“Thank God We Got Out!”
One Recovery Story From New Orleans
Foresight, planning, and quick action allowed 72 horses to be rushed from Equest Farm in New Orleans, La., to safety before Hurricane Katrina hit on this day last year. Among the stories of
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One Recovery Story From New Orleans
Foresight, planning, and quick action allowed 72 horses to be rushed from Equest Farm in New Orleans, La., to safety before Hurricane Katrina hit on this day last year. Among the stories of distress and watery death, it buoys our spirits to learn of an evacuation plan that worked, a farm that was rebuilt with the help of an entire community, and what that farm’s manager learned from the weeks of uncertainty and confusion.
After the post-Katrina cleanup of Equest Farm, which is based at City Park in New Orleans, the lesson program resumed and has been very successful Create a free account with TheHorse.com to view this content.TheHorse.com is home to thousands of free articles about horse health care. In order to access some of our exclusive free content, you must be signed into TheHorse.com. Start your free account today!Already have an account?
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 Written by: Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director
Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director, grew up riding and caring for her family’s horses in Central Virginia and received a B.A. in journalism and equestrian studies from Averett University. She joined The Horse in 1999 and has led the editorial team since 2010. A 4-H and Pony Club graduate, she enjoys dressage, eventing, and trail riding with her former graded-stakes-winning Thoroughbred gelding, It Happened Again (“Happy”). Stephanie and Happy are based in Lexington, Kentucky.
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