[Update, 11:20 p.m.]: Earl Warren has no more room for horses or large animals. Call Santa Barbara County's Animal Services hotline at (805) 681-4332 for help evacuating them.
[Original Story]: As the Scherpa Fire burns 4,000 acres of coastal Gaviota, about 250 Arabian horses are headed to Earl Warren Showgrounds for the west’s largest Arabian horse show, which runs June 21-26. However, 155 animals —105 horses, 30-45 sheep and goats, and one donkey — who’ve found refuge from the fire among the Earl Warren’s 600 stalls remain in good hands, said the facility’s CEO Scott Grieve.
Fueled by volunteers, the nonprofit Santa Barbara Equine Assistance & Evacuation Team, Inc. since Wednesday has been shuttling horses to the Earl Warren — a designated evacuation site for large animals. Now, they’re working to relocate the animals before Saturday and Sunday, when all stalls are booked for the Arabian Horse Association’s Region Two Pre-Show and Champion Shows.