After giving us eventer stuck up north a blessedly mild winter, Mother Nature made up for lost time by pounding the midwest with tornadoes on Friday. If you have turned on a TV and/or logged on to the interweb in the past 24 hours you are well aware of the thoughts and prayers that are needed from Mississippi to Ohio. Over 95 tornadoes were reported across 10 states and I want to extend our prayers in particular to members of the horse community in those areas. The above photo was taken at a horse and cattle farm in Pekin, Indiana just before the photographer retreated to the safety of their basement on Friday afternoon. We have heard that all of the people, horses, and cows on this farm were miraculously spared, but the same is not true for other places in the community. Thanks to EN Tipster Joan Mayfield for sending in the photo from Facebook. I have always heard that it is better for horses to be out in an open field rather than locked in a barn when a tornado is approaching. Thank goodness better weather is on the way and go eventing.
