Evacuating Your Horse in an Emergency – Are You Prepared?

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Have you ever thought about what you would do if you had to evacuate your horse in an emergency? We hope that you never have to face an evacuation, but good planning is key to evacuating your horse successfully. Here are some tips to help you get prepared.

Stock Your Trailer with a First-Aid Kit

A good First-Aid kit is an essential when you have to evacuate your horses. Luckily you can prepare your First-Aid kit ahead of time, and it’s a great item to have in your trailer whenever you travel. If you have to evacuate, you will not only want to have your First-Aid kit at the ready, you will also want to stock your trailer with hay, grain, and extra water.

Keep an Information Packet for Your Horse Ready

Chances are that you won’t have time to dig for important papers during an evacuation, so be sure to have these papers at the ready. When you evacuate your horse, you may need to be able to prove you own the horse and that the horse is up to date on his vaccinations. It’s a good idea to keep copies of your horse’s bill of sale, health certificate, and vaccination records together with current photos of your horse. Keep these documents in a waterproof bag and store them in your horse trailer.

Make Sure That a Trailer and Truck Are Always Ready

Possibly most important of all, make sure that you have access to a truck and trailer. Keep both the truck and trailer well maintained so that they are ready to go if you need them. If you ever suspect that you may have to evacuate, then make a trip to gas up the truck before hooking up the trailer so that it’s ready to go if you need it.

Be Familiar with Evacuation Routes

Familiarize yourself with standard evacuation routes ahead of time. This can help ensure that you get right on the road without delay.

Have a Plan

Most important of all, have a plan for the evacuation. Now is the time to think about how you would carry out an evacuation. What supplies would you need in your horse trailer? Which horse would you load first? How much time will you need to load up and get on the road? Knowing these details ahead of time can make the actual evacuation itself a smoother and faster process.

Hopefully you will never need to evacuate your horse in an emergency, but having a good plan in place can make your evacuation smoother and faster.



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