Maribeth Dunlap Dressage

Equine First Aid Kit

Compiled By Maribeth Dunlap

April 2003

• Absorbent Cotton
• Gambgee Non Stick Roll
• Gauze Roll, stretch type at least 2 inches wide
• Brown Gauze Roll at least 4 inches wide
• Vetrap or similar type
• Sterile Non-stick Gauze Dressings, 4 x 4 inches
• Sterile Gauze for cleaning wounds, the smaller ones
• Adhesive Tape, at least 1” wide
• Pressure Pads (non-deodorant sanitary napkins work well)
• Bandage Scissors, with the blunt end
• Saline Solution or bottled water for cleaning wounds
• Betadine for cleaning wounds
• Wound Dressing (Nitrafurazone or antibiotic ointment)
• Stethoscope
• Veterinary Thermometer with string and clip
• Vaseline (for the thermometer)
• Rubbing Alcohol
• Liniment
• Four leg bandages and four leg pads (quilts)
• Masking Tape
• Duct Tape
• Notebook and pencil
• Advil or Tylenol (for the horse owner)
• Small Bottle of Brandy (for the horse owner)
• Instant Ice Pack
• Squirt Bottle of Saline Solution (you can buy these in the eye department)
• Triple A Antibiotic Eye Ointment

It is also helpful to have an equine first aid book in your kit and the phone numbers of your veterinarian.

Plastic Storage Container with seal-tight lid to store everything in.

Normal Vital Signs are:

• Temperature 100.5 F
• Respiration 8 to 16 breaths per minute
• Heart Rate 30 to 45 beats per minute