tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065325235071302257.post1631053548916056552..comments2024-02-12T06:07:55.014-08:00Comments on The Equestrian Vagabond: ApocalypseThe Equestrian Vagabondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600011873327347121noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065325235071302257.post-38557530526738867372012-07-05T12:20:19.837-07:002012-07-05T12:20:19.837-07:00This has become a part of my reality since leaving...This has become a part of my reality since leaving Seattle for Western Australia. We have bush fires every summer...sometimes close, sometimes in the distance, but always a threat. You MUST have a fire plan when living in the desert, Merri. We will not get a notice to leave in time, so it is up to us and our neighbors to manage ourselves and our animals. Get out is always the 1st option, before it becomes too dangerous to leave. We also have a fire fighting unit on the property if we can't get out. The horse community here is amazing when it comes to evaucating animals during a fire. We are all part of an on-line community that comes together on the minute by offering safe refuge...paddocks, homes, horse trailers. whatever someone might need. We take care of each other because waiting for assistance takes too long and can be disastrous. Lightning, arson, car fires that spread...seen it all here. All the best to your brother and family and everyone else caught up.Laura Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065325235071302257.post-82057100465809459502012-07-05T12:20:01.605-07:002012-07-05T12:20:01.605-07:00Run, run if u need to. Stinking fires everywhere h...Run, run if u need to. Stinking fires everywhere here....not on us thoSue Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065325235071302257.post-82498691088182578522012-07-05T12:19:38.897-07:002012-07-05T12:19:38.897-07:00Glad to hear your bother's home is safe so far...Glad to hear your bother's home is safe so far, too close for comfort for sure.Rhondanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065325235071302257.post-32069204061059426932012-07-02T08:53:40.801-07:002012-07-02T08:53:40.801-07:00Dogs, horses, laptop, camera, iPhone, some origina...Dogs, horses, laptop, camera, iPhone, some original art & old photos, if I could. If I couldn't.....dogs and horses. And, I think, checking on the neighbors is vital. This is when I wished I had a stock trailer. I have a van to fit all my dogs, but a 2 horse trailer leaves 4. Scary. I feel for the people who have to make these choices. I know when I lived in the So. Calif. high desert our town had an evacuation plan especially for horse owners. I did not own a trailer when I lived there and I would have had to let me horses go if I couldn't get help. I helped move some studio dogs for a trainer one summer. They lived in a very scary area, in a canyon with limited access. People get together fast to help others in emergency situations.Squishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01609283994605336235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065325235071302257.post-66431708267124896062012-06-30T18:57:10.001-07:002012-06-30T18:57:10.001-07:00Really, truly breaks my heart. Great question... ...Really, truly breaks my heart. Great question... When it comes right down to it, the living and breathing people and creatures are what matters most. Keep us updated.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065325235071302257.post-2946080526296294872012-06-30T11:57:42.578-07:002012-06-30T11:57:42.578-07:00I have three horses and one trailer with enough ro...I have three horses and one trailer with enough room for two. It'd be horrible....<br /><br />I'd grab my cats, my wallet, a change of clothes and my cell phone. Probably take the flash drive from my computer with all my back ups. Trouble is, could I grab all five cats and get them in the car together in five minutes? <br /><br />Had a forest fire here about 50 years ago. The worry has stuck in my mind ever since.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065325235071302257.post-51669138998650346922012-06-30T07:14:57.109-07:002012-06-30T07:14:57.109-07:00Lytha, interesting about the Chernobyl wild horses...Lytha, interesting about the Chernobyl wild horses. Still not sure I'd like to visit the 'nature preserve' there...<br /><br />Irish Horse, a grease stick is a great idea!!!<br /><br />Shirley, oh yes, send the rain south!<br /><br />Linda, your last sentence is just perfect : )The Equestrian Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600011873327347121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065325235071302257.post-1678630007875799692012-06-29T10:42:02.025-07:002012-06-29T10:42:02.025-07:00I really hope this gets under control soon and tha...I really hope this gets under control soon and that no more property and lives are lost. Fires scare me to death. We had a big one (Oakland Firestorm) several years ago. So many beautiful places gone to ash. <br /><br />My dogs would be the first thing I'd grab. My husband of course. My "things" I can leave here. If they are important to me, I'll keep them in my heart.Linda Medranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440058568073764902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065325235071302257.post-14034805235454270062012-06-29T08:18:50.213-07:002012-06-29T08:18:50.213-07:00God bless all those who put themselves in danger t...God bless all those who put themselves in danger to fight fires, on the ground and in the air. <br />My heart goes out to those who have lost their homes, and to the family of the one who died. <br />We are keeping an ear out for evacuation notices here- but for the opposite reason- floods. The Kootenay River flows north out of Idaho in to Kootenay Lake, and the lake level is really high right now, with still more snow to melt in the mountains. We live on a flood plain- former river bottom that was reclaimed many years ago and protected by a system of dykes. There is one dyke between us and a wall of water that is easily 10 feet above the level of the land we live on. What to do to evacuate has been on my mind lately. The animals would come first- everything else is replaceable. I'd probably load the mares and ride Beamer, the dogs and cats would go in the truck or car. If time permitted, I'd take a few items including my hard drive and camera.<br />Praying for good weather both for us and the fire ravaged areas, although they need the rain, and we need the sun.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065325235071302257.post-47845347886346675222012-06-29T07:41:05.760-07:002012-06-29T07:41:05.760-07:00Terrifying. So glad your brother (and house) are s...Terrifying. So glad your brother (and house) are safe, but I feel so sad for all those who have lost everything. It is good to have a plan, but with all the horses it would be hard. I read about keeping a grease stick (like for an endurance ride) to write your number, name, anything on them if you have to leave them behind.<br /><br />I had to evacuate in about 10 minutes from a wildfire. Pets, some clothes, a box of photos all got put in the car. With extra time I ripped the computer out of the wall, grabbed a few random things, and drove off. Surreal.irish horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289040711028666546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065325235071302257.post-25913012329184319522012-06-29T02:07:53.351-07:002012-06-29T02:07:53.351-07:00Wow, I had no idea. Thanks for posting this. What ...Wow, I had no idea. Thanks for posting this. What would I bring...? <br /><br />It reminds me of what I read recently about Chernobyl. The town had a few minutes to evacuate (after not being told of the danger for two days!) and then they were told that the evacuation would only be for a few days, so many of them did not bring personal belongings! Over 20 years later they have not been allowed back. Wild horses have taken over the area, and it's been declared a nature preserve. These animals have adapted to living in radioactive conditions. <br /><br />I cannot imagine being told a fire is approaching, you may or may not lose everything: (lythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.com