Horse Owners Urged to Prepare for Active Wildfire Season
Pat Raia
June 3, 2012
National authorities have cautioned horse owners to prepare for wildfires before they occur.
National authorities have cautioned horse owners to prepare for wildfires before they occur.
Learn how to prepare yourself, your horse, and your farm for the hurricane season.
Reduce the risk of your horse turning up missing and increase recovery chances.
Set up a communications plan to help your farm or business survive in the event of a disaster.
Presenter Monty McInturff, DVM, discussed a number of topics relating to equine identification.
By reviewing methods of identification, including hot branding, freeze branding, microchipping, drawings/photographs, DNA analysis, lip tattooing, and new iris scan technology, Dr. McInturff will explain the pros and cons of each method.
If the proposal passes German horse breeders will no longer be allowed to brand their horses with a hot iron.
Presenter Monty McInturff, DVM, will detail why equine identification is vital to horse owners and vets.
A catastrophic occurrence can cause nearly irreparable damage to a horse business, event, or brand.
The number of horses lost or injured as a result of the storms is still uncertain.
The animal was being led back to its barn after a veterinary check when the horse reared and fell backwards.
The rule requires newly registered horses and ponies competing in national competitions to be microchipped.
The thieves made off several horses from the stables at the school’s Magnolia campus earlier this week.
There was no significant difference in stress levels between horses that were branded or microchipped.
The horses’ owner hopes aggressive ground searches will help locate the horses displaced in Hurricane Irene.
The wildfires across the state of Texas have necessitated assistance from the Texas Animal Heath Commission.
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