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Engineered to save horses at the track.
Perhaps the most outstanding feature of the Kimzey Equine
Ambulance is the hydraulic system which allows the rear of the ambulance to
lower to the ground. A hydraulic padded squeeze chute moves from side to side
laterally inside the ambulance. Before loading the patient, the operator
shifts the wall to either of its extreme lateral positions. Once the horse is inside the padded ambulance, there's no need for unnecessary transferring of the patient to another trailer; The ambulance is highway legal allowing for transport from the track directly to the clinic. Spring loaded side ramps, which can be lifted by one person, allow quick, easy unloading of the patient. Additional features can be added to the ambulance including fans and a water spray tank for cooling the patient on the track. Overall dimensions of the ambulance are 20 feet 6 inches long (not including towing vehicle), 8 feet wide and 10 feet 10 inches tall. Interior dimensions of the patient holding area are 10 feet 2 inches long, 55 inches wide (from pad to pad with the movable wall in extreme lateral position) and 8 feet 4 inches tall. Read about Barbaro's experience in the New York Times. Please contact us for a quotation.
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An injured horse doesn't have to be frightened at the
prospect of walking on a long inclined ramp for trailer entry and exit, because
when lowered to the ground the floor of the Equine Ambulance has a slope of only
five degrees. An immobile horse can be pulled into the ambulance on a
rubber pallet with a heavy-duty hydraulic winch.
Now the
entering animal is presented with a single, wide compartment, rather than the
dual, narrow compartments found in many standard horse trailers. Once the
horse has been loaded, the movable wall is activated to intrude slowly upon the
horse. Gradual encroachment allows the horse plenty of time to adjust to
restricting quarters. The padded walls now hold the patient comfortably in
place during the entire transport.