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Tag Archives: animal rescue
A day at the Bristol Zoo Project
Neil Rae, BARTA Project Manager was given an amazing opportunity to watch a range of procedures being carried out under general anesthetic on one of the Giraffes at the Bristol Zoo Project thanks to Will Walker, Curator of Mammals. Along with Tony Ward from Resquip, a great supporter of BARTA, we had the opportunity to look at how our manual manipulation techniques and the animal rescue kit used by the Fire and Rescue Service animal rescue teams might be applied in this environment. We had brought along a strop guide, glide sheet, 7 metre strops and head carry sheets ready for use if needed. The whole procedure is time critical and with Giraffe under general anaesthetic, the strops and the head carry sheets proved their worth helping to support the weight of his neck whilst skidding his body into a … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, BCVA, BEVA, Bristol Zoo, Bristol Zoo Project, Bristol Zoological Society, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BVA, Emergency Services Show, Giraffe, Head Carry Sheets, Jim Green, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, Resquip, RSPCA, Strop Giudes, Tony Ward Resquip
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New Resources – Lifting Project 2024
BARTA are creating a new suite of large animal rescue educational lifting films, with support from Farol Ltd, based in Oxfordshire, who generously supplied us with a telehandler for the filming. Ollie Bensted-Smith brought a Kramer KT3610 demonstrator to our training centre at the Horse Trust to demonstrate the advantages of a machine commonly available in an agricultural setting. Various scenarios were created to show the versatility of the telehandler such as lifting an animal to extract it from an entrapment or when in a restricted space such as a swimming pool. We are grateful to Animal Rescue Accredited Instructors from Buckinghamshire, Cheshire and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Services, who participated in the filming. As well as demonstrating the types of lifting machinery available, they also helped create new films showing the methods of safely applying harnesses to animals for … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, BARTA Conference 2024, BCVA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, BVA, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, Creating a Community of Practice, farol, Global Solutions To Tackle Local Issues, Jim Green, Kramer KT3610, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, RCVS Knowledge Highly Commended, RCVS One to Watch 2023, RSPCA, Telehandler, The Horse Trust
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Preparing for Equine Cross Country at the Paris Olympics
This weekend BARTA Director Jim Green will travel to France to meet Professor Anne Couroucé who is leading the equine veterinary response team at the Paris Olympics. Jim will visit the site of the equine cross country course at Versailles, before attending training at the military school of equitation in Fontainebleau. During 2 days of intensive preparation, Jim will support through delivery of practical training in safe management of a recumbent horse to vets and supporting professionals. In 2012 Jim supported the Vet Services Team during the Cross Country event at the London Olympics. More recently, BARTA have delivered event incident management training to staff from UK racecourses, following guidance from the BHA, detailing equipment and skills that are utilised in responding to foreseeable incidents.
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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, BCVA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BVA, Creating a Community of Practice, Global Solutions To Tackle Local Issues, Jim Green, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, Paris Olympics, Professor Anne Couroucé, RSPCA
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New Techniques for Racecourse Incident Response Teams in action!
Training by the British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association (BARTA) contributed to the success of an incident involving a racehorse named Battle Cry, who flipped over backwards in the starting stalls before a race at Doncaster last week. Racecourse Veterinary Surgeon Nigel Haizelden was immediately on scene and worked with the stalls team to swiftly resolve the situation which if not dealt with effectively, could have resulted in injury to the horse and those around it. Nigel sedated Battle Cry, to calm the situation and prevent him panicking. The stalls team immediately removed adjacent horses to create space and make it safe to work around the horse, placing a head sheet under him to protect his face and eye as he lay on the ground. A rescue strap was threaded around his chest and he was quickly slid from … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, ARC Racing, ARVS, BARTA, Battle Cry, BEVA, BHA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, British Horse Racing Authority, British Horseracing, BVA, Doncaster Racecourse, Jim Green, Jockey Club, National Fire Chiefs Council, Nigel Haizelden, RSPCA
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BEVA Equine Welfare Award 2023
The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) recognised BARTA Director Jim Green during this year’s annual congress awards ceremony. The award for significant contribution to equine welfare was presented by HRH The Princess Royal and sponsored by the Blue Cross. BEVA and The Princess Royal have a long standing interest in the animal rescue initiative, having hosted a launch for the Emergency Services Protocol at Buckingham Palace in 2007. Following the launch, recognising the need for veterinarians to effectively support emergency service responders at incidents, BEVA president Professor Josh Slater established BEVA’s Safer Horse Rescue initiative and introduced training for veterinary professionals. Josh, himself a recipient of the BEVA Welfare Award in 2009 for his commitment to the animal rescue initiative went on to co-found BARTA with Jim in 2012 and remains on the Board of Directors. Through his time developing … Continue reading →
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BARTA at the Emergency Services Show
BARTA and Resquip joined up once again to promote support for emergency responders at this years exhibition. Show organisers generously made provision for the team to showcase large animal rescue techniques with an extra space to demonstrate our life-size training mannequin horse and cow. This year’s BARTA team represented a variety of disciplines required to enable effective response to animal incidents including operational firefighters, large animal vet and small animal critical care specialist. We are so grateful for our wider team giving up their time to promote the good work that BARTA does for the community we represent. If you are an emergency responder, veterinary professional or involved in horse racing and eventing, check out opportunities to get involved through 2024. https://www.bartacic.org/training 2023 Emergency Services Show Highlights Video
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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, BCVA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BVA, Emergency Services Show, ESS 2023, Jim Green, National Fire Chiefs Council, RCVS, RCVS One to Watch 2023, Resquip
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Emergency Preparedness Day at Burghley
Burghley Horse Trials are world renowned and with this level of preparedness it is no surprise that their veterinary, medical and incident response team are training for all eventualities. BARTA supported a day of joint training, where medics, vets and course responders learned more about each other’s roles and priorities, in order to work seamlessly together when required. BARTA provided awareness of techniques that course builders will utilise, to deal with recumbent horses as part of their developing role in supporting the management of unwanted incidents involving people and animals. We discussed safe working practices, informed decision making and options available to stabilise and manage an incident. Scenarios were then played out with each responder explaining their role and the actions necessary to bring the situation to a safe conclusion. BARTA’s Jim Green said, “Managing any eventing incident requires clear … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal incident preparedness, animal rescue, BARTA, BARTA Training, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, British Eventing, Burghley Horse Trials, Eventing, Fence Team Training, Jim Green, National Fire Chiefs Council, RSPCA
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Collaborative Training
The Defence Animal Training Regiment (DATR), BARTA and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) have held a joint training day looking at large animal response. Emergency responders face a variety of challenges during operational activity and their tactics always need to consider the presence of animals. The better prepared animal establishments and responders are ahead of a problem, the more effective they will both be if an emergency occurs. UK national guidance for the fire and rescue service prompts fire authorities to gather information about animal establishments, in order for responders to understand the complexities and hazards associated with an unwanted event at the location. The DATR delivers animal handling training for more than 400 personnel and role specific training for hundreds of Military Working Animals per year. The unit is a joint service establishment with serving personnel from several … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, BCVA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BVA, DATR, Defence Anima Training Regiment, Jim Green, Knowledge Awards, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, RCVS, RCVS One to Watch 2023, Resquip Ltd, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, RSPCA
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Milestone for BARTA – UK’s first Large Animal Rescue Instructor Course
UK wide standardisation of large animal rescue training for fire and rescue services took a step closer this month as the first BARTA Accredited Instructors course was delivered to firefighters from South Wales, Cheshire, Buckinghamshire, Derbyshire and Hertfordshire. BARTA’s Jim Green reflected on the achievement, “In 2008 fire and rescue services began collaborating to develop standard training and protocols for large animal rescue. Since then almost all UK fire authorities have adopted large animal rescue response models. Operational learning has taught us that incidents involving animals is a broader subject area and impacts many more responder groups than just firefighters. BARTA was established to provide coordination for this expanding initiative together with partners and stakeholders from the rescue, veterinary and welfare communities. Through collaboration we have further developed policy, training and guidance, building on those early training offerings and aligning … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, Animal Rescue Instructor, BARTA, BARTA Accredited INstructor, BCVA, BEVA, Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, BVA, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Jim Green, Massey University, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, Patrice Palleson, RCVS, RSPCA, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, VERT
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DVSA urges motorists to get trailer trained
DVSA is encouraging people to get trailer training from an accredited provider after a survey found over half have received no training, despite nearly 80% of respondents having been towing for over 6 years. DVSA surveyed more than 1000 drivers on their experience of towing and found over 60% are hitting the roads without any formal training, despite many towing caravans with their family onboard. Although confidence to tow was highly reported amongst those surveyed, there is no substitute for learning the right skills and knowledge with a trained professional. The accredited trailer training scheme, which launched in May 2022, provides drivers with a good understanding of how to tow safely in different conditions, no matter what they choose to tow. It also shows motorists how to correctly carry out safety checks on their vehicle and trailer or caravan before … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, DVSA, Horsebox Safety, Jim Green, National Fire Chiefs Council, NTTA, RSPCA, Safe to Tow, Towing Horseboxes, TTAG
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