just woke, slept fine after being awake at midnight,
thinking this morning about the nuclear war on the horizon... hoping
some of you see it coming too and get out in time.... nuclear war
isnt going to be a joke, and all the signs are building up.....
And I strongly reccomend you get out of urban areas, and if you
cant, at least get your kids out...
Put them with relatives or friends in the countryside, and do some
online research, and teach them about fallout etc. so they at least
know what to do.... search civil defense, radioactive fallout etc.
and make sure they understand the fundamentals, and also that they
understand the likelyhood of germ warfare, and disease when
sanitation is broken down.... i would also reccomend that each have a
pack with the 24+ items mentioned in the beginning chapters of this
blog, and that they have aspirin, iodine etc. and know the basics
about fevers etc.
one thing few people know about fevers is that if you get a high
fever, you can take cold showers or baths, every hour, and cool the
body temps down, especially the head... this was used to save people
before the invention of aspirin, but is largely forgotten knowlege
now.... I have used the technique for years, used it with my kids,
and my son used it last week with H1N1, and everybody in his group is
ok... high fevers can cause brain damage... generally it takes
several times in the shower, but it will prevent brain damage, and
will break the fever....
Also remember that willow bark tea is what indigenous people used,
its the same drug as aspirin....
and like Pat Frank the author of the survivalist classic "Alas
Babylon" wrote in another book, he'd rather have a thousand aspirins
than a thousand bullets in a war... he was in Europe in world war two
and saw that in conventional wars more people died of fevers than
bullets.... nuclear war will be different, more will die from burns,
damage from blast, radiation etc. but most of the deaths after will
be due to microbes, and best you have a fat bottle of aspirin in every
bugout pack.....
also have iodine, and research how to use, for preventing radiation
poisoning of the thyroid... it can also be used to sterilize water,
and on infected wounds... do your homework and test for alergy to
iodine, as many people get allergic reactions to it...
Thinking this morning to make an offer on a little filly I know of....
want to at least have breeding stock going for mountain ponies....
the filly has a body conformation like a polo pony, long legs, and a
fairly compact body, which in my opinion is the ultimate survival
horse.... big horses eat more, are less agile in the brush etc.,
than a smaller horse, but a pony with longer legs they eat up the
distance, and are fast and agile... I like the bays with ray stripe
down the back, the genetics is from pre Roman German tribes....
this filly is a red/brown, but her father is our mountain pony, and
so I know we can line breed her and get yellow/rayed offspring...
here in Costa Rica the rayed bays are highly esteemed by all who know
horses as the best of the grade horses.. and they were brought in by
German immigrants thru Argentina, and invariably command a higher
price.. Central America is a hard testing ground for horses due to
endemic disease and Latin mindset that horses are disposable... many
people here treat horse incredibly badly, bad enough they'd get jail
terms in the US, and here, never think a thing of it... meaning for a
hundred years only the toughest managed to survive.... And I know a
bit about horses, I had a herd of a dozen at one time..... Also due
to high rainfall much of the soil is minerally leached, and during the
wet season horses sicken and die due to mineral deficiences if you
dont keep a mineral block for them....
I also discovered that if you switch from grass pastures to
manicillo, an alfalfa type clover, it solves most of the deficiency
problem... plant clover in your pasture! it feeds nitrogen into the
soil allowing higher microbial growth levels which releases more
minerals for the animals... I solved the mineral deficiency problem
in my own pasture using it, and I learned all of this the hard way,
so take it seriously....
after a nuclear war, a vehicle is only as good as the fuel in the
tank.... but if horses survive fallout, they can still be used to
cover vast distances, and carry more survival related gear by two or
three times than a person can pack.... avoid Shetland ponies, they
are evil tempered, get something else, especially for kids... our
mountain pony is a stud and kids & women can ride him with no
problems, in spite of hormones and being a bit high strung...
With horses the thing to remember is the are flight animals
emotionally, and so always maintain a tranquil attitude around
them, and make pets out of them, i.e. win their complete confidence,
so in emergencies they rely on your help rather than explode in panic
and kill you accidently... horses are incredibly powerful, and if
they panic can easily kill a human accidently.... also NEVER! wrap
reigns or lead rope around your hands or body, unless you like the
idea of getting draged thru brush, dirt and trees, or kicked to death
if the horse is startled..... learn hoof care, its critical with
horses.... I do not reccomend shoeing horses, its unnecessary and a
health risk to horses, and became a custom when people used horses for
heavy labor like plowing or warfare... get some strap-on rubber boots
to fit your horses hoofs, for use in rocky conditions or on
pavement... Its a much better system...
After the dog, horses are man's best friend, treat them with love and
respect, win their hearts.... it pays.....
the easy way to win a horse's heart is to separate it from other
horses and you spend alot of time with it, it will bond to you....
also feeding them treats is a really good way to establish
friendship... always talk to your horse! calmly, never yell, unless
you are being persued in a life threatening situation and the horse
needs to know it... develope an inner calm in yourself, and maintain
it 100% of the time when working with horses... also never let them
get away with bad behavior, be firm, they think they are smart and
will try all kinds of shit and develope bad & risky habbits if you let
them....
the best saddle for general use is the Mc Clellan... English saddles
lack practical features, and western saddles are heavy and dangerous,
many people have died from having their chest broken by saddle horns
they had no use for....
if you think style is more important than practicality, you are a
moron.... Go the extra mile find a Mc Clellen sadle, they are very
common in central america.....
Also Horsemen always carry a sharp knife, generally a large pocket
knife for safety reasons, this is to cut away gear in an emergency....
also get a hoof knife and set of large hoof nippers... I rehandled
my personal hoof knife with a smaller more ergonomic handle, and made
a sheath that I keep clipped to the saddle.... I also keep a large
horseshoe nail stuck in the straps of the stirrip boot on the on side
of the horse, I paint the shoe nail red, so you can see it in the
dirt, its used for hoof cleaning.... also very important, get a
saddle with stirrip boots, this prevents you foot from slipping too
deep into the stirrip and entangling you in emergencies...
Also wear a helmet! I use a german style motorcycle helmet.... not
stylish, but very practical. if you own & ride horses you will
ocasionaly hit the dirt! a fact of life!
if you follow these instructions, and get your horse's trust, they
will keep you alive in emergencies... and you can trust your horse...
There is an old saying among horsemen; "Trust your horse!"
horses are incredibly sensitve to potential danger, learn to read
their ear signs... a horse can sense other people, animals and
especially other horses at incredible distances... even hidden
enemies etc.
I invariably keep tabs on my horse's ears....
a horse will take you home if you are wounded..
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