Calico
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Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum (although I've been lurking for a while now) and new to minis. I have one on his way to me now. He will be my first horse, so everything is new to me!
I'm wanting to put together a basic first aid kit to have ready just in case anything happens. I've seen a couple of threads about first aid kits, but they're just big overwhelming lists. I'm still trying to memorize what a lot of the items and medications are even used for. It seems like a lot of people often have multiple items that treat the same thing. I'm just wanting to have the very basics on hand to start with, and pick up more items here and there as time goes on. Additionally, because I've never owned a horse before, if it's much more than a little cut or something, I'll probably have to have a vet out anyway because I don't have the experience to diagnose horse problems on my own. So I don't want to buy supplies to treat illnesses that a beginner wouldn't be able to accurately diagnose anyway.
I tried to check out first aid supplies at the feed store buying brushes and all that good stuff, but I got overwhelmed quickly. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I'm wanting to put together a basic first aid kit to have ready just in case anything happens. I've seen a couple of threads about first aid kits, but they're just big overwhelming lists. I'm still trying to memorize what a lot of the items and medications are even used for. It seems like a lot of people often have multiple items that treat the same thing. I'm just wanting to have the very basics on hand to start with, and pick up more items here and there as time goes on. Additionally, because I've never owned a horse before, if it's much more than a little cut or something, I'll probably have to have a vet out anyway because I don't have the experience to diagnose horse problems on my own. So I don't want to buy supplies to treat illnesses that a beginner wouldn't be able to accurately diagnose anyway.
I tried to check out first aid supplies at the feed store buying brushes and all that good stuff, but I got overwhelmed quickly. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!