Poor boy was not blessed in the hair department like the other three!
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I call it Follicularly challenged
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How about some of that Shapley’s M-T-G snake oil for mane/tail growth? No experience with it myself.
I used to be a fan, but the last time I used it, it caused a major reaction (on Elmo). With how sensitive Bo is, I probably wouldn’t chance it on him!
The good news is he seems to have gotten past at least some of his pickiness with foods, so I could probably address hair growth ‘support’ that way.
Bo begging to go out in the big pasture this morning, and demonstrating that he is not one of the naughty boys who tried to rip down the new wall of shade cloth last night and chomp a hole in it. 
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Well, we’ve hit a bit of a snag.
Big, angry thunderstorm just rolled through with far windy-er winds than we’ve ever had before. My stalls got relocated and are slightly mangled, my hay shed is misshapen with all my shelves and feed bins knocked over, and all my bridles and strap goods got blown out into the mud.
But the horses are all fine, and the hay is OK, and the fences are still up.
I will take some pictures of the damage in the morning with a full recap of what happened, but for now - we have no power. A second storm is expected in a few hours but I don’t think it will be as bad as the last one.
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Hang in there!
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Ugh!
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Yikes! Stay safe!
P.
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Oh no!! 
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Oh no - sorry to hear about that crazy weather, but at least everyone is okay. I hope you can put things back to right without electricity. Be safe …
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Oh dear! Please stay safe. Yourself and family, then animals, then you can update COTH.
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Still no electricity. We have a generator, not big enough to power the whole house but big enough to keep the fridge, freezer, and a few other things going and power the well pump if needed. The ETA on the power is 5pm, but we’ll see. At least the high for today is only 92.
I am going to see about dragging the stalls back to where they belong here shortly, but we may just have to take everything apart piece by piece and reset. I don’t want to bend things further and I imagine it is much too heavy for the tractor alone to drag.
Here’s what happened:
If you can see the edges of the dirt rectangle, thats where it started. Now, part of the reason this happened is my fault. These stall kits come with 8 support pipes that are supposed to be concreted 3’ into the ground, clamped to the panels at specific spots. We did not do that back in August, because - well, it was August and the ground was concrete, and we weren’t sure this spot was permanent. I was busy pounding in millions of t-posts, and they never so much as hinted at shifting since then, so we did not worry about it. Until yesterday. Lesson learned!
And now, cute Bo & others pics because the light was just right this morning. All my halters except Elmo’s muzzle holder are soaking wet and covered in mud, so good boys lead out to pasture with just a rope around the neck and don’t fuss.
I am a good boy, I am!
That obligatory drink of pasture water as soon as we arrive…
The sunny side.
Other good boy, and Elmo. 
One of my supervisors…
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Thank goodness you’re all OK.
What good boys!
I hope your electricity comes back on sooner than expected!
Take care.
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After being tagged here regarding changing your user title, I’ve spent the entire morning reading this thread from the beginning. What a journey…and definitely a refreshing change from the types of threads I typically spend my time reviewing!
I’m happy to change your title (or anyone else’s) whenever you have a minute to tell me what you’d like after getting your farm put back together!
Take care!
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Small, but Very Important blessings
Here come the curb chains! 
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Nooo!! Ugh, I’m so sorry to see the relocation of your stalls - getting those back in order does not look like a fun project. That said, I’m so glad to hear that all the horses and critters are okay. What a wild storm. We got hit too… the wind sent an equipment shed flying, and a temporary shelter got relocated to the hay field next door. 
Thankfully all the horses and fences are okay.
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Those storms are dangerous.
A few nights ago we had a tornado hit close to here that killed 3 and injured 50+ in a small town, Perriton, TX and two nights ago another hit Matador, TX and killed 4 and injured 10.
Those were not that big storms, but any can produce tornados and those are very dangerous, plus hail and lightning was fierce and hit houses and caused fires.
Glad that you had minimal damage.
A tractor will drag your panels back in place just fine, if they stay together when being pulled, but if not you are right, they may bend worse.
Those are jobs that seem hard, but go easy if you take them apart so the panels are easier to handle.
Bo is looking in perfect weight now and so happy and relaxed, so nice to see him thriving, thank you.
It was a little hairy there for a few minutes! I’m glad to hear no serious damage for you guys either.
I heard about those, so terrible.
I am happy to report that our power was finally restored last night around 9:30. I don’t recall a time when I have ever been happier to fill waters and take a shower!
Bo is currently mad at me for blocking him out of his ‘house’ but I started disassembling panels yesterday and I’m not comfortable letting him in there while it’s still doing an impression of the crooked house. I’m working on some new plans for the paddocks - trying to re-configure the panels and fences in such a way that I can have all four horses centrally located, with individual paddocks and shelters under the roof.
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That is scary I have never gotten used to the severity of a strong T- Storm and I’ve been here since 1991.
Gives portable shelter a whole new meaning. Glad horses and people are fine.
