Faye's Story: As Told By Katie

Faye came to live with me in May if 2008, she was just a year old at the time and I bought her from Bear Valley Rescue in Sundre, Alberta.

She was quiet and Friendly from the start, loved being around people, getting pet and brushed. Faye grew and grew and grew, she spent most of her time eating grass and playing with her friend Gemma.

My plan was to have Faye Started when she turned three, but unfortunately was a part of a terrible accident. On Monday September 28th, 2009 a terrible wind picked up and blew our horse shelter over. Faye was standing behind it and was struck by the metal roof. It cut her back open and made a huge wound. It was a big decision to save her and help her to recover in the best possible way. We didn't know if she would be rid able in the future, but deep down I knew that with her strong heart, and super spirit she would be a fighter and come back. It was going to take a lot of time. I moved her to a heated indoor stall at a barn close by and there her healing began. I got up early every morning before work to cold hose her back and clean the wound. For a while I used derma gel and then I switched to unpasteurized honey. I went back to her after work to repeat the sessions. I did this for about 4 months. Then she just needs hosing once a day. Faye healed quickly. In no time it was closed and she was back outside on nice days running, bucking and rolling can you believe it.

Once she started doing that I know that it was time to put her to work. I started to teach her how to lunge. She learned very quickly and seemed to really like it. Faye had a lot of handling and steady Ferrier work. She got use to a wash rack and loved to go into the arena to walk around. She walked over poles and tried to eat plastic flowers. By February she had a visit from a vet who specializes in skin and fixing horses. Faye went for surgery in February to make the skin on her back strong again the vet took skin and hair from her neck and put it into her back. Within a month her back was growing skin and now there is hair!!! Faye came home in April of 2010 and went back to just being a horse and playing in the pasture. I have no doubt that Faye will be able to have a saddle and a rider on her back. She is so smart and loves to be loved. In return you will receive so much love through those beautiful eyes.

I do believe that she has been here before and has more things to teach others that are lucky enough to meet her. I needed Faye to go to a place where is purpose was required and I had read about a program that helped youth in the Calgary area, so I contacted Kari Fulmek. Kari took my Faye and is using her now in her EAL programs to help youth at risk. Her purpose is being fulfilled.

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