Thea Creasy, 45, a British horse trainer who has lived in Los Angeles for 20 years and makes money walking celebrity dogs in Hollywood, has saved 100 horses.. She helped evacuate animals that remained in fire-ravaged areas of the city, organizing a team of fearless volunteers, writes The Telegraph.
She was the first to rescue two horses that were trapped on her friend's estate.. Despite police warnings about safety, Creasy made a hasty decision to drive her trailer into the disaster area and remove the animals..
“I will still go to save the horse, even if it threatens me – that’s the way I am,” Tea told reporters.
Concerned that her friend's horses weren't the only ones trapped in burning houses and barns, Creasy set out to rescue all the horses on the road that was in danger of being destroyed by the flames.. She asked volunteers to fit all possible trailers.
When the woman was driving after the animals, she saw a cloud of smoke that rose from where the horses were, and this caused her to panic and feel short of breath.. Luckily, she made it to the stables, and Thea, who used to work as a horse trainer in Topanga Canyon, Louisiana, used her experience to coax the anxious animals into the waiting trucks and trailers..
" Some owners were hysterical, others were afraid their horses wouldn't go into the trailers. But I've seen a lot of emergencies. The more urgent the situation, the calmer I become - animals feed on your emotions and you can't do anything, just give in to panic. I trained myself to be as calm as possible in such situations,” Creasy explained..
Despite all of Thea's bravery, the experience took a toll on her physical and mental health. She couldn't sleep for a week and now she suffers from migraines.
Now she is busy finding shelters for rescued horses, and the corresponding centers in Los Angeles are working at full capacity. For example, the equestrian center in the famous Griffith Park opened its doors to 300 horses and donkeys affected by the terrible bushfires.
The Eaton fire, which destroyed more than 10,000 acres, hundreds of homes and displaced thousands of people, also devastated large horse populations in Altadena and Pasadena, northwest of Los Angeles.
Now the center's workers are faced with a depletion of supplies due to the large number of animals, and are accepting donations to purchase food for rescued horses.. The second problem is difficulties with identification. So far, the owners of about half of the animals have been identified..
Focus previously wrote that meteorologists warn of a new threat to Los Angeles.