When many were fleeing the wildfires in CaliforniaRandy Savvy sprang into action and rode into the fires to save endangered horses.
Savvy, founder of the youth nonprofit organization the Compton Cowboys, has played a crucial role in saving horses as California’s wildfires continue to devastate the state. The organization, with the motto ‘Streets raised us. Horses saved us,” is part of a growing coalition to save forgotten livestock amid the devastation.
“My first instinct was ‘how can I help?’” he told Fox News Digital. “It’s who I am and how I was raised.”
He said that shortly after he offered his help, his phone “started blowing up like crazy.” People needed help, and Savvy was there to provide it.
“I saved six horses the first night,” he said. “The horse community became active so quickly to protect those horses.”
Randy Savvy shared how the Compton Cowboys saved horses during the LA fires. (Compton Cowboys)
Savvy drove into a restricted area area in Calabasas after a woman called for help to retrieve her horse.
“All you could see was orange,” Savvy said. “I came from Compton to Calabasas, and it took about an hour and a half to get there, and she was ready. And we loaded those horses.
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“She was so emotional. And I will never forget it.”
Randy Savvy shared his rescue efforts with Fox News Digital. (Compton Cowboys)
One of Savvy’s most harrowing rescues took place in Sunland-Tujunga, a remote area between the Crescenta Valley and the Verdugo Mountains. To ride up the gorge in the middle of the night he said the power was out and the roads were closed.
“I just drove around the road closure sign and went into the deep, dark canyon,” he said. ‘Even the park rangers were gone. But I had my truck and all my lights were on all the time.”
He said he drove his 45-foot horse trailer deep into the remote canyon.
“That’s why I bought this truck. It can get the job done,” he said. “We saved three small horses in the process.”
Firefighters continue to battle fires throughout Southern California. (Compton Cowboys)
The Compton Cowboys founder said he is motivated by the opportunity and his own ability to help horses and its community.
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“There is a very deep equestrian community in LA,” he said. ‘I’m just a stranger trying my best to help. And there’s no money or anything. Just out of love for horses and for horse people.’
The Compton Cowboys have more than 190,000 followers on Instagram. Their motto is: “Streets raised us. Horses saved us.” (Compton Cowboys)
The self-described “horse person” said he loves horses because they “really transcend all social groups and barricades.”
“So it doesn’t matter if you’re white, black, straight, gay, rich, poor or whatever, you have horses, you love horses, your family,” he said. “It’s just something special to be able to go into that mode and be there with those people.”
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For more information about the Compton Cowboys, visit their website at comptoncowboys.com.
