Our Equine Emergency Transport is insured to work together with and to follow the direction of the attending veterinarian. We may be hired at all hours to haul horses in distress to local veterinary hospitals and to attend all day events such as: horse shows, civil war reinactments, steeplechases and other equine-related events to serve as a field hospital unit for the attending veterinarian to work out of and to transport injured horses away from the event.
Our unit is especially equipped to exceed Maryland safety standards and is designed to handle horses in distress. Our crew members are all trained in equine handling, emergency management and the safe transport of our clients’ animals. We adhere to our own stringent standard operating guidelines, state laws and the direction of the attending veterinarian, keeping the overall safety of our crew, you and your horse as the utmost important. The trailer is cleaned and de-contaminated after each use.
Emergency Transport
Our staff and trailer are on call 24/7 to assist you in getting your horse in distress to a clinic for emergency care. We work directly under the guidance of your veterinarian for these incidents.
(If your horse needs help getting out of a dangerous situation, we have the equipment for such circumstances and work directly together with Days End Farm Horse Rescue (www.defhr.org) and your local first responders.)
Mobile Ambulatory Unit for Events
We are available for hire to stand as a mobile ambulatory unit for use by event veterinarians.
General Transport
We are available for hire to transport your horse to and from vet appointments and surgery at local and far away clinics and for other special transport needs.
Deceased Transport
We offer caring and discrete transport of your deceased horse to a burial plot or to a local cremation center.
Equipment
- 2 horse GN trailer w/ storage, ramp straight load and side ramp for exit.
- On-board Fans, Lights, AC/Heater, Video Camera, Winch (3000 lb.), Generator, Microwave, Water Tank.
- Removable dividers for use as a box stall or open trailering.
Variety of lift and rescue equipment to assist with downed horses, stuck horses and other emergency situations, such as:
- Rescue Glide to assist and transport horses in the recumbent position.
- Sling Lift to assist horses not able to stand on their own during veterinary care. (We do not transport in the lift, only standing or recumbent on the glide.)
- Kimzey Splint and a variety of straight splints.
- IV Equipment
- Equine and Human First Aid Kits
- Extra fans, blankets, towels, etc. to handle a variety of situation
Team Qualifications
Our team members regularly update their training.
Da Vinci Equine team members have all gone through strenuous training to ensure that capable hands are ready to work with your horse and directly under the guidance of the attending veterinarian.
All of our team members come from extensive backgrounds in the horse industry totally more than 50 years of experience with horses ranging from an equine behavior specialist to one of the first women jockeys ever! Other team members have experience working directly with vets (large and small animals) as vet technicians.
Our Team Leader, Nicole Ehrentraut, is an active member of each of the following disaster response teams:
- MCERT (Montgomery County Community Emergency Response Team)
- MCART (Montgomery County Animal Response Team)
- NDART (HSUS National Disaster Animal Response Team)
- Days End Farm Horse Rescue Emergency Response Team
In addition to the trainings attended to meet the requirements of national and local disaster response teams, our team members also go through rigorous trainings in our specialized field of animal emergency response and first aid through the following organizations:
- TLAER Training (Technical Large Animal Emergency Response)
- Code 3 (Animal Disaster Response Training, Equine Cruelty Investigations, Swiftwater Rescue Tech, Ice Rescue Tech)
- FEMA Training (ICS, NIMS…)
- HSUS Training (Animal First Aid, Sheltering)
- Red Cross Disaster Response Training
- CERT Training (Triage, Hazmat Awareness, CPR/First Aid for Humans)
We also have an LPN on staff who can accommodate basic human first aid needs if necessary.
Serving MD, VA, DC and surrounding areas.
