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Continued from Previous Page der (ASD), children with this
With a little help Faye Ranch is about more disorder who can deal with
The work at Faye Ranch is than just caring mistreated animals are more than wel-
substantial. Trimming and horses. The goal is to edu- come,” Drost continues.
healing deformed hooves cate the entire commu-
is not easy as horses do not nity on the care of horses The ranch is another project
always cooperate. Drost and therefore the ranch that enriches Aruba and il-
keeps a log on everything welcomes school children lustrates that the island is a
she does and photographs to visit. This way children place where care and love
the development of the can appreciate the value can be offered to the most
hooves. Currently she is of caring for animals and vulnerable, including hors-
getting the help of one or learn about the impor- es who need more atten-
two volunteers and despite tance of providing equines tion. The family strives to be
their willingness the island’s the necessary natural sustainable and promote
veterinarians are not spe- space. Also it is quite clear the use of local vegetation
cialized in this type of work. that the effects of horses on to provide food and shade
She also receives support humans can be major. “A to the horses who roam the
from the Wit Gele Kruis horse can provide tranquil- property thanks to carefully
(White Yellow Cross), which ity and I have noticed this placed food and water.
is a foundation that is spe- with a youngster who used Faye Ranch is a haven for
cialized in providing care to come and help here at Rocky and Prince and also
at home. She gets lots of the ranch. The boy was rest- for local, colorful singing
materials she needs for the less and could not attend birds who at the same time
horses from them. Other school because of anxiety control the fly population.
than that the entire opera- issues. His family and I saw a q
tion is financed by the fam- change in demeanor. The
ily. The hope is to get more horses responded to him in For more information
support. “We put the ma- a way that made him feel and volunteering at Faye
nure available for garden- much calmer.” And even Ranch, visit the Facebook
page Faye Ranch. For do-
ers to pick up, in exchange though Faye Ranch is not nations, visit equinesanctu-
for either apples and/or directed towards people in ary.weebly.com
carrots to feed the horses.” the Autism Spectrum Disor-

Stickhouse: Italian passion ice cream handmade in Aruba

Their little daughter has the made with genuine ingre-
difficult task to try every dients. A great tradition
flavor and give her honest has been reinvented!
and experienced opinion.
This is what they call a fam- More Than 50 Flavors
ily business for real, this ice Coco, strawberry cheese-
cream is made with love cake, vanilla, hazelnut,
and passion which are the pistachio, chocolate,
original ingredients of the mango, strawberry, kiwi,
Italian ice makers from the watermelon and lemon
start. Gelato represents belong to your world of
one of the most famous choices here. But there is
and successful Italian his- much more. Claudia add-
PALM BEACH — Unique taste and a healthy dessert is what you get with ice cream tories worldwide. The art of ed some of her Latin spirit
of Stickhouse Aruba. This artisanal ice cream is handmade on a daily base with fresh making gelato in Italy has with tamarind, Dulce de
fruits and 100 % natural ingredients. Owners Claudia Hernandez and Randolph Ar- been a family business for Leche and soursop. “Re-
ends fell in love with this product when travelling in Italy and decided to offer you a long time, indicative of member, this is a full tasty
the opportunity to experience the real Italian gelato….. here in Aruba. This is your great passion and creativ- ice cream with vitamins
tasty, vegan, gluten-free and non-dairy treat, indulge in La Dolce Vitta! ity handed down from fa- kept in.” The success on a
ther to son. Thanks to tech- stick was soon discovered
nology and Italian creativ- by other places on the is-
Picture this: wife Claudia preparing the natural bases of the gelato tastes in her arti- ity, in 2009 was launched land which resulted in the
sanal atelier while husband Randolph works the machines that require some manly Stickhouse franchising, an newest service: delivery of
strength. “The bases are made with fresh fruits only and go into the malls to freeze. innovative project that al- freezers.
The rules to prepare the gelato are strict and we can only leave them in for a certain lows you to taste a gelato
time. To get them out I need a lot of strength, it is my daily work-out,” Randolph jokes. on a stick in Aruba daily Continued on Next Page