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Posted by: twhcracker, 1:01 PM GMT on August 15, 2009

i am probably screwing this all up.

things i can add from personal experience that will help in the event of any sort of natural disaster:

1. when events happen feed stores are not open for as long as two weeks. before it hits have two weeks of feed, hay and any necessary meds on hand.
2. no matter how poor you are, invest in at least a cheap generator and have plenty of fuel for it on hand
3. When on the road never ever NEVER allow your horses to graze on any grassy public area. it can have pesticides and fertilizers that are toxic and can cause severe colic.
4. have all your paperwork on hand and in order.
5. write your emergency contact phone number with area code in huge letters on each side of your horse in gentian violet, in letters large enough to be seen from a helicopter flying overhead. Don't put your home phone or your cell phone, these won't work after a storm for up to two weeks. Put the number of a friend or relative that lives outside the disaster area that you can use to check in with and see if you have had any calls.

6. dont leave your horses at home if you evacuate. power will go down and electric fences are useless and regular fencing can be down because of fallen trees etc. when you evacuate and the area is hit hard, the emergency services people wont let you come back home until they sound the all clear, which can be two weeks or like in the case of andrew or katrina, 6 weeks. your horses will be dead when you get home. so stay with them or evacuate them.

7. turn them loose in a big open field in the event of windstorm or flood, do not lock them in a stall. horses will kill themselves panicking when the roof is torn from a stall, but in an open field have a chance to run from flying debris or fire etc.

janice

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1. twhcracker 1:17 PM GMT on August 15, 2009
http://www.wunderground.com/wximage/viewsingleimage.html?mode=singleimage&handle=twhcracker&number=5

2. twhcracker 1:18 PM GMT on August 15, 2009
how the heck do you add pics, i am screwing this all up!

3. mobal 1:33 PM GMT on August 15, 2009
There is an image tab on the comment screen, above the comment box. Click it and paste image URL address. You will have two more boxes pop up. They are for resizing. Unless you want to resize just leave them blank.

4. sugarsand 7:26 PM GMT on August 15, 2009
Link Hi twh, RobdaHood has a great tutorial link to help you. You can trust this link, it is on his blog. Welcome to WU!!

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