Tips: What is often overlooked :
Tips: What is often overlooked How many gallons of water does 6 horses, 3 cats, 1 dog, 21 birds need in one day combined?
100 Gallons per day
Provide enough water (specifically for the next 72 hours)
There should be enough hay for each horse for 2-3 weeks
Place instructions on feed (in case, you’re absent) www.ValentinasEquineNews.com
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Identification: is Vital :
Identification: is Vital Horse Owners are often separated from their horses, creative ways to ID them:
Microchip
Burn info in hoof wall (lasts a year)
ID Bracelet around pastern
Spray paint
Remember to put phone numbers, something relevant to finding you on the horse www.ValentinasEquineNews.com
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Slide 4:
Legal Documents & Emergency Responders Contact for Hurricane Source:
http://www.usrider.org/images/limitedpower.pdf
http://www.usrider.org/images/emergency_responders.pdf www.ValentinasEquineNews.com , Valentina Escobar-Gonzalez
Conclusion: :
Conclusion: Lessons have been learned from Hurricane Andrew, the information for this presentation came from “Bay Area Horse Expo: Hurricane Preparedness 2010” by Surgi-Care Center for Horses, in Brandon, FL
http://www.surgi-carecenter.com/bahe/
For more information on preparedness for natural disasters, please visit:
www.avma.org/diseaster www.ValentinasEquineNews.com
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