Whew, what a week! We had a tornado go through our little community Monday night. Our place is fine, no damage and we still have electricity. As with most tornados, we had plenty of warning. I fleetingly thought of loading the horses and hauling them to safety, but there were tornados sprouting up all over Oklahoma. I felt that the safest thing to do was turn them out to the big pastures away from all buildings. They all weathered the storm well, not a single scratch. Once we came out of the celler and checked all the livestock (horses, cows, chickens...) we headed into town. It took a direct hit! Several homes had lost entire roofs, there were uprooted trees everywhere, and there were a couple of buildings blown apart. The last place we went was to the school. It had some damage, but most of it is superficial. The biggest damage is to the ballfields. The boss decided to call school for the rest of the week and begin fresh on Monday. We have spent most of Tuesday and Wednesday helping folks retrieve what they can from their homes, fixing fence and cleaning up. We were so very lucky and I thank God for that!
DON
Don is still favoring his right hind leg but is still continuing to track better. Monday, the weather halted training. Tuesday, we worked on yielding the hindquarters and shoulders, Whoa, bridling and some two-tracking. He still can't work terribly long without soring up, so his training lessons were short spurts with straight-away walking mixed in. Finished up with a linament bath and rubdown. Wednesday, worked on everything from the day before but added long-lining. He maintained a soft feel but walked through the Whoa.
JAZZ
With the injury to her pastern, any conditioning is halted. Worked with her on standing square and patience.
Well, back to helping out. We had another storm come through last night. Lots of straightline winds, but only tree limbs knocked down.
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