Bauses. Dad, mom and kids. Horses their passion.
Two animals perished; rest need new place to graze
WINONA, Minn. – A Winona couple who train horses saved all but two animals when fire swept through the Minnesota Equestrian Center. The number of horses that Mark and Melisa Baus got out of their stalls to safety wasn’t immediately clear. The center has 356 stalls connected by a passageway to the main arena. Now with the equestrian center in ruins, the Bauses are scrambling to find alternate places for the surviving horses. Mark Baus is a nationally recognized horse trainer and judge, Melissa a marketing photographer whose work promotes their training, trading and consignment business. Friends in the equestrian industry have organized a gofundme site to help them with losses.
Flames at main portal. Where vistors and guests normally arrive at the arena complex. At early stage of fire. . Image: Wilson Fire Department