Red Cloud

Hi All,

Thought you would want to know… the Anderson Sling saved its first life today and it was Red Cloud’s.

Red Cloud was lying down this morning when Martin got to work about 7:30. Many attempts to get Red Cloud to his feet throughout the day were unsuccessful. I wanted to try using the Anderson Sling and tractor to get him up, but just didn’t feel confident about doing it without a vet present just in the case something went terribly wrong, plus the sling is quite complicated.

In the early afternoon, Dr Ferguson arrived and together with Martin’s help, we hooked Red Cloud up to the sling and frame… quite a learning process. Martin picked him up with the tractor…  let him stand for a bit with the support of the tractor until Red Cloud took the weight out of the sling with his own legs. Not sure why he couldn’t get up this particular morning as he has been doing wonderfully since has been living in the arena and roams the property during the day… maybe the cold weather was a factor.

He was obviously very happy to be up and moving again… and very hungry. We closed the barn doors to keep the wind out and put a warm blanket on him for the night.

Linda