Oklahoma Burning

Oklahoma is literally burning down! High winds, low humidity and dead vegatation have combined to make a perfect fire storm. Several towns had to be evacuated and people lost homes, businesses and other personal items. Thank GOD that so far no human lives have been lost! This does bring to light another important thing. My sister-in-law called frantic last night. She and her husband had to evacuate their home. They were not able to get their horse, Rusty, to load in the trailer. They ended up leaving him there. Now I know that we all believe that no emergency will ever happen to us, but things happen. Teach your horses to load! I don't mean, "Well we eventually get her to load". That doesn't work when anxiety is high. The horses will sense it and become agitated themselves. Don't blame the horse. It is your responsibility as a horse owner to train your horse in basic handling. I don't care if you don't ride them or well we never haul them anywhere. Again - things happen. If it's not a fire, flood, hurricane or some other disaster; it could be an emergency trip to the vet. Please, please, please for the health and well-being of your horse - teach them to load and load well.
Okay, now I will step down off of my soapbox. Have a great weekend!