[RC] Horsekeeping in natural disasters - Dyane Smith
There have been so many weather extremes and other natural
disasters around the country lately, I was wondering how people from the various
parts of the country prepare for disasters that are common to their individual
areas.
I know there have been some hair-raising stories of floods
in Texas and fire in California, but I wonder if people have any special ways
they prepare. It would be nice if people could identify their general
areas and tell what they do.
In my case, my horses have been through fire in So. Cal
(evacuate as soon as you see smoke, if as in my case then, you don't have a
trailer); earthquake also in So. Cal. (my horses weren't much bothered but I did
know of a horse that was so upset he tried to jump his paddock fence and he got
hung up); flooding in No. Cal. (moved their shelter to higher ground which
thank heavens I had). Fire so far has me a little stymied because I live
in a valley and there are only so many ways to get if a fire gets big
enough.
