The leaders of the U.S. Equestrian Federation are setting up a clearinghouse of services for the victims of Hurricane Katrina on its website, www.usef.org.
If you have a stable or pasture you can offer to house refugee horses and ponies from the Gulf Coast, please email your name, address, phone number and email address to Karen Adams at kcadams@usef.org or call her at 859-225-6993. (Adams said she\’d prefer to be contacted via email as she\’s expecting a great many calls.)
If you can volunteer veterinary services, please submit your contact information using the same email address or phone number.
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The USEF will be posting a listing by state of these safe havens for horses and ponies on its website. The list will be accessed by going to the right side of the homepage and clicking on Hurricane Katrina Equine Relief. The section is supposed to be operational by tonight, Aug. 31, and will serve as a master list to help horse owners in Katrina’s path find help.
Leaders of other equine organizations who wish to assist the effort and link to the list should also email Karen Adams.
