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Disaster preparation for Horse owners As Hurricane season is upon us here in Florida it is past time to seriously address the task of preparation. Efforts taken today can save a great deal of anxiety and heartache in the future. Unfortunately, many of us are procrastinators by nature and wait until the news reports of the approaching storm prod us into some form of action. Every year when this happens you find yourself frantically wandering the isles of your local store searching empty shelves for bottled water and batteries with several hundred of your closest friends and neighbors. This doesn’t need to happen. With just a little time and effort now you will find yourself much more prepared and not just another aimless zombie in the golden hoard. Even if you are like me and lack the “organizational gene” you will find that following some simple guidelines can help get you ready for the eventual day when, as they say…. the manure hits the oscillating rotator. By breaking things dow...

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As many are aware there is a current outbreak of EHV-1 neurologic disease or EHM Equine Herpes Myelitis. This has primarily been a western state outbreak but cases are now reported in Florida as well. Several cases were reported in South Florida several years ago as well and sporadically across the country over the past 20 years. As always happens with disease outbreaks, the misinformation and fear spreads faster than the disease itself so what I wanted to do is put out there are some facts that we currently know and questions that we dont know the answer to. You can then use this information to make wise decisions for your horse. This information comes from the consensus statement from the ACVIM ( American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine) . EHV - Equine Herpes Virus or Rhinopneumonitis . There are 5 known strains of EHV. EHV-1 is associated with viral abortion and neurologic disease. This is a DNA virus and can remain dormant in neural tissue much like human Herpes viruses ...

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Why in Gods name would anyone want to go to survival school if you aren't in the Military. That's what a lot of people think and has been a common thread with those whom I discuss the events of last weekend. That and "You're crazy", but I hear that a lot anyway so what the hell. This all started when I read the book " Deep Surviva l "by Laurence Gonzales. (which tells me I have got to get back to reading more surfing magazines) It is a scientific look at why some people survive disasters and others die. There are some amazing stories and a real analytical look at the brain functions and decision made in each. It also looks at the way your mind will block out certain information that it deems unimportant to the task at hand and how emotion can over power the neo cortex and lead to mistakes. In this book the author goes to the hills of Virginia for survival training with one of the country's foremost authorities on wilderness survival a former US Air...