Mother Nature and an Emergency Plan

As I was driving to work, I heard about the terrible earthquake in Japan and the impending tsunami. I'm always shocked at how much Mother Nature can truley scare me. Mother Nature can set the most amazing sunrises (like this morning) and amazing sunsets but to think of the awesome powers that Mother Nature can unfold, it is rather humbling.

While I was driving in to work, the radio stations would each say that the tsunami was going to hit Hawaii in so many minutes and that people were fleeing to higher ground. What does my mind shift to, the horses. What about the horses that are stuck and can't flee to higher ground? What about the people who are trying to get their horses to higher ground? I am a worrier. So I worry about things I can't do anything about.

But it does make me think of a contingency plan/escape plan. I bought the six horse trailer as safety/reassurance that I could get 10 of the 17 Borderland horses out in case of an immediate emergency. I've actually done some additional thinking on who I could stuff in which stall and who I could possibly stuff in the tack compartment to make sure that I get as many horses away from the impending danger. There's also the 4-horse stock trailer (where I'm betting in an emergency I could cram five horses in if they were the smaller ones). I know it might sound silly but I want to be prepared in case there is an immediate danger and I don't have the opportunity to haul the horses 30 miles away to Madison. And, if for some reason 30 miles isn't far enough, I need to know that I can haul all of the horses to safety. I'm still four horses short of getting everyone to safety but Mom and Dad are my backup plan with their 4-horse straight load. It pulls well but hasn't been used in years. But if there's an immediate danger, I believe we could make it road worthy in a hurry.

It may be that I need to actually write an emergency plan/contingency plan in case there is an immediate emergency or impending emergency. It's better to be overly prepared than not prepared at all.

But it's always a good idea to have some type of emergency plan, even if it's not in writing. So, what's your emergency plan to ensure your horses are safe from danger?