How Do You Prepare For Emergency Evacuation With A Horse?
As a horse owner, preparing for an emergency evacuation should be a part of your barn management strategy. There are several reasons you might need to evacuate your horses, including hurricanes, floods, fire, mudslides or other major disasters. Knowing what to do, making a good plan and having plenty of support will get your horses and you to a safe place quickly. Make a plan. Have an overall plan devised for evacuation procedures. Assign different people for different tasks. For example, who will load the horses and who will hitch up the trailer and pack any last-minute items? Someone else needs to call 911 if the evacuation is due to fire or if a medical emergency occurs. Know who is getting the horses and loading them, who is driving and who makes any phone calls. Decide where to go. Before you have to evacuate, know where you are going. If you must travel a far distance or on an unfamiliar highway, map out the route and have it handy. Most importantly, have a final destination plac
