Rebecca Husted edited and co-wrote the first textbook on Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (Wiley-Blackwell) in 2008. She is a decorated combat veteran, retired Signal Officer, US ARMY, holds BS (Biology) Wofford College, PhD (Animal Physiology) Clemson University. She is a support firefighter, incident safety officer and PIO for City of Gray Fire Department. She been training Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAERTM ) techniques across the US and internationally for over 25 years. She has published numerous critiques, techniques and journal articles on a variety of technical subjects in large animal disaster and emergency rescue, horse barn fires, trailer wrecks and heavy rescue of large animals, and equine behavior in these scenarios. She was appointed Chair of the Technical Committee of the NFPA Code 150 – Animal Housing in 2022, and contributes to equine/livestock welfare committees and others defining technical competencies for large animal response around the world.
Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue
Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAER TM) discusses the practical, technical considerations behind the specialty heavy rescue and safe extrication of live large animals in local emergencies (trailer overturns, mud, ice, barn fires, etc.) and disaster areas, while teaching people how to do it safely without injury of the animal or themselves. It focuses on behavior and how it affects human attempts to extricate large animals.
Dr. Rebecca Husted's Presentations
Friday, February 23
Horse Barn Fire prevention- For owners
Description: How to ACTUALLY PREVENT horse barn fires.
Anatomy of your Trailer-Safety
Description: Do you know what to tell your vet when you call during an emergency? In this lecture you learn what your vet needs to know, taking proper vital signs, lacerations, punctures, colic, choke, casting, shock, spinal issuesand more. first aid emergencies.
Saturday, February 24
How To Prevent Horse Flooding Disasters
Description: Floods are common – how do we prevent losing everything?
How to ACTUALLY PREVENT horse barn fires.
What can we do to make our horses resilient in Disasters? and Emergencies?
Sunday, February 25
Introduction-Large Animal Rescue for First Responders
Description: Overview of challenges of large animal rescue response.
Agricultural Barn Fires-For First Responders
Description: Overview of challenges of barn fires in agricultural settings.