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WE LOST Izzy
Our guests at the farm house left early so I was able to get that ready for the guests coming in today by 8:45 am, that is all except the laundry. That was taken to the new barn to wash. Once that was going I went back to cook breakfast for Mark. Right after breakfast Mark and I were moving a bale in to the mare paddock when our guests in the foaling apartment left. That meant the cleaning could be started there. The beds were made, the towels taken over to the new barn to join the laundry from the farm house. I am so thankful I have enough towels and sheets to flip both places. By 10:30 am both of those places were ready for the next guests coming in today. Mike called just as I was getting ready to hook up the stock trailer for the trip to Middle Grove. I explained to Mike I was bringing out Rosaleigh as her colt needed to be weaned and wanted to pick up Izzy and Dancer. I asked him to use his 4 wheeler to bring both of those mares to the gate. He called back with very bad news. He could not find Izzy. I made it out by 11:00 am, although I had to slow down for turkeys crossing the road. Then drove back to the big field as the herd was there but no Izzy. Mike had already put a halter on Dancer then spent the rest of the time until I arrived searching. Below is Lily, the very first Friesian and really the start of it all. She is 24 years old and looks amazing for her age.
The first thing we do when we drive up and get out of the truck is to halter and tie Oliver. He is usually the first one to the trailer and is stands quietly until we are done. Below is Oliver and one of the Thoroughbred mares.
Below is Dancer and Rosalie
Dancer was led over to the trailer. Since we couldn't find Izzy Mike haltered Denver. Denver is by Valiant out of Bulu and at 15 months old already quite tall.
The horses were loaded and I headed back to Hanna City. I had to stop for more turkeys, this time they were crossing the road on the other side.
When I got back Dancer and Denver were put in the short shelter paddock. About then Sarah arrived with Zion and Iris, Rhoda arrived a few minutes later. The girls got the ponies out of the paddock and tied them up. Sarah and Rhoda helped tack them up and soon they were ready to load and leave.
As Rosaleigh's colt is now without a mama I put up two more buckets and the horses were grained. Harli has a bucket, Tessa has a bucket and the 3 foals all share the middle bucket.
Right after that I left to pick up Israel and Elisabet and head back out to Middle Grove to start searching for Izzy. When we arrived Berlica and Joan were just coming back from searching. Israel went on the 4 wheeler with Diane while Elisabet and Berlica went searching on the other 4 wheeler. I hiked up and down into the deep woods where the 4 wheelers cant go. At one point we crawled through the fence and followed an almost dry creek bed because we thought we smelled something dead but there was no hoof tracts only deer tracks and the smell wasn't strong enough. I really thought we would find her dead body and I don't know if I'm relieved because we didn't. Mike called the Fulton County Sheriff's office to report a missing horse. It doesn't make sense that we can't find her. We finally quit the search so Berlica could take Israel and Elisabet out on the Solar Coaster to search the shoreline of the lake.
After hours of searching if Izzy is dead she hasn't been dead enough to stink and draw in the vultures. I only know she would never leave the herd. She sticks out with her spots so is usually very easy to see at Middle Grove.
The lake had a big group swimming and boating. Joan and her daughter Sarah took one of the canoes out fishing and caught enough for supper. Diane took one of the kayaks out. A lot of the men were out on the pontoon boat while the kids swam off the dock.
All of Spark's family were there, all of Joan's family, John and some of his family were there and then of course there was us. There were 4 wheelers and dirt bikes all being used.
At 5:00 pm we had to quit and go to Farmington High School to pick up Braelyn from practice. David and Stephanie were here when we got back to the house. Braelyn and Taegan came over for a bit. Sarah and Rhoda were back from Jubilee and had Denver in the round pen. Below Rhoda is taking him back to the paddock.
