Archive for the ‘Disaster Response’ Category

Hay is needed for horses in Montgomery and Waller Counties. Around 200 horses are currently displaced due to the fires. 

Donations of hay and other items such as halters, lead ropes, etc. can be dropped off at:

The Waller County Fairgrounds
22000 Fairground Road
Hempstead, TX 77445
(979) 826-2825

Magnolia Livestock Auction Barn (Great Western Auctions)
30822 Nichols Sawmill Rd.Magnolia, Texas
281-356-2165

Donations can also be purchased at: (purchases of donations by credit card may also be phoned in)
Steinhausers in Magnolia
18821 F.M. 1488
Magnolia, TX 77355
Phone: (281)356-2530 Fax: (281)356-5264
Hours: Monday – Saturday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Map

Steinhausers in Hempstead
820 Business Hwy 290
North Hempstead, TX 77445
Phone: (979)826-3273 Fax: (979)826-3255
Hours: Monday – Saturday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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For those of you wishing to make donations to an organization doing “hands on” work of helping the many rescued and injured horses in the massive Bastrop fire,  you can mail donations to:
Texas Lost Pines Riding Club
PO Box 309
Elgin, TX  78621

www.tlprc.org

Volunteers are needed in Elgin, Texas to feed, clean stalls etc, for around 85 head of equines and other animals.  Horses are being fed at 7am and 5pm.

Horses are being shelters at:
Julius Marek Arena (Elgin Rodeo Arena)
186B Hwy. 95 S. next to VFW
Elgin, Texas

These Locations are currently open to house livestock during the fire disaster. As things can change, please call the location before you haul.
Sam Houston Race Park

7575 N. Sam Houston Parkway West
Houston, Texas 77064
The race park is offering stall for horses due to the fires.
Bedding, buckets, feed, hay and webbing for the front of the stall will need to be provide by owner.
Call 281-807-8700 or 281-807-8790 to arrange for someone to open the gate and for availability.
The Waller County Fairgrounds
22000 Fairground Road
Hempstead, TX 77445
(979) 826-2825
Wharton County Youth Fair
6036 FM 961 RD.
Wharton, Texas 77488
Fair office number 979-677-3371 or 979-677-3350
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
The airport is offering a huge pasture for a large number
of horses in a pasture setting.
Please contact Darolyn Butler for more information
281- 816-5558
Conroe, Texas
Relentless Pursuit Farm
15833 Old Conroe Road, Conroe, TX
16 stalls available for horses
6 horse trailer ready to go
Available 24/7
Please call Regan Scisco
936-443-9587 or 936-419-9133
Conroe
J & E Carousel Horse Farm
Room for horses (10 plus and have 4 big dog pens that could be used for mini’s) and dog, must have current coggins. Room for trailers with living qtrs. $10 dollars a day if feed need to be provided. Would prefer owners bring their own feed. Owner is a retired Vet Tech, so help can be given to sick or injured animals.
Please call John or Eileen Cassell
936-231-3910
Woodlands, Texas
Single Foot Farm
1- 12×16 stall that can accommodate a stallion
Full care available
Please call Pam Hester
281-356-8821
Cypress, Texas
Room for 4-5 horses in a single paddock. Paddcock has trees for shelter.   Ideally, any evacuees would shelter for 2-3 months with only the cost of feed and hay roughly $75/head. After which our normal boarding rate is $300 per month, feeding twice per day included.  We can assist with hauling. The facility is well fenced, easily accessible, and I reside on the property.  We have 4 other horses in a adjoining paddock, so negative coggins required or verbal proof from vet.
Please contact Lianne Lami at
832-795-1865 or drsandydc@aol.com
Richards Texas
Seahorse Haven
2 small pens with 32 x 32 shelters
1 large pasture, 6-7 acres, no shelter and one side barbed wire. Pasture does have some cracks in ground.
Please contact Fiona Crichton-Berner
 713- 825- 5025  fiona@seahorse-haven.com
Fresno, Texas
Southern Breeze Equestrian Center
3800 FM 521 Rd
Full service boarding facility located just southeast of Houston. Can haul in an emergency.
Please contact Cathy Strobel
281- 431-4868
Georgetown Rodeo Arena
4415 East Morrow StreetGeorgetown, Texas
The rodeo arena is open to evacuated livestock and RV hook-ups are available.
Please contact Arena Manager Scott Gollihare
512-571-7703
Montgomery Texas
Perfection Ranch location
1050 Old Dobbin Road Montgomery, TX 77316
6 acres with apt, also 8 acres with a barn with carport and separate pastures.
Please contact Fran Jacobson
Bedia, Texas
Whisper Winds Arabians
Kenneth and Jennifer Porter
4869 C.R.126
Bedias, TX 77831
Room for horses – barn, self care of horse will be required.
Please contact Jennifer Porter
281-808-5719
Elgin, Texas
Julius Marek Arena (Elgin Rodeo Arena)
186B Hwy. 95 S. next to VFW
Elgin, Texas

 

 The Waller County Fairgrounds is currently open as a fire shelter for livestock.

22000 Fairground Road
Hempstead, TX 77445

(979) 826-2825

We may need places to go with some Grimes and Waller County horses. If folks have a place, please send them our way. Check to see if they need coggins papers or not and also need to know if it is pasture or stalls. Thanks. Cd

Currently 42 horses at 2 shelters in Waller County as well as some dogs and cats.

Cody Dennison, M.S.
County Extension Agent- Agriculture/Natural Resources
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Waller County Office
846 6th Street
Hempstead, TX 77445
Phone: 979.826.7651
Fax: 979.826.7654
E-Mail: cdennison@ag.tamu.edu
Website: http://waller-tx.tamu.edu/

Educational programs of Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion,age, or national origin.

Cody Dennison
979.826.7651 work

New E-mail:
cdennison@ag.tamu.edu

Texas Agrilife Extension Service
Waller County Horse Council
Texas Animal Health Commission
Waller County Animal Control
and
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
present
Animal Disease Response Training AWR 206-1

Responders play a critical role in containing and recovering from an animal disease outbreak by assessing the local emergency, assisting in response efforts, coordinating resources, and assuring that all components of the response are carried out quickly and accurately to prevent further contamination. Animal Disease Response Training provides the critical information needed to minimize the affects of an outbreak on your community.

Responders to whom this course is targeted includes, but is not limited to:
• Agriculture Producers and Workers
• Law Enforcement
• Firefighters
• Veterinarians and Animal Health Technicians
• Emergency Medical Services
• Emergency Management Personnel
• Public Health Officials
• Public Works Personnel
• Elected Officials

Participants will learn the importance of preparing for a potential outbreak and be trained on the concepts of:
• Biosecurity and Quarantine
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Euthanasia and Disposal
• Cleaning and Disinfection

For additional information or to register for a class, go to AgPreparedness.org

Barbara Carpenter Building at the Waller County Fairgrounds
FM 359 South
Hempstead, TX 77445

Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010
8:00 am – 5:00 pm

For more information contact:
J. Cody Dennison
cdennison@ag.tamu.edu
979-826-7651

Class size is limited, so register early!

NO REGISTRATION FEE!

Veterinary CEUs available (8.0) Animal Control Officer CEUs available (8.0)

 

LARGE ANIMAL HAZMAT & TECHNICAL LARGE ANIMAL EQUINE RESCUE (TLAER)

Designed for Veterinarians, First Responders & Animal Rescue Personnel 

Hazardous Material Training: October 21, 2010

Technical Rescue Training: October 22–24, 2010

(For additional information, select a link for course descriptions, outline and registration)

                   

Course instructors include Drs. Tomas and Rebecca Gimenez (www.TLAER.org)

* Hands on TLAER training will be limited to 30 participants

* Registration Costs:  $300 for TLAER & $280 for HAZMAT

(Discounted price of $550.00 if registering for both courses)

* TLAER approved for 23 hours of CE

* HAZMAT approved for 6 hours of CE

* Discounted prices for returning attendees!

BE PREPARED FOR YOUR NEXT RESCUE

Photos from the 2009 TLAER seminar are here. Password: TEXASTLAER