HEET - Horse Emergency Evacuation Team of San Luis Obispo County

04/25/2026

SAVE THE DATE: Join us on May 16th for our emergency equine first aid event in SLO! This year we will be hosted by San Luis Obispo Equine Medical Center, and hear from Vasil Yordanov DVM.

This event provides crucial demonstrations and protocols for how to assist with general equine care in emergency situations until a veterinarian can take over. Topics covered typically include: vital signs, bandage application types, burn care, downed animal protocols, injury guidelines, behavioral interventions, equine first aid kit essentials, and more. Attendees are encouraged to bring a chair and HEET members are encouraged to wear their uniform shirts. We hope you will join us!

04/07/2026

🐎 Save the Date! 🐎 HEET will be participating with an info booth and we encourage you to come check out all of the the other local equine groups as well! This tack swap is open to the public and your purchases could benefit local causes and organizations. See you on April 18th!

04/06/2026

Thank you to all those who joined us in our trailer rodeo event this past weekend! We appreciate CHP - San Luis Obispo for providing important information regarding current laws and regulations for trailers, and the upcoming changes that will go into effect in January.

Those who attended had the opportunity to receive a thorough “pre-trip” check and ask specific questions regarding their own vehicles. And it wouldn’t be a true “rodeo” without some fun events. So, drivers go to try out their navigation skills and learn some helpful driving tips for executing various maneuvers that we are sure will come in handy!

Thank you again for supporting this event, and we look forward to hosting more trainings in the future.

04/04/2026

Join us TOMORROW!

This is our annual driving course where the public can bring their personal truck and trailer to practice navigating a driving course, in addition to receiving updated information on laws and regulations from the CHP. CHP info session begins promptly at 9:00am, with the driving course available following the conclusion of their info. Please plan to pull in and circle to the left to park facing the course. You will be directed to your starting obstacle to allow for appropriate space and rotation.

ALL TRAILER TYPES ARE WELCOME, but please no animals. This event is open to public participation!

03/28/2026

Join us next Saturday, April 4th! This is our annual driving course where the public can bring their personal truck and trailer to practice navigating a driving course, in addition to receiving updated information on laws and regulations from the CHP.

ALL TRAILER TYPES ARE WELCOME, but please no animals. This event is open to public participation!

03/19/2026

For more details about the SLO County Ag Pass program, qualification criteria, and to sign up for the mandatory training, please visit:

https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/departments/agriculture-weights-and-measures/services/ag-pass?fbclid=IwdGRleAQoTDhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEelm_RfMO9UMgxWKjQizgn2A6WSoSMRvmMfzb53YUWLy4p6C9awKR92B43EKw_aem_fKBiJn1PiL8s_sOiO54Ztw

Hey commercial ranchers and farmers, do you have your Ag Pass yet? If not, it is important you get it. (If you aren't a commercial rancher or farmer but you know one, please pass this information along!)

Managed by County Ag, the program provides vetted commercial farmers and ranchers with emergency access to restricted areas during disasters, such as wildfires (like last summer's Gifford Fire). Ag Pass access during disasters allows for the care of livestock, protection of infrastructure, and to maintain irrigation to prevent major economic losses.

Individuals who do not have a valid Ag Pass in advance might not be allowed access to their property during disasters due to lack of resource availability (the vetting process and training requirements are very important before people are allowed into areas with potentially dangerous conditions). It is very important that qualified agricultural partners become valid Ag Pass holders before a disaster.

County Agriculture and CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo Unit are co-hosting four upcoming trainings for qualified partners to get their pass. Note: If there are not enough sign ups across all dates, training might be consolidated into one training, probably on the April 23 date.

For more details, qualification criteria and to sign up for the trainings, please visit https://bit.ly/4uyMx4z

03/10/2026

Thank you CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo Unit and the SLO County USAR team for allowing us to join your large animal training event. We appreciate the opportunity to connect, share resources we are able to support you with, and demo some of the tactical equipment available on your engines for livestock! We look forward to future field trainings.

03/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who reached out to assist us with a recent CA Valley incident. This is an Animal Services and Rural Crimes case and they will provide the final report publicly, but we are happy to confirm that all livestock have been safely transported and are in a secure location. Again, we sincerely appreciate all of the trailer team volunteers and radio operators willingness and availability. Our services are not possible without the community support and we can’t thank you enough!

03/05/2026

URGENT HAULING ASSISTANCE NEEDED: HEET urgently needs larger capacity livestock trailers that would be able to assist with a mutual aid emergency evacuation from California Valley to Paso Robles this Sunday, March 8. Around 50 livestock animals at this time, and considered “semi feral”. If you are interested/available please text (916)799-1564 ASAP to receive specific details.

02/27/2026

🛞 SAVE THE DATE 🛞

Join us on Saturday, April 4th at 8:45am (CHP presentation to begin at 9am) for our annual Trailer Rodeo. We will be at Cal Poly SLO in parking lot H-1 off of Mt. Bishop Road. This event is open to ALL trailer types (please no animals) and is a public opportunity to practice maneuvering your rig through (with assistance if needed) obstacles/challenges you may encounter while hauling. HEET membership is not required.

Please RSVP your attendance here so we can provide CHP with trailer types participating:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBqtxFOdrEpTCBi3dZbnXDE3DUDgHJfl0lZ0CKIOiaNbD0hQ/viewform

02/25/2026

We hope you are able to join us for these upcoming events!

March 14: Join us in SLO for the second part of your CPR First Aid certification. The online course must be completed before this date in order to participate. RSVP to receive course specific details and access. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeffU5qcnhZl50kfRjdFpN869nDYK0XdEUoTVSKxcfihQGrrQ/viewform

April 4: Join us at Cal Poly SLO for our annual hands-on trailer rodeo. All trailer types are welcome (please no animals), you do not have to be a member of HEET to participate. This event allows drivers to practice navigating their personal rigs through obstacles that may be encountered while hauling. CHP - San Luis Obispo will also be present to provide trailer and hauling safety updates and regulations.

April 18: Stop by the Backcountry Horsemen of California - Los Padres Unit Tack Swap at the Edward’s Barn in Nipomo. HEET will be there with an info booth. Tack Swap is open to the public from 9am-1pm.