Days End Farm Horse Rescue Provides
Animal Ambulance Service At
Presidential Inauguration Parade

By Fred Glueckstein

Lisbon, Maryland – January 20, 2005 – A standby emergency animal ambulance staffed by Days End Farm Horse Rescue was on-hand as a first responder team at the 55th Presidential Inauguration Parade, which took place at 2:00 p.m. on January 20, 2005 following the swearing-in of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

Joining the estimated 11,000 people that were marching or riding floats in the parade are equestrian drill teams and mounted military and police units from Colorado, Kansas, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia. To ensure that the estimated 350 horses that participated were provided with immediate medical treatment in the event of illness or injury, Allan Schwartz, co-founder of Days End, Brooke Vrany, the Farm’s manager, and Steven Vicker, a professional fire department official and trained Days End volunteer, was on standby readiness at Franklin Square just outside the 1.7 mile route down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House.

“Days End was honored to be asked to provide standby emergency ambulance service at the 2005 Presidential Inauguration Parade,” said Allan Schwartz, who is a nationally known expert in the field of Large Animal Rescue. “Although we did not expect any problems with the animals participating in the parade or helping with security, it was important that we could respond without delay if any unexpected situation arose, such as noise or weather or accident that could result in an unforeseen injury.”

Allan Schwartz and Brooke Vrany of Days End are certified Animal Rescue Technicians and have completed courses in Large Animal Rescue, Biosecurity & Zoonoses, Swift Water Rescue, Hi/Low Angle Rescue, and Technical Animal Rescue. Schwartz, who is also a professional instructor, has provided Large Animal Rescue training to members of the VMAT-2 - a Federal emergency animal emergency team – as well as Fire and Rescue personnel, animal control and humane society staff, horse owners, and veterinarians across the nation.

In 2004, Schwartz and Vrany provided rescue and relief to horses and other animals affected by the floods of Hurricanes Charley and Frances in Florida. See www.defhr.org/press/pressrelease.htm Most recently, Days End Farm Horse Rescue has been asked to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maryland Department of Agriculture to assist the State of Maryland in times of disaster.

Days End Farm Horse Rescue is a non-profit, volunteer based animal welfare organization dedicated to rehabilitating abused and neglected horses. The all-breed horse rescue has long been nationally recognized for its work in the fields of equine rescue and rehabilitation, educational programs, community outreach, and animal disaster recovery.

 

 

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Physical Address:
1372 Woodbine Road
Woodbine, MD 21797

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Lisbon, Maryland 21765

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Days End Farm Horse Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer based humane organization whose mission is Fostering compassion and responsibility for horses through intervention, education, and outreach.