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"Life in Morgan Park Town".... We are into Week 3 now and counting down. We are still hopeful for an October 2nd release from Quarantine, but still await confirmation of this from the DPI. I'm back from a more restful weekend spending time with my family and healthy horses at home (and my gorgeous little foal, who is doing really well - Thank you Alyssa!!) 
Nicole Tough's beautiful filly foal, Roxi (Leadburn Rotstein / Glencoe Catwalk), born 1st September 2007, photo taken at 7 hours old The sun came out at 'Morgan Park Town' over the weekend, and Kyla (who does the weekend shift) took the opportunity to give her horse and Milo (Glencoe Manhattan) and Zac (Jaybee Anzac) a bath. Kyla left me a gorgeous behaviour report and Milo received an A plus!!!! That would be a first!! Zac received de-merit points for a nip or 2...... and Amy...... well Amy would be fine if she could be NO WHERE NEAR another horse! Which is near impossible in these conditions, so her behaviour rated a B....... The food here in Morgan Park Town has taken a dramatic turn for the better. "Coast to Coast Golden Roast" are now doing the catering and there is a definite bounce to everyone's step now! It is amazing what a cooked breakfast can do! Milo started a course of penicillin yesterday for bacterial complications. Poor bugger - he has had enough penicillin jabs to last a lifetime after his training accident in 2005..... He seems quite bright and has a good appetite, so fingers crossed, we can keep pneumonic symptoms at bay. Zac is doing well with just occasional rises in temperature, and general crankiness setting in. I think he is a bit over this confinement......and being constantly annoyed by Milo doesn't help..... Last night would have to have been my worst so far...... Kyla's horse, Amy, somehow managed to get herself stuck underneath the rails of 2 yards...... I awoke at 2am to the siund of thrashing. Running out in my PJ's, I found Amy caught with her back legs entangled in her gate in one yard, and her head, neck and front legs in the neighboring yard! Stable Manager, David Lyons was next on the scene - and all I can say is Thank God for David! I was in definite need of more strength to help free Amy! A total of 4 people helped free her, and she finally got up in the next door yard, feeling very bruised and sorry for herself. Other than superficial cuts and bruising, Amy is a very lucky lady! People are ticking along here pretty well - the kids go to school, and the parents do their washing! There has even been men doing washing!! Quite a sight, I can tell you! Everyone is looking out for their own and each others horses, and the wheelbarrow frenzy to the sawdust loads are amusing. The vets still do their rounds twice a day and they are wonderful! There are 150 horses now off medication, with a small amount being treated for pneumonia. We all just have the home stretch in mind, and are madly hoping for that October 2nd release! Sounds a bit like jail...... but there you have it. Thank you all for your kind messages and thoughts! All I can say now to everyone is, Hang in There, and encourage all to follow the rules. Many thanks to Tracy at Cyberhorse for bringing our news to anyone interested! From the 2 Nicole's in 'Morgan Park Town' Nicole Tough's First Report Nicole Tough's Update 28 August Nicole Magoffin's Update 29 August Update - Day 8 from "Morgan Park Town" Pictorial of "Morgan Park Town", Warwick Quarantine by the 2 Nicoles Update - 5 September Update - Day 11 Update - Day 13
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