Hurricane Irma horse evacuation -- openings available for horses in danger
I'm able to offer temporary housing for horse evacuees from Irma. There's a 400 acre pasture we'll likely be able to open up to horses in need of evacuation. Because the pasture is so large and potentially hazardous (thick woods, steep creek banks, downed barbed wire fence from 100 years ago-- tbc perimeter is safely fenced) my plan would be to set up temporary fencing with t-posts and electric fence in safe areas. This would allow paddocks to be made according to the needs of the horses, and allow horses to be isolated (for health reasons) by group and easily managed. Lots of room for trailer parking. I'm hoping to get a couple 1000lbs bales of high-quality alfalfa and timothy/orchard hay so it's on hand for the horses. We'll need to charge a small amount to cover the fencing and hay because we just don't have the budget to do it out of pocket, but we're going to keep it as minimal as possible.
We're located between Columbia SC and Greenville SC, so we're a good 5/6 hrs from any coast and pretty sure to be safe. It's about an 8 hr drive to Tampa to give an idea of the drive. We're open to any horses in need, but preference will go to horses in areas most likely to be hard-hit. Please PM for specific details, or general questions can be posted here in case other people have the same question.
If anyone in the area has t-posts, fencing, solar hot-boxes, water troughs, etc to donate (or could lend a hand putting up fencing!) that'd help us keep costs down.
Submitted September 05, 2017 at 03:40PM by calm_chowder
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