The Sport of Kings (Thoroughbred Horseracing) at Common man's prices!

The North Texas Wildfires (as they have been named) wiped out only about 20 acres of Lusk Ranch when they blew threw Montague County on Thursday, April 9, 2009 but it was the wrong 20 acres. The fires flew across FM 1816, across the race track, exploded through the metal barn, two storage trailers, then the outside barn. We had 6 horses in training in the metal barn, where we were told they went instantly and did not suffer. There were 4 horses in training in the outside barn, we hope they went as quickly. The fires then went down our fence line where most of our equipment was stored. That is where we lost 2 horse trailers, a truck, a boat, misc. tractor attachments, and other equipment. The fire then went on to explode our well house, which had a water storage tank but also all of our holiday decorations and more recently moved there, all of John's recently deceased parents important estate papers! Yikes!! From there the fire moved down through pastures and to where our wonderful stallion, Grande's Grandslam, was in the stud barn. We believe he freaked with the fire and instead of standing out in the pen, he ran into his stall where the stall walls & roof collapased on him. April is the middle of breeding season. John & Juan breed a mare to Slam the morning of the fire. We pray that she keeps & foals the baby.
Keep up with us on rebuilding after the fires. After, almost 5 months, we finally got 10 stalls back up and usable the end of September. It's amazing how much you are told after a diaster such as this that there will be help for you, but we have received no assistance from anywhere. I'm amazed at the state of our Government!