Horses Displaced by Colorado Wildfires

More than 200 horses have been evacuated from a wildfire burning near Manitou Springs, Colo.
Share
Favorite
Close

No account yet? Register

ADVERTISEMENT

More than 200 horses have been evacuated from a wildfire burning near Manitou Springs, Colo.

David Rose, public information officer for El Paso County, Colo., said that on June 23 county fire officials began receiving initial calls about the Waldo Canyon wildfire. Since then, the blaze has forced 6,000 people and an unknown number of horses to evacuate, he said.

"We don’t know exactly how many (horses) have been evacuated, but we do know they have been placed at the Teller County Fairgrounds in Cripple Creek and at the Norris Penrose Equestrian Center in Colorado Springs," Rose said.

Humane organization personnel and fairgrounds and equestrian center staff are caring for the animals, Rose said

Create a free account with TheHorse.com to view this content.

TheHorse.com is home to thousands of free articles about horse health care. In order to access some of our exclusive free content, you must be signed into TheHorse.com.

Start your free account today!

Already have an account?
and continue reading.

Share

Written by:

Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.

Related Articles

Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with

FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.com

Sponsored Content

Weekly Poll

sponsored by:

How much time do you usually spend grooming your horse?
437 votes · 437 answers

Readers’ Most Popular

Sign In

Don’t have an account? Register for a FREE account here.

Need to update your account?

You need to be logged in to fill out this form

Create a free account with TheHorse.com!