I know how busy you are but sometimes there is a story

[rabiakhatun785]

That must be told. Last week we had an unexpected storm which totally caught
me off guard. No warnings of any kind with high rotating winds, lightning,
hail, and flooding. Since I was unable to get the horses to the barn I had to
watch them huddle together in the far corner of the pasture. When the rain
got too bad I lost sight of them completely. After the storm ceased but swirling
dark clouds still threatened, the lower end of our pasture flooded with water
up to 4ft. plus deep. All 4 of my horses were stuck on a triangle of land just big
enough to keep them out of the water. I ran to the barn and called for Iceman.
He started through the water and stopped to play, roll, and get muddy. The
mares and pony would not come image manipulation service to me even though I called them, but stayed
with Iceman. Trucks were stopping by the road to watch and offer help. I
finally yelled at Iceman to bring the horses (a new command). He started out,
water almost covering his back with both mares and pony in tow. They ran in
the barn to their stalls where they each got a flake of alfalfa hay and a good
scraping to remove most of the dripping water. Obviously, they took the storm
in stride as horses do but I know how dangerous hail and lightning can be.
My only regret is that I didn't take my phone to get a movie of them crossing
the water. Iceman is totally in charge of the herd and protects them. The fact
that he responded to a new voice command in an unusual situation kept me
from having to come and get him, as most horse would, truly shows the trust,
intelligence, and love these great horses have for their owners.