perchie.girl
RIP 1953-2021
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I have one BIG horse and four goats. Two horse slant load I can cram the goats in the tack room and we are good to go.
One thing to note as we go into fire season prepare:
Locate collars or halters and leashes and leads have them ready.
My goats are de horned so I use a no choke collar on them. No buckle they just slip on over the head but the place you attach a lead causes the collar to close up without choking so you can tie them without them choking themselves or getting loose.
Identification Encase you get cut off from your animals. :
White tape on a halter with horses name on it.
Luggage tags with identification on all collars and halters or equivalent.
Marking animals with spray paint also.... phone number contact info. Any means possible and the hair grows out.
Be aware not all blankets are fire retardant or even resistant..... double check.
Any special meds put them together in one place so you can grab and go.
Kennels for dogs and cats too have them put together and in good working order.
Take a little time this time of year for a refresher on loading your horse. Give him a ride around the block with Yummy stuff to nibble on. Young foals can be lifted but if you have a youngster that is to big to be manhandled you can use a spray bottle of water to encourage them to lift their feet.... work with the back feet if you can keep them from locking up they will go in. I know a rescuer in the cedar fire that was working with a colt behind the lines that did this and was able to get out before a wall of flame over took them.
Sometimes the only way to get mom in the trailer is to get the colt in. What ever works.
I was evacuated with the family twice during the Cedar fire..... My Percheron Mare once. My trainer packed her in a four horse trailer with five other horses.... No partitions and took them to Imperial beach where an evac paddock had been established. I didn't have a horse trailer then.....
Hope it never happens but being prepared goes very far toward assuaging any fears you might have. There is a tremendous group of volunteers available during times of fire and I have seen them at work since 1967.
I have one BIG horse and four goats. Two horse slant load I can cram the goats in the tack room and we are good to go.
One thing to note as we go into fire season prepare:
Locate collars or halters and leashes and leads have them ready.
My goats are de horned so I use a no choke collar on them. No buckle they just slip on over the head but the place you attach a lead causes the collar to close up without choking so you can tie them without them choking themselves or getting loose.
Identification Encase you get cut off from your animals. :
White tape on a halter with horses name on it.
Luggage tags with identification on all collars and halters or equivalent.
Marking animals with spray paint also.... phone number contact info. Any means possible and the hair grows out.
Be aware not all blankets are fire retardant or even resistant..... double check.
Any special meds put them together in one place so you can grab and go.
Kennels for dogs and cats too have them put together and in good working order.
Take a little time this time of year for a refresher on loading your horse. Give him a ride around the block with Yummy stuff to nibble on. Young foals can be lifted but if you have a youngster that is to big to be manhandled you can use a spray bottle of water to encourage them to lift their feet.... work with the back feet if you can keep them from locking up they will go in. I know a rescuer in the cedar fire that was working with a colt behind the lines that did this and was able to get out before a wall of flame over took them.
Sometimes the only way to get mom in the trailer is to get the colt in. What ever works.
I was evacuated with the family twice during the Cedar fire..... My Percheron Mare once. My trainer packed her in a four horse trailer with five other horses.... No partitions and took them to Imperial beach where an evac paddock had been established. I didn't have a horse trailer then.....
Hope it never happens but being prepared goes very far toward assuaging any fears you might have. There is a tremendous group of volunteers available during times of fire and I have seen them at work since 1967.
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