In the event of an illness, injury or emergency, you should be prepared to care for your horse until the veterinarian arrives. We recommend that you keep at least one first aid kit on hand. For those who regularly travel with your horses, we suggest keeping a second kit in your horse trailer. For your convenience, we have emergency kits available for purchase. Your first aid kit should include the following items:
- 2 Cast pad rolls / gause
- 4 Bandage Flannels
- 1 package sterile 4X4 gauze sponges
- 2 Telfa pads **
- Alcohol
- Antibiotic wound ointment **
- Banamine paste **
- Betadine solution and scrub
- Bute paste **
- Dose syringe **
- Duct tape
- Elastikon roll **
- Electrolytes
- Pen light / Small flashlight
- Poultice **
- SMZ tablets (100 ct. bottle) **
- Stethoscope
- Thermometer (Digital)
- Towel (bath size)
- Triple antibiotic eye ointment (non-steroidal) **
- Vet wrap **
- Veterinarian’s phone number: (978)468-6307
**included in our first aid kits