Horse rescued from Southern California wildfires

[Debp]

@ladypeartree @JohnD

 

[ladypeartree]

yes cos flapping your arms at the back of an already scared horse is going to do soooo much good . Do you know if they got the other horse and the donkeys out ?

[Debp]

53 minutes ago, ladypeartree said:

yes cos flapping your arms at the back of an already scared horse is going to do soooo much good . Do you know if they got the other horse and the donkeys out ?

No idea.

There was another news video of people driving slowly in cars and leading three horses out by holding the reins as the horses walked along side..

[JohnD]

On 11/7/2024 at 8:50 PM, Debp said:

@ladypeartree @JohnD

 

I don't miss those conflagrations at all!

2003 and 2007 San Diego fires.

[kwikphilly]

On 11/7/2024 at 9:50 PM, Debp said:

@ladypeartree @JohnD

 

As a professional animal trainer & CAAB flapping her arms gently behind the ( very calm btw) horse is not the problem- the woman facing the animal from inside the trailer was- happy to see the gentleman that lead him in properly & thats how very simple it is to " lead " a horse into a trailer

Horses vision is very different than ours,they are a  herd animal and prey-they can see best what is to the rear and on the side where the woman in the rear was standing with the head position raised- woman in the front not only did not allow him to " see" what he was stepping into by pulling his nose up but also by facing him she was perceived as " cinfrontational" and threatening- preys reaction is fight or flight

Leading him properly allows for him to see where he is going,no danger ahead and also it's natural for herd animals to follow your lead( with your back towards them)

Perhaps yall find that interesting and informative

With love in Christ,Kwik

In 1992 Hurricaine Andrew wipe out majority of Miami farms ,ranches,stables- it took a huge effort to round up displaced,panicked and very exhausted horses. It's always nice to see people volunteering to rescue animals( even if they don't know what they are doing,lol)there's usually someone around to supervise and organize- thsnk the Lord for kind hearted people

 

 

[Debp]

51 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

As a professional animal trainer & CAAB flapping her arms gently behind the ( very calm btw) horse is not the problem- the woman facing the animal from inside the trailer was- happy to see the gentleman that lead him in properly & thats how very simple it is to " lead " a horse into a trailer

Horses vision is very different than ours,they are a  herd animal and prey-they can see best what is to the rear and on the side where the woman in the rear was standing with the head position raised- woman in the front not only did not allow him to " see" what he was stepping into by pulling his nose up but also by facing him she was perceived as " cinfrontational" and threatening- preys reaction is fight or flight

Leading him properly allows for him to see where he is going,no danger ahead and also it's natural for herd animals to follow your lead( with your back towards them)

Perhaps yall find that interesting and informative

With love in Christ,Kwik

In 1992 Hurricaine Andrew wipe out majority of Miami farms ,ranches,stables- it took a huge effort to round up displaced,panicked and very exhausted horses. It's always nice to see people volunteering to rescue animals( even if they don't know what they are doing,lol)there's usually someone around to supervise and organize- thsnk the Lord for kind hearted people

 

 

Yes, I thought that person inside the trailer was a problem.   Glad they finally figured it out.

There's a lot of horse country in Southern California.   I'm in the heart of the city so no wildfires... although this building has had three major fires, two of them in apartments next to mine!   Very scary...hope, pray there's no more.

[kwikphilly]

1 minute ago, Debp said:

Yes, I thought that person inside the trailer was a problem.   Glad they finally figured it out.

There's a lot of horse country in Southern California.   I'm in the heart of the city so no wildfires... although this building has had three major fires, two of them in apartments next to mine!   Very scary...hope, pray there's no more.

I used to be licensed in several States( California was one) - to train on any paramutual racetrack grounds you must possess a State Horse Trainer( or Owner or Groom) license

Many years ago I worked with some terrified horses  an owner breeder shipped here from San Luis Rey Downs where many horses perished in the fire- I gave up my Cal license when I was too sick to train so I lost touch with alot of owners out there,thankfully my friends at a track here were more than happy to let the horses recover here under my care- some of them were unable to perform again but went on to pasture for breeding,2 were sold privately to really good owners ahd used for pleasure riding..... very sad.

I'm glad you are out of harms way,fire is terrifying

With love in Christ,Kwik

[kwikphilly]

@Debp

How did those fires start in your building- separate incidents or related in some way?

[Debp]

7 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

@Debp

How did those fires start in your building- separate incidents or related in some way?

Been in this building since 1974 so the three fires were spread throughout the years.

First fire:  Across from bedroom window, wee hours.   Heard an explosion.   Looked out, flames were going from first floor apartment up towards the third floor already.   We thought the two young guys and an old man in that apartment had a drug lab that exploded because they were seen going down the street, never seen again.   Those young guys always wore chains for belts, another clue!

Second fire:   Wee hours, heard noise.   Looked out, saw my neighbor, Roland, dragging the fire hose while in his underwear.   I called 911 but the operator thought I was kidding.   He asked how I knew there was a fire.   I said my neighbor is dragging a fire hose while in his briefs!   Finally my smoke detector went off...mom and I were trapped because of too much smoke in hall.   But fire department came, got it out eventually.   They had to axe through the wall as they found out Roland was a pack rat!   

Third fire:  Happened maybe six years ago.   5:30am...my eyes flew open in bed as I smelled smoke.   By the time mom and I were opening our apartment door to try to leave, the firemen were just coming by our door.   They told us to get back in the apartment.   Smoke was filling apartment so I called 911 to tell them.   So they sent two firemen to lead mom and me out safely.

I'm not sure how it started but I thought the Filipina neighbor left a religious candle burning.  Because she and her husband were on their way to church at that hour on a Saturday.

Thank God, some passerby on our little, quiet street was going by around 5am or so....they saw the flames and called 911.

Our wing was totally burned up, looked like a bomb had dropped.   Our apartment was ok inside.  But smoky smell for a couple of months especially in our wing.

 

[kwikphilly]

4 hours ago, Debp said:

Been in this building since 1974 so the three fires were spread throughout the years.

First fire:  Across from bedroom window, wee hours.   Heard an explosion.   Looked out, flames were going from first floor apartment up towards the third floor already.   We thought the two young guys and an old man in that apartment had a drug lab that exploded because they were seen going down the street, never seen again.   Those young guys always wore chains for belts, another clue!

Second fire:   Wee hours, heard noise.   Looked out, saw my neighbor, Roland, dragging the fire hose while in his underwear.   I called 911 but the operator thought I was kidding.   He asked how I knew there was a fire.   I said my neighbor is dragging a fire hose while in his briefs!   Finally my smoke detector went off...mom and I were trapped because of too much smoke in hall.   But fire department came, got it out eventually.   They had to axe through the wall as they found out Roland was a pack rat!   

Third fire:  Happened maybe six years ago.   5:30am...my eyes flew open in bed as I smelled smoke.   By the time mom and I were opening our apartment door to try to leave, the firemen were just coming by our door.   They told us to get back in the apartment.   Smoke was filling apartment so I called 911 to tell them.   So they sent two firemen to lead mom and me out safely.

I'm not sure how it started but I thought the Filipina neighbor left a religious candle burning.  Because she and her husband were on their way to church at that hour on a Saturday.

Thank God, some passerby on our little, quiet street was going by around 5am or so....they saw the flames and called 911.

Our wing was totally burned up, looked like a bomb had dropped.   Our apartment was ok inside.  But smoky smell for a couple of months especially in our wing.

 

Oh my Lord - WOW,thank God for each time that you and your Mom were not harmed -so scary

I pray never again,that every person in your bldg be mindful,careful and safe.... And God Continue His Hedge of Protection around you and yours,always and forever in Jesus Name

With love in Christ,Kwik