UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

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Documents

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How To Airlift a Horse (pdf) Detailed instructions and considerations when attempting to airlift horses

Photographs

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Disaster Responses
Butte County Fires 2008: Set up and ran a small animal shelter for evacuated pets.
Yolo County Wildfires 2006: Attended to hundreds of sheep who were badly burned.
Training
Western States Horse Expo 2009: Large Animal trailer extraction demonstration at the Western States Horse Expo.

Videos

Video Description
Bishop Mule Rescue 2006: Dr. John Madigan and the UC Davis Veterinary Emergency Response Team rescue "Nellie" the injured pack mule in Bishop, California in 2006. With the help of a helicopter and an Anderson sling, "Nellie" is airlifted to safety.
Yolo County Wildfires 2006
Deadwood Horse Rescue 2003: Dr. John Madigan and the UC Davis Veterinary Emergency Response Team use a helicopter and the Anderson Sling to rescue an injured horse.