Lynn Strand Training Center

WE HAVE ALL EVACUATED SAFELY!! A huge thank you to our horse community. #bondfire #evacuation #largeanimalevacuation #ocparks #peacockhillequestriancenter

Hi Ho Hi Hi it's back to Los Al we go... we evacuated all the horses in a little over an hour and a half most of us are here at the track best part is everyone is safe bedded and comfortable here we go again folks

All STC horses were home by 9:30 this morning everyone stepped on the trailers without hesitation and we're calm when they got to the barn now @Tracey Gaede is taking me to the house to pick up the first load of tack and supplies off my deck

We are taking the horses home tomorrow huzzah! Many thanks to Robin Bisogno PHEC owner and Hayley Buckingham HBE Dressage for all their efforts today getting enough haulers organized to get everyone home quickly! We truly are a Horse family and its such a blessing to be part of it!

Irvine Regional Park is closed for fire operations in support of nearby #silveradofire. Peters Canyon and Santiago Oaks regional parks are closed due to high winds. Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park also closed.

All 9 horses in my barn are safe at Los Alamitos Race Track (thank you for allowing us a safe haven) and all the PHEC horses were moved and safe in a few locations. I want to thank Courtney for her help and support as we got horses moved to the loading area and she took saddles and equipment to her car for safe keeping, then she spent the afternoon with me bedding stalls, getting appropriate feed and water buckets setup for all the horses... I want to thank Tracey Gaede and Eileen Bennin for helping to get their horses on trailer to safety. Hopefully they won't have to stay to long it would be nice to have them home by the end of the week... Thank you to everyone who is helping along the way... More to Come.

As a percaution ALL STC horses are haltered and tagged if we have to evac. FIRE is 10+ miles south of us moving west... S A Winds are the park and stable were gusts to 50+ an hour ago... Peacock Hill is on standby as long as it is windy... OCFA has setup base camp in Irvine Park so update will happen quickly if needed...

current situation with the fire still moving south away from IRP and PHEC Send a Prayer to the residents of the Orchard Hills are in Irvine

FIRE In Santiago Canyon OCFA says 68 units on scene and water drops are already underway... I'm heading to the PHEC at 10/1030am should not be and issue for us but I will be watching throughout the day... OCFA is already setting up at Irvine Regional Park which is CLOSED to the Public Horse owner need a gate pass and green sticker to get through The gate today Channel 5 live video is covering the fire now

It’s that time of year again! Thank you, Lynn Strand, for once again, making my Lolabean beautifully comfortable! #traceclip #dutchwarmblood #socalautumn #healthyhorse #muchlovedhorse #mylolabean @ Lynn Strand Training Center

Just when we think the blessings of Fall are upon us... Bam! We get slammed with another California heat wave! Please be aware of your horses this week, check drinker daily clean and working properly. Don't introduce any new foods or treats, stay on a familiar routine and exercise EARLY even lighter or stop on extreme heat day!!! Good rule of thumb - If you are uncomfortable in the heat so is your horse!!! I've added a heat and humidity chart that shows when it's safe to work your horse and when to wait for another day.

Cleaning out old Vids came across this Promo Video for STC from 2008 Wonderful memories with all these amazing horses riders and friends

Food for thought if you're uncomfortable outside because of haze, smoke and ash remember so is your horse!

With the threat of fires and Santa anas and started blowing again it's time to make up an emergency special meds kit for your horse I suggest a minimum of seven days of every medication and special supplementation your horse needs take it home and put it in a cool place or your refrigerator if possible don't forget to date it that way if you don't need it you can always bring it back to the barn and use it and refill the supplies.

weather has been to weird this year!

AS A REMINDER! DO NOT INTERACT WITH OTHER BOARDERS HORSES WITHOUT OWNER/TRAINER CONSENT! THANK YOU!AS A REMINDER! DO NOT INTERACT WITH OTHER BOARDERS HORSES WITHOUT OWNER/TRAINER CONSENT! THANK YOU!

Communication is EVERYTHING!

I really glad most of my clients are gone next week I can hit the barn EARLY and get things done before it get nasty! PLEASE REMEMBER IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE SO IS YOUR HORSE! Be Safe this coming week there's always another day to ride!