Disasters don’t take breaks just because you’re at a horse show. Ask Nickey Smith, who was competing at the 2005 Bayer Select World Championship Show when Hurricane Katrina savaged his family farm. Disasters don’t take breaks just because you have high hopes for a horse in training. Ask John B. Curtis, whose best racing filly was injured in a wildfire in central Oklahoma. Disasters don’t take breaks, period. But a good plan can help you and your horses weather the storm. Ask Claire Cornett, who evacuated her horses from the Mississippi Gulf Coast before Katrina hit.
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