03/03/2021
On this day, we reflect back on what we have overcome together. Our beloved farm took a direct hit from a tornado on March 3, 2020 at 12:45am. Trying to get to the farm and literally climbing over trees at 1:00am, we were not prepared for what we would find. Our barns gone, debris everywhere, and we were terrified that we would find our 4 legged friends as casualties. We couldn’t get to the barn but could see into the stalls (block stalls!! Always have block stalls!!) and could see all stall horses survived. We trekked out to the pasture and it looked totally normal, like a tornado never passed through and all horses were fine. We knew we had to wait till daylight so we returned to our own broken homes to try to rest for the work to come. When daylight came, we had neighbors, friends, boarders, and strangers there to help us make organized chaos out of all the debris. We had people feed us, love on us, donate heavy machinery, bring their entire work crews to volunteer, and more. We honestly don’t know who all showed up because there were so many and we were just in survival mode. We estimate that over the course of that week we had at least 200 volunteers show up. We have rebuilt but still have more to finish. We want to thank you all for being there for us when we needed you the most. Our family is incredibly grateful for our friends, neighbors, and community.
Take a look at what we have accomplished so far this year. More improvements to come as the weather improves.