“And they left them locked in their stalls”
That’s what PO’s me.
No reason you can’t go out and just open all the stalls and let them run for it. What’s the difference at that point?
There are some personality types that are very possessive. They can’t let property run free, they gotta have everything locked up for their peace of mind. Even when they know it will end like this.
Agreed
They know how to flee fire pretty much
It’s instinctive
I can’t say they can’t get confused and still trapped on the run but usually not
The firemen may have stopped them from going down to the barn. Most people would turn them loose and I imagine these folks wanted to.
I saw video of the burned horses and the Padilla Ranch. The burned horses were in iron pens outside, with chain and a big lock securing the gate of the pen. Unless you could reach the key to every lock really fast, when the police are shouting for you to leave, you could not free those horses. Obviously the Padillas need to re-think how they secure the pens. The poor horses. I cannot imagine how much absolute terror and pain they experienced. Makes me cry.