IFAS Extension
Agriculture
Abstract
Creating personalized emergency plans for evacuating or sheltering-in-place with horses helps horse owners to be as prepared as possible when natural disasters occur. This publication discusses disaster-specific considerations, making a plan, water and feed, documentation, fence and pasture preparations, animal identification, vaccinations, insurance, what to expect at agricultural inspection station stops, and more. Written by Kelsey M. Irvine and Brandi K. Phillips, and published by the UF/IFAS Veterinary Medicine—Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department, February 2023.
About this Publication
This document is VM252, one of a series of the Veterinary Medicine—Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2023. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Irvine, K. M., & Phillips, B. K. (2023). Best Management Practices for Equines in Natural Disasters. EDIS, 2023(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-vm252-2023
Authors
Kelsey Irvine
County agent
University of Florida
Extension agent II, 4-H youth development, UF/IFAS Extension Nassau County, Callahan, FL
Brandi Phillips
staff
University of Florida
director, Animal Technical Rescue Branch, Veterinary Emegency Treatment Service, UF College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL
Publication #VM252
