The Pellitier family lost everything in the tornado that wiped out Misty Creek Ranch in Sanford Saturday. Dany, Tania and their two small boys are fine but they lost everything, their home, ranch, and many wonderful reining horses. Other horses have been transported to NCSU Veterinary School for treatment and care. The tornado left nothing standing. To learn more about Misty Creek Reining Horses visit http://mistycreekranch.net/default.aspx
To help out go to http://danyandtania.tadalist.com/lists/1908264/public
I am keeping the Pellitier family in my prayers.
Showing posts with label natural disasters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label natural disasters. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Focus Fund
From a recently circulated email
Focus, a 6 year old Thoroughbred, who was rescued in Indiana three years ago from a failed racing career, was severely injured during a storm May 11th while at a foster farm in Laurinburg, NC. The storm produced straight line winds gusting in excess of 125 miles an hour that ripped the roof off the barn, damaged the house and fencing of the foster, flipped the horse trailer and ripped out trees.
Focus, a 6 year old Thoroughbred, who was rescued in Indiana three years ago from a failed racing career, was severely injured during a storm May 11th while at a foster farm in Laurinburg, NC. The storm produced straight line winds gusting in excess of 125 miles an hour that ripped the roof off the barn, damaged the house and fencing of the foster, flipped the horse trailer and ripped out trees.
The foster family, thankfully, survived without physical harm, but the same can not be said for Focus, who sustained a large open wound that stretched from his sternum almost to his back leg. It took the veterinarian almost 9 hours to clean and stitch the wound back together. While it is unknown what caused the injury, the possibilities are endless as Focus was found two paddocks over from where he was at the start of the storm.
Focus now has a very long road to recovery ahead of him and he needs your help! His medical bills will continue to mount and any donation towards his care is greatly appreciated. Please help this former racehorse to win the race of his life – that to survive!
Donations for Focus's recovery can be mailed to:
USERL
9660 Falls of Neuse RoadSuite 138 Box 300
Raleigh, NC 27615
Checks should be made to USERL, and noted to be allocated to the "Focus Fund".
A donation link for online donations on our store page will be up soon and posted here when available.
USERL wishes to extend sympathy to the foster family, and others in the area, that were struck by this storm. Many prayers are with the family.
USERL also wishes to thank Dr. Kellam of St. Andrews Presbyterian College for her quick response and wonderful care of Focus!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Wilson Farm and Stanton's Badly Hit.
They called is a “microburst” Those that lived through it disagree. They heard the “freight train” coming.
From an email sent by Peggy to our Equestrian Student’s List, Pictures: Pebbles Turbeville
“This morning Laurinburg had a "suspected" tornado. The campus and the equestrian center are fine. However, Wilson Farm and Nancy Staunton's farm on McLeod Road took a direct hit. Everyone and all animals survived! Two of Nancy's horses were injured and Dr. Laura spent all day caring for them - and will be spending a lot more time with them until they are healed. One is a precious mini named Toby and the other is a TB gelding named Focus. They are now living with us at the Boarder Barn. The nine horses at Wilson Farm are now safely living at our Annex Barn on Barnes Bridge Road - thanks to tremendous effort from all of the St. Andrews Equestrian Staff. Natalie and Bridget have moved into the farm house at the Equestrian Center.
Ashley Colvin's horse trailer was flipped over - as were all the horse trailers at Wilson Farm including Natalie's and Erin Cooper Baldouf's. Ashley had been planning to leave today with her three horses for her new job in Wilmington. She had moved everything out of her house and into her horse trailer yesterday. Her truck and trailer were hooked up and somehow during the tornado the trailer was ripped off the truck. The truck was still upright and had minimal damage and started right up. We won't know all the damage to the trailers until they can be righted.
The power companies worked all day getting downed power lines up. McLeod Road really looks like a war zone. If you want to see a few pictures, go to https://navajo.sapc.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=426db07c4b554ab6b592266a2dfd7513&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.laurinburgexchange.com. Three of the barns at Wilson were totally destroyed and the main barn is badly damaged. The houses are in a little better condition but not much.
We just wanted you to know what had happened in case you heard about it on the news or on a website. We feel so blessed that we were spared so that we are able to help others.”
From an email sent by Peggy to our Equestrian Student’s List, Pictures: Pebbles Turbeville
“This morning Laurinburg had a "suspected" tornado. The campus and the equestrian center are fine. However, Wilson Farm and Nancy Staunton's farm on McLeod Road took a direct hit. Everyone and all animals survived! Two of Nancy's horses were injured and Dr. Laura spent all day caring for them - and will be spending a lot more time with them until they are healed. One is a precious mini named Toby and the other is a TB gelding named Focus. They are now living with us at the Boarder Barn. The nine horses at Wilson Farm are now safely living at our Annex Barn on Barnes Bridge Road - thanks to tremendous effort from all of the St. Andrews Equestrian Staff. Natalie and Bridget have moved into the farm house at the Equestrian Center.
Ashley Colvin's horse trailer was flipped over - as were all the horse trailers at Wilson Farm including Natalie's and Erin Cooper Baldouf's. Ashley had been planning to leave today with her three horses for her new job in Wilmington. She had moved everything out of her house and into her horse trailer yesterday. Her truck and trailer were hooked up and somehow during the tornado the trailer was ripped off the truck. The truck was still upright and had minimal damage and started right up. We won't know all the damage to the trailers until they can be righted.
The power companies worked all day getting downed power lines up. McLeod Road really looks like a war zone. If you want to see a few pictures, go to https://navajo.sapc.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=426db07c4b554ab6b592266a2dfd7513&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.laurinburgexchange.com. Three of the barns at Wilson were totally destroyed and the main barn is badly damaged. The houses are in a little better condition but not much.
We just wanted you to know what had happened in case you heard about it on the news or on a website. We feel so blessed that we were spared so that we are able to help others.”
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