Equine first aid

Equine first-aid kit essentials: what you really need

How to poultice a horse’s hoof: your essential guide

Dr Stuart Thorne MRCVS, of Fellowes Farm Equine Clinic, gives useful tips to make poulticing easy

The best methods for treating equine wounds

Are you up to date with the latest ideas on wound treatment? Kieran O’Brien MRCVS offers a first-aid refresher

Could your horse’s wound help inform owner education?

Researchers are looking for help from horse owners

‘Know your horse’: how simple actions can save your horse’s life

‘If you can prevent deterioration until the vet arrives, you're going to do such an amazing thing’

12 essential pieces of first aid advice for an equine emergency

National pet charity Blue Cross has highlighted horse health care with some essential first aid tips for owners

First aid cover at horse shows

H&H finds out what level of first-aid cover you can expect for your entry fee

Anger at first-aid response time to Sam Roberts' fall

Competitors at the BSPS Area 6 show in Solihull have spoken of their anger that first-aiders took too long to attend pony producer Samantha Roberts when she broke her leg

Riding injuries first aid course to raise funds for Air Ambulance

Would you know how to cope with an injured rider? An evening of specialist first aid to deal with the aftermath of an equestrian accident is being held in North Yorkshire on Monday 14 April

Your Horse's Health First Aid

First aid: Emergency action plan

Professional first aid training will help you to deal with an injured rider in an emergency and will be attractive to a prospective employer, says H&H

Emergency wound management

Don’t panic! Horse & Hound offers the latest advice on the best way to deal with that common problem of a bleeding wound

Dealing with foreign bodies in the foot

Puncture wounds to the foot can go deeper than you think, even if the horse is not in obvious pain. HORSE highlights danger zones to watch out for

First aid: Hunting falls

Horse & Hound has expert advice from a former hunt master and doctor on the best way to look after a casualty that occurs when out hunting

First aid: Eye injuries

The dusty nature of the stable yard can play havoc with your eyes and knowing what to do if a foreign body invades the eye can help prevent a casualty from loss of sight

First aid: Severe bleeding

A wound that is bleeding profusely can look scary but knowing what to do in this situation can help save a human casualty's life in an emergency

First aid: minor facial injuries

Riding and handling horses can be dangerous and basic first aid knowledge is vital to ensure you can minimise the damage when an incident occurs

Dealing with shoulder injuries

Falling from a horse can pose considerable risk to a rider’s shoulders but any damage can be minimised by handling the injury correctly

Treating minor injuries

H&H continues its focus on human first aid with helpful advice from the St John's Ambulance on coping with the sort of minor injuries commonly picked up while working on a busy yard

First aid for horse and rider

Why every yard needs a well-stocked first aid kits to cope with equine and human casualties