Re: [RC] What to do with horses during storms - Chris PausWell, I do have all my horses insured against acts of God. They all seem to like to hang out under the same tree in a storm, so if a bolt of lightning hit that tree, ugh, i don't even want to think about it!
The last tornadoes that were around here, the horses who were in barns fared the worst. The walls and debris collapsed on top of them. The ones who were out had cuts and scrapes, but survived.
I don't think there's any RIGHT answer for this. Depends on the tornado and how and where it hits, which is something no one can predict. Unless you can take the horse in the basement with you, there's no really good place for it.
I was doing a CTR in the Flint Hills of Kansas when a storm blew up. We were out on open prairie with lightning strking all around us and being on horses, we were the tallest things! Scary... even scarier as we headed back to camp, watchign funnel clouds dip out of the sky. The RM called the ride off at the halfway check. By the time we got ready to go home, the storm was over, the sky was blue and the weather perfect.
chris
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