)