The weather has created many challenges this semester. Last
week school closed Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. and did not reopen until this Monday
because of snow and ice. The horses were shut in the barn for all of that time.
The power went out so the barn staff had to use the generators to fill water
buckets, which prolonged the process significantly with the hose on the Boarders
side taking 5 minutes to fill one bucket! The hay trailer that was dropped at
the beginning of the week had to be emptied, so in addition to the challenging
conditions 600 bales of hay had to be moved and stored. It was a tough week all
around for these that were on duty. Liz Dulski served as staff barn taxi with
her Four Wheel drive truck, Andrew and
Rob stayed at the Farm House to take care of night check and to be on the
property if the weather prevented others from getting to work. By the weekend
when the temperatures rose and the ice melted everyone was exhausted. Many
thanks to the hard working equestrian staff that went above and beyond to
ensure that the horses were well cared for last week.
Just for a change of pace, today we have severe storms
forecast which caused Peggy to close the barns from 10 – 1 to all students. We
hope to have practice this afternoon ready for the IHSA Hunter Seat show tomorrow,
the Dressage team traveling to Averett University and the clinic for western
riders on Sunday with Kelly Sap.
Hope the weather settles down soon!
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| Behind the TH Covered looking at the Sensory Trail |
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