Fireworks and Horse Injuries - Insurance

[Palm_Beach]

Flares are commonly used on roadsides when cars break down. Not sure what planet you are on.

[JB]

So, you use ground-level lighting to simulate overhead explosions of fireworks? Good to know that works for you.

[Palm_Beach]

Folks, please don’t let naysayers discourage you from working through problems with your horses. You can get them trained up to be good, solid citizens able to handle a wide variety of challenging situations without having to exactly duplicate each and every situation. It’s a behavioral and psychological process with the horse, and not for the impatient, but you don’t need to be an expert to do it. You just need to be patient and thorough.

[ColoredHares]

Thank you for all of the responses. 1- they have ‘heard’ the fireworks for years, and have not ‘liked’ them, but tolerated them - in a barn, with the doors closed/fans on. 2- they are de-sensitized to gunfire and neighbor setting off C4 right outside their pasture (don’t ask me where he got the C4– I have no idea and am not going to ask). 3- The fireworks ARE a 2+ hour constant display of ‘professional grade’ fireworks. 4- it was the ‘visual’ part that threw one of them over the edge into a total panic attack, and he was drugged. 5- THIS year, I used the oral dermosodan (sp?) under their tongues. Worked great! Made sure they could not see them like last year. Will be using this going forward. Given that fireworks of this magnitude are illegal in my area, but also LE says they lack the manpower to do anything about them/turn a blind eye, I ‘could’ try to de-sensitize them, but that co$t’s $$. And, I have no experience in handling anything more explosive than a sparkler…