Trailers and Snow

When I first brought Jimmy home, I put him in a quarantine pen. For safety reasons I had to leave Longhorn in my quarantine pen also (in a separate pen). When the first bad storm him at the beginning of December, the quarantine pens were getting nailed with terrible wind. The wind was out of the east so Jimmy and Longhorn were getting bombarded with wind. They had a run in shed but it did no good when the wind was out of the wrong direction.

To try and protect them from the wind, I secured pieces of plywood in the run in so they could stand behind it. But I didn't think that was good enough. I needed a bigger wind block. So what's the next biggest thing to put in front of a pen? You guessed it... the trailer!

The trailer worked as a great wind block. It also acted as hay storage while I had horse in the pens. Unfortunately, where I had the trailer to block the wind, also acted as a wind block and snow piled up inside and all the way around.

Now that I don't have anyone in the quarantine pens I can move the trailer. I also need the trailer to get Brego to the trainers. The trainer volunteered to come get Brego but he's only been in a trailer about four times and the trainer only has a two horse trailer. I'd rather take Brego in my trailer.

So for the past two nights while I do chores, Mike is out digging out the trailer. Last night we finally go the truck hooked up to the trailer (which is a huge feat in itself). The instant Mike put his foot on the gas the truck tires went straight down in the snow (even with chains on). Mike was able to get the trailer to rock back and forth about a half an inch but that was it.

Now that the truck is sort of stuck, we are going to try the tractor. If that doesn't work, I think there will be a phone call to the neighbor for some help! Thank goodness for neighbors.

I'll try to get pics tonight of the truck and trailer buried, along with the procession of trying to get the trailer unstuck. I took some last night but it was too dark. The snow is up over the wheel wells on the one side of the trailer. And of course, silly me dumped the frozen water buckets right in front of the trailer hitch so that's one more obstacle to hurdle.

I'm really hoping to get the trailer unstuck tonight so that we can haul Brego to the trainers. I still need to scoop out the foot plus of snow in the trailer but it will be worth it to send Brego to the trainers and know he'll come back well educated.