Fire! Devastating, ferocious, unstoppable fire. That is what people in California are facing. The photos and news coverage are heartrending and distressing. For everyone in the horse community it is a nightmare none of us ever want to live through. But I have been wondering…..what if I was faced with it? What would I do?

What would I do for my horse?

I would not hesitate to evacuate. My horse does not live on our home property and I do not have a horse trailer but I think that the people where I stable my horse would all be prepared to evacuate sooner rather than later.  I would do what ever I could to help to load feed, prepare my horse and be ready at any time of day or night to get him onto transport to get him out of the area.  If I could get livestock paint…