Today we're doing our dry run of our route and dropping off buckets to people who couldn't come to the open house.
Right now we have 42 households in Dunellen signed up and 5 in Plainfield. I hope to get more signed up in the Plainfield neighborhoods.
One of the most welcome visitors to our open house were seven of Plainfield's firemen. They came early in the day when we were giving Abbie and Katie their baths. The word got out to the local firefighter community that horses were in the old Mack truck building, so we've been getting visitors. It's been great meeting and talking with them.
Our facility is safe with sprinklers and fire extinguishers, as well as being made of concrete and brick. Abbie and Katie are safer here than most horses in regular wood barns -- most don't have sprinklers. If there were a fire in the complex, smoke would be the greatest danger. In case there is an emergency, they are concerned about the horses, to know what to do. Just as they'd be concerned with rescuing dogs and cats in house fires.
I'm very grateful for their concern. We're discussing doing an "intro to horses" session with the firefighters, so they will know how to handle and lead the girls in case of a fire emergency.
Update at 5:03pm on 9/16/13. Our crew got a late start today. The horses started the route at 4:30pm. I'll be picking up later this evening in the Plainfield neighborhoods near Park Avenue.
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