[Lisa]

I’ve got a really good foot print on my thigh from where she stepped on me. I could see it was going to happen because of where I had my boots to try to help break the suction, but just let her do it anyway. I was just so glad it was working and didn’t want to move.

They’ve stayed real clear of the swamp since then I’m happy to report. They are even drinking from a feeder creek rather than walking down the hill to the swamp.

[Lisa]

Even I am optimistic after our collapse. No one got hurt, I realized, and they very well could have. The bent cattle panel in front where one escaped is pretty dramatic evidence of how quickly they moved, and how close a call it was.

I found some place to board them for a month, and I worried about how I would trailer my filly. I didn’t sleep all night worrying about it, and she walked right in like no big deal.

But on the way there, with three Percherons in my trailer and our little F150 huffing and puffing, I got a flat tire, in the middle of nowhere. No cell phone, about three miles from the farm. I just started laughing though. I mean, come on! We had a huge house fire 10 years ago, and got a flat tire on the way to stay with some friends. Murphy just won’t give up, you know?!

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