08/28/2026
Great advice from a great clinic
๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ both in timing & financially. Finding your horse down, sweaty & in pain when you get home is every ownerโs nightmare.
We recommend every horse owner take a moment to consider these things ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ an emergency happens:
โ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง. This means you have a valid VCPR (Vet-Client-Patient Relationship). โฌ
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โ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ-๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐. If not, identify a referral hospital or another veterinarian you can use during an emergency.
โ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง. If you do not currently own a horse trailer, contact at least two people ahead of time who may be able to provide emergency hauling.
โ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐(๐ฌ) ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐. Having money designated for emergencies can help decrease the financial burden & stress when a crisis arises.
โ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐. Consider what level of care & treatment you are realistically able to pursue for your horse(s) before making those decisions in the emotional setting of an ER.
โ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ that may assist with routine & ER vet med expenses, such as ๐ช๐๐๐๐ช๐๐๐
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โ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐. At a minimum, know your insurance companyโs name & after-hours number.
๐จ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐, & โ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐(๐ ) ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐. ๐พ๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐คโ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐ค ๐ฆ๐๐ขโ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ .
๐Pine Ridge Equine Hospital
โ๏ธ 918-827-8000
