HELP MOVE HORSES IN IOWA
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UAN - May 17, 1999
Forwarded from Darlene Krauss - Wheatland, IA
We live in Wheatland, Iowa, just off the Wapsipinicon River. We have 16
horses and are greatly concerned that we can find temporary places to keep our horses as
there is a great threat in the next 24 to 48 hours that our entire ranch will be under
water.
Is there a group (EARS) in IA that helps to locate temporary homes for horses? We
have contacted the local humane society and we came up with the idea of a local (40 miles
away) are fair grounds but unfortunately they are having a huge horse show this coming
weekend and can not take us in. The farmers here have mostly dry lots for their cows
and no pasture as it is all planted. And one of our other problems is that we have
stallions, a injured rehabilitating horse and a mare due to foal anytime, so we need box
stalls.
Any assistance you could give me for locating someone on my side of the state who may be
able to help would be greatly appreciated as the river upstream in Independence/Anamosa
was rising a foot an hour yesterday and they have broken the record for their high.
Thank you
Darlene Krauss
(319) 374-1633
Darlene Krauss [easygait@netins.net]
May 18th Update
Hi Dee...thanks for contacting me. I have found a place to take 2 box stalled horses and 6
of my pasture horses. However, I still have 7 stalled horses I need to place (2 stallions,
a mare due to foal anytime, a convalescing horse and 3 young horses that have never been
turned out with others or overnight (one is recently gelded).
At this point we are still ok. The river is rising slowly but we
expect that to change sometime in the early am on thursday when the big flash flooding of
water gets here from up north. So we are hoping to get the rest of the horses placed
tomorrow or at the very very latest Friday morning.
I'll let you know more if we get contacted by anyone...and thanks
much for those prayers!
Darlene
May 17th (PM) - Dee Beaugez wrote:
Darlene...
I received a note from UAN about the flood. I have sent out note to the IOWA office of
emergency management, friends and people with lots of contacts. I am sending prayers that
you get some answers and help soon. Are you and the animals OK?
Dee Beaugez
Publisher The Horse Review
http://www.horsereview.com
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