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 Hog Tie My Mojo
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Location: Opelousas, LA | LRQHS - 2016-08-15 5:54 PM They need the help. Animals are standing in water. The feed stores are flooded out. I'm 2 hours away and it's raining again. My yard and pasture has areas flooded, but not nearly what they are dealing with.
Could you PM me the contact info for where the horses are? Do you know if they need supplies to care for injured horses? |
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  Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Barnmom - 2016-08-15 7:05 PM
LRQHS - 2016-08-15 5:54 PM They need the help. Animals are standing in water. The feed stores are flooded out. I'm 2 hours away and it's raining again. My yard and pasture has areas flooded, but not nearly what they are dealing with.
Could you PM me the contact info for where the horses are? Do you know if they need supplies to care for injured horses?
I tagged you on FB, Crystal. The Clinton arena is holding a bunch. |
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 Off the Wall Wacky
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Location: Louisiana | I know they are needing hay more than feed. Obviously any feed is very appreciated, but there are many horses that were thin and they're scared to feed too much grain.
Problem is it's been so wet around here this summer many haven't gotten a chance to cut any hay yet. What we have left from last year for our cows wouldn't make a trailer ride bc we just keep it in the field with no cover. It would fall apart.
Lamar Dixon needs water buckets. Almost 400 horses that came in with nothing.
As the water goes down cows and horses are popping up on highways, in subdivisions, etc. It's amazing the animals that made it back home.
I know Mrs. Tanya Carlenter is headed to Lamar with supplies and to help organize. Lord knows the woman can organize lol.
Thank you all for your kindness!! |
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | dashnlotti - 2016-08-15 7:58 PM
I know they are needing hay more than feed. Obviously any feed is very appreciated, but there are many horses that were thin and they're scared to feed too much grain.
Problem is it's been so wet around here this summer many haven't gotten a chance to cut any hay yet. What we have left from last year for our cows wouldn't make a trailer ride bc we just keep it in the field with no cover. It would fall apart.
Lamar Dixon needs water buckets. Almost 400 horses that came in with nothing.
As the water goes down cows and horses are popping up on highways, in subdivisions, etc. It's amazing the animals that made it back home.
I know Mrs. Tanya Carlenter is headed to Lamar with supplies and to help organize. Lord knows the woman can organize lol.
Thank you all for your kindness!!
This just breaks my heart. . . . . I haven't watched the news today-is the area still getting rain? |
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I just read the headlines
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Go Get Em!
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Location: OH. IO | GLP - 2016-08-15 9:26 PM
I don't do Paypal, but I would love to help Barnmom or LRQHS out if you don't mind sending me a PM with an address so I could send a donation.
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Hog Tie My Mojo
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Location: Opelousas, LA | Thanks LRQHS! Send anything to her, I'm just going to call a few equine suply companies in the morning after I find out what the rescues still need, see if I can get stuff overnighted where its needed. |
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I Am a Snake Killer
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Location: Golden Gulf Coast of Texas | dashnlotti - 2016-08-15 3:30 PM
Going to try to attach a photo...
The girl in this photo is a local barrel racer, probably 15-16 years old.
Where they live does not flood. That's why people are so caught off guard.
Prayers to that young girl. I did the same with mine back in June when we flooded and my stomach was in my throat riding one and leading another just like her. It's a very scary feeling and my heart goes out to her. Hope she got to safety! |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Hope that hay can be plentiful for all the lost livestock and that the owners of these animals can be found 
Edited by Southtxponygirl 2016-08-15 10:55 PM
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Curve Ball
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Location: Pelham, TN | Prayers for all in need during this devastation. |
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Off the Wall Wacky
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Location: Louisiana | The donations are rolling in at Lamar!! They have a couple tons of feed, 50 square bales, and several round bales. Of course while many horses will go home quickly, they're expecting some may be a long term situation.
For some of those horses, the flood was probably the "out" they needed, as they obviously weren't being cared for prior.
They are already looking into an alternate shelter, as Lamar will have to start charging at some point, they can't stay forever.
To anyone coming or sending supplies, there are also people there, and they need basic supplies.
Toothpaste, toiletries, band aids, clothes, Advil, blankets, etc.
I'm going to go by my mom's and load up some jeans. Between her, myself, and my sister, we have a laundry room shelf FULL of jeans we no longer wear, all riding jeans and probably 5-6 different sizes.
Please, no shavings. Lamar doesn't allow outside shavings to be used. Let's not complain about that bc they have opened their facility.
Of course they have shavings for purchase, so many have donated money towards them.
They said they could use a couple stall forks also.
Just passing along some info as I see it on FB. Y'all are amazing for wanting to help. There are some amazing people in our barrel racing community!!!
I will try to check back in at some point today. But water is starting to recede in places, and animals are starting to reappear. I know places where whole herds of cows are missing.
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Off the Wall Wacky
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Location: Louisiana | Update while we get diesel...
Just loaded up mini bucking bulls and ponies. Headed to catch cows now.
Happy to be able to help finally. |
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Southtxponygirl - 2016-08-15 3:42 PM dashnlotti - 2016-08-15 3:30 PM Going to try to attach a photo... The girl in this photo is a local barrel racer, probably 15-16 years old. Where they live does not flood. That's why people are so caught off guard. Wow...
Well darn it I was trying to get that picture to load on here but It wont do it..
I just can't wrap all of this around my head. I have a fear of water so God Bless everyone that is out there helping.
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Ditto on the fear of water. Use to love it untill i got older. Theres so many wonderful people out there helping.  |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I was wondering about clothes, is there any need for clothes? Like for children? I have girls that are sizes I think from 4t and a little bigger. And shoes too for little girls.. |
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I Am a Snake Killer
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Location: Golden Gulf Coast of Texas | They will need everything. Clothes, water non perishable food. Dog and cat food. Trying to think of what all people needed here when the Brazos flooded. Some will be without any home for awhile. There are people here still living in their cars. It's so sad. One thing we found out is don't throw anything away without writing the serial #'s down for insurance and tax write offs. Take pictures of everything while its under water and when it's not. All your possessions can be written off as a tax write off even if u don't have insurance. We didn't know that our farm and ranch policy was null and void since it was flood. So all our equipment and everything we left in the barn was not covered. But we are claiming on next years taxes. You can also file an amendment to this years taxes if you need the money sooner. I know I'm rambling but there is so much that you will need. Don't expect anything soon from FEMA we received 1 check for $22k and our renovation is expected to be over $100k. Our claim was filed at the end of June. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I would love to send the clothes I have to someone in Louisiana so that they can be giving to someone that needs them for their kidos that is in need. So if anybody is willing and can,, please send me a address and I will box them up and ship them to you.  |
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My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | GLP - 2016-08-15 8:26 PM
I don't do Paypal, but I would love to help Barnmom or LRQHS out if you don't mind sending me a PM with an address so I could send a donation.
Please count me in with that PM address so I can send donation and it can be used for what's needed the most. . .
And I pray angel wings on all of y'all that out there in the trenches helping and doing what needs to be done. God bless you many times over
Edited by Chandler's Mom 2016-08-16 10:04 PM
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | dashnlotti - 2016-08-16 12:43 PM Update while we get diesel... Just loaded up mini bucking bulls and ponies. Headed to catch cows now. Happy to be able to help finally.
How did it go today, hope that you're being safe. |
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Off the Wall Wacky
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Location: Louisiana | Southtxponygirl - 2016-08-16 10:13 PM
dashnlotti - 2016-08-16 12:43 PM Update while we get diesel... Just loaded up mini bucking bulls and ponies. Headed to catch cows now. Happy to be able to help finally.
How did it go today, hope that you're being safe.
We managed to get a few cows back where they belong!
It got pretty real pretty fast when we pulled up in a subdivision with mama brahmas, but hubby and bro in law got them roped and loaded. It took 3 hours to catch 3 cows lol. They didn't want to go home.
The people that lived there lost everything, but were in such good spirits and happy to see horses. I think we gave them a small break from reality.
Gotta work through Friday, but planning on heading back out Saturday. |
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