DabDab
Ah mud, splendid
Woke up a 2am to thunder clattering all around and a disco lights effect outside from the lightning.... Thoughts jumped straight to the horses and thought "no, I'm sure they'll be fine, don't be a woos"
Flipped out of bed and looked out of the window to see the paddocks lit up by a lightning bolt striking them :eek3: "OK, scrap that, I'm getting them in". Threw clothes on as OH woke up, realised what I was doing and jumped out of bed after me. Horses came running when I called, but Dabs and Arty were a bit upset and confused by it all. Three attempts at getting a headcollar on Arts and I gave up as she worked herself into a stress, reversing at high speed and spinning in circles (this is not like her at all, she's a sensitive thing but not generally silly). Put a headcollar on Pebbles (thank god for the native keeping it together) and my OH led her out the gate with the other two tailing.
Quick call to work to check they had shut the machines down and retreated inside.
I am struggling to remember the last storm like this. There was a flash of lightning at least every minute, and the thunder was deafening. Its still rumbling on now but does seem to have moved away a bit.
Anyone else?
Flipped out of bed and looked out of the window to see the paddocks lit up by a lightning bolt striking them :eek3: "OK, scrap that, I'm getting them in". Threw clothes on as OH woke up, realised what I was doing and jumped out of bed after me. Horses came running when I called, but Dabs and Arty were a bit upset and confused by it all. Three attempts at getting a headcollar on Arts and I gave up as she worked herself into a stress, reversing at high speed and spinning in circles (this is not like her at all, she's a sensitive thing but not generally silly). Put a headcollar on Pebbles (thank god for the native keeping it together) and my OH led her out the gate with the other two tailing.
Quick call to work to check they had shut the machines down and retreated inside.
I am struggling to remember the last storm like this. There was a flash of lightning at least every minute, and the thunder was deafening. Its still rumbling on now but does seem to have moved away a bit.
Anyone else?