Disaster Planning Time!

In my last blog, I listed barn yard friendly plants, and I mentioned that my next blog (this one!) would be a continuation of that blog, with a list of plants that are not suitable for planting around the barn, as well as delving into pasture management…however, I realized that June 1 was fast approaching, which means Hurricane Season starts, plus there has been a high number of tornadoes as well as other disasters striking, so I wanted to get my Disaster Blog out. My 2 blogs in June will be directed towards toxic plants and pasture management!

First though, I want to once again welcome my new subscribers who participated in the Ultimate Horse Library Give Away in honor of Buy A Horse Book Day! This was an event I could really get behind and I was more than happy to donate a copy of Common Sense Horse Keeping and my laminated resource guide to the winner, Sue, and her charity of choice, the Philadelphia Urban Riding Academy. As a result of the contest, several libraries reached out to me and are now carrying Common Sense Horse Keeping! If you would like to see my book in your local public or school library, please have them get in touch with me!

If you are new to my blog, just a quick intro as to who I am! I have been blogging about horse and stable management since roughly 2005, when I was the District Commissioner for my daughter’s pony club, the Horseketeers (can you guess that I am in Florida?) As the DC, I was passionate about teaching proper horse care and stable management. My blog has evolved over the years, hopefully for the better, and I only send out a blog every other week, on Friday mornings. My book, Common Sense Horse Keeping was published last year by Lilith House Press and I speak at clubs, events and barns about Disaster Planning and Fire Safety in Stables. Last fall I was honored to have been invited to speak about Fire Safety at Equine Affaire!

My Disaster Planning blog runs annually, and it covers disasters such as Floodings, Wildfires, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Blizzards, Heat Waves and Local HAZMAT emergencies. It is divided into sections, mainly due to it being too long for one blog! So without further ado, here are the links to the blogs:

There is no excuse to not have a Disaster Plan! Don’t wait until a disaster is bearing down on you….the life of your horse may depend upon it!

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Don’t Forget to Hug Your Horse!

Lori