5 wound questions that could save your horse

This quiz good toward the Mane-U Horse Health Badge.

Knowing when a wound is important and when it is not could save your horse. Answer these five wound questions to test your horse first aid IQ.

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1. What can you usually do with your horse's wound while waiting for the veterinarian to arrive?

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Apply a tourniquet.

Give the horse an aspirin.

Gently cold-hose the injured area.

Elevate the injured area.

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2. Bright-red blood spurting out of your horse's wound probably means what?

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That a high-pressure artery is involved and you need the veterinarian now.

That your horse's heart is healthy.

That your horse's red blood cell count is low.

That your horse's white blood cell count is low.

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3. A cut on your horse's lower leg will generally heal faster than a laceration over a well-muscled area of the upper body.

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True

False

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4. Wounds a day or two old can still be stitched to help promote healing.

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True

False

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5. Which wound can be a bigger problem for your horse?

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A tiny but deep wound over a joint.

A huge abrasion over a well-muscled area.

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