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Faye Ranch, a special horse sanctuary hidden in Jamanota

Continued from Page 14 at the ranch. The boy was restless and
could not attend school because of
Currently she is getting the help of one anxiety issues. His family and I saw a
or two volunteers and despite their will- change in demeanor. The horses re-
ingness the island’s veterinarians are sponded to him in a way that made
not specialized in this type of work. She him feel much calmer.” And even
also receives support from the Wit Gele though Faye Ranch is not directed to-
Kruis (White Yellow Cross), which is a wards people in the Autism Spectrum
foundation that is specialized in pro- Disorder (ASD), children with this dis-
viding care at home. She gets lots of order who can deal with animals are
materials she needs for the horses from more than welcome,” Drost continues.
them. Other than that the entire op-
eration is financed by the family. The The ranch is another project that en-
hope is to get more support. “We put riches Aruba and illustrates that the is-
the manure available for gardeners to land is a place where care and love
pick up, in exchange for either apples can be offered to the most vulnerable,
and/or carrots to feed the horses.” including horses who need more atten-
tion. The family strives to be sustainable
Faye Ranch is about more than just and promote the use of local vegeta-
caring mistreated horses. The goal is tion to provide food and shade to the
to educate the entire community on horses who roam the property thanks
the care of horses and therefore the to carefully placed food and water.
ranch welcomes school children to Faye Ranch is a haven for Rocky and
visit. This way children can appreciate Prince and also for local, colorful sing-
the value of caring for animals and ing birds who at the same time control
learn about the importance of pro- the fly population. q
viding equines the necessary natural
space. Also it is quite clear that the
effects of horses on humans can be For more information and volunteering at Faye Ranch, visit the Facebook
major. “A horse can provide tranquility page Faye Ranch. For donations, visit equinesanctuary.weebly.com
and I have noticed this with a young-
ster who used to come and help here