Tip 4: a buddy system for horses
Tip 4: pair up with another horse owner, arrange a safe farm outside the danger zone, and give emergency crews your contacts. Checked against ASPCA guidance.
This tip was about the buddy system for horse owners, especially in areas that flood or burn.
- Arrange a farm outside the likely evacuation zone where you can trailer your horse before the emergency arrives. Offer to be someone else's buddy too.
- Make sure your local fire or rescue service has emergency contact numbers for your farm workers.
- Tell them where the water hookup, gas main and electric panel are, and give them keys to any gates that are locked after hours.
The ASPCA also recommends a phone tree or buddy system with nearby horse owners, so that you can share trailers, pastures and extra hands. Ready.gov says to leave early when you can, and to map a main and a backup route.
This tip first appeared on the former Pet Safe Coalition website on 15 May 2013. The advice here was rewritten and checked against the sources below on 4 October 2026.