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On Tue, 1 Jul 2003, susan graham wrote:

> Hello, I was intrested to know where is the safest place for a horse to
> be durring severe weather? Some peole say inside the barn and others say
> out in the pasture so they can run from flying debris.Is there any way
> to keep a horse safe?
The first answer is no, there is no way to keep a horse safe. :)

Down here on the Gulf Coast, where hurricanes (and tropical storms like
Bill yesterday) are a way of life, common practice is to turn all horses
out into the largest available area so they can run and hide using their
own natural instincts.

I have brass name tags for my horses, like dog tags with owner info, that
I braid into their manes when a bad storm is approaching (and also on
camping trips) so that if the fences go and the horses end up somewhere
else, whoever finds them can contact me.

-- 
Glenda R. Snodgrass

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