I guess it's more relevant to those of you who keep your horses on your own yard, do you have an emergency care plan? how do you communicate that?
I hurt my back badly on Saturday, managed to drive home Sunday but was in pretty bad shape after that, then add brain fuzzing drugs and I barely managed to feed/check my guys Sunday night, by Monday night I had to call a friend to come and drive me to the horses, I wasn't really physically fit to do them but my brain was like treacle from the medicine the doc gave me so I couldn't find the words to explain to her what needed to be done and Jess' meds etc. And this isn't the first time I have been in this situation.
I know if I was unable to do them then my friends would rally and they would get their basic needs met (if I can get word to them) but I don't have a specific plan in place for their care. Perhaps its a little tougher because I live alone, don't keep them on livery and family is all 1.5 hrs+ away.
I hurt my back badly on Saturday, managed to drive home Sunday but was in pretty bad shape after that, then add brain fuzzing drugs and I barely managed to feed/check my guys Sunday night, by Monday night I had to call a friend to come and drive me to the horses, I wasn't really physically fit to do them but my brain was like treacle from the medicine the doc gave me so I couldn't find the words to explain to her what needed to be done and Jess' meds etc. And this isn't the first time I have been in this situation.
I know if I was unable to do them then my friends would rally and they would get their basic needs met (if I can get word to them) but I don't have a specific plan in place for their care. Perhaps its a little tougher because I live alone, don't keep them on livery and family is all 1.5 hrs+ away.