our pets: MIRACLE SANDI
After Some Divine Intervention, Sandi the
Foal Survives the Almost Unsurvivable
BY KRISTINA REILLY
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hen Jazzy had her foal, Sandi, 63
days early, nothing could have
prepared Sherry Paulk for the responsibili-
ties she would face that day. Her husband,
Lewis, was out of town on business. Their
youngest son, Brandon, was visiting and
was headed outside with his mom to tend
to the horses. They were also expecting
Lisa, a woman driving in from Canton to
pick up some hay after seeing a Facebook
post made by Lewis that he had extra hay
in case anyone was in need.
You see, the Paulks had a bad run
with their hay the previous year, so Lewis
found someone in Alabama selling it and
made arrangements to have it delivered
to his home in Weatherford. Lisa saw the
post, called and made arrangements to
pick it up the morning of January 30. Lisa
didn’t know the Paulks and she almost
talked herself out of making the drive all
the way to Weatherford; she could always
get it closer to home, but something was
nagging at her, telling her to make the
drive.
It was a brisk 25 degrees out when
Lisa arrived. Sherry and Lisa were chatting
about horses; it was their first time
meeting.
“I had just said to Lisa that I didn’t
think Jazzy was going to make it full
term,” Sherry said. Lisa replied, “We’ll go
up and take a look at her in a minute, but
not a moment later when Sherry looked up
towards Jazzy’s pen, she was down.”
Panicked, Sherry took off running
towards Jazzy with Lisa and Brandon right
behind her.
“By the time I got to Jazzy, her foal was
lying there, soaking wet unable to get up.
We tried to lift her up so she could get
her mama’s milk, but the baby couldn’t
stand up,” Sherry said. Lisa took over,
telling Brandon what she needed, includ-
ing iodine, blankets, sheets, and a heat-
er. Brandon went inside to get the items
and Sherry called her vet.