Had to retrieve my hear from my stomach.

[Sandee]

Hubby is in hospital for ulcer surgery. He is doing ok (we think).

Anyway came home from hospital after being gone all day. Went to barn to feed and see stall door open and empty stall where my yearling filly should be. My heart sank to my stomach as I looked first to see her halter still hanging; then to the pasture door that was partially blocked. Then panic set in as I realized the overhead door to the yard (because of the heat spell) was wide open. As I was about to go to pieces I turned all the way around and discovered her in the far end of the barn in the middle of the hay pile. She'd made quite a mess of an open bale. Don't know how much she ate but I'm hoping not too much.

She calmly walked over to me as if to say "no problem; the wind and rain scared me and I got hungry!"

Oh, was I lucky today. I'll be checking that latch on her door from now on to make sure it's secure.

She's done this once before at a show. My hubby was packing up and left the stall door chain off. He came back to find her in the middle of the aisle picking up bits of hay and waiting calmly for him.

 

[Irish Hills Farm]

I'm glad this has a happy ending as well. How scary.

 

[Vicky Texas]

Wow, you were lucky, hoping she is fine this Morning. Hope the hubby is going to be

okay too. Will say a few prayers for him as well.

Wishing you the best

Vicky

 

[Pandora]

I'm glad she found a hay pile to contend herself with. :aktion033:

 

[Bluerocket]

glad the filly was ok -- and your husband? is he doing well now? Hoping so.

JJay

 

[twister]

Wow that was scary, glad it had a happy ending. How is your hubby doing, I hope recovering well.

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Yvonne

 

[strass]

Don't you just hate that sinking feeling? Glad she was OK. Hope your husband it too.

 

[Sandee]

Quick update. Filly seems to be fine. Because of the heat and being at the hospital all day I've had to stall everyone. So between being fed only twice a day and being stalled everyone has had some "large" horse droppings but I think they'll be fine.

My Husband came home today and he is feeling good too. Maybe a little too good as he wanted to go to the barn and visit the horses and go out to eat. By this evening he was tired! He said he had to go visit our charges at the barn so he could get back to normal!! Wow, that was some surgery he had - and I though all they did was work on an ulcer!

Thanks everyone for your prayers and good wishes. You're a like good friends except just invisible!

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