A horse tale like no other
Members of horse-rescue organization are helping animals that, in turn, help people
Would you like to help save a horse? You can do that right here on the Off-Island by supporting a dedicated organization whose mission is to make lives better for our equine friends.
A Horse Tale is making a difference, not only in the lives of horses that require help and nurturing, but also in the lives of those that support the organization. A Horse Tale counts more than 180 dedicated members and volunteers who rescue, re-home and provide a loving and caring environment to horses in need.
A Horse Tale’s story began several years ago, when founder Kerri Fenoff fell in love with a horse named Tucker. In 2012, Kerri was helping on a farm where the owner, unfortunately, fell ill and could no longer sustain the farm and its animals. The family had scheduled an appointment to slaughter their 15 Appaloosa horses. This is where Kerri’s devotion, determination and motivation came into play. She did whatever it took to help those animals, and in the end, all of the horses were saved.
That mission continues today, and by all accounts the organization’s annual barbecue fundraiser held in Vaudreuil-Dorion this past weekend was a great success. The Day in the Country barbecue has become an annual event that helps provide muchneeded funds, and that allows A Horse Tale (AHT) to engage the community in it’s efforts. Every horse has a story, and AHT endeavours to improve those stories through a variety of activities involving direct interaction of people and horses.
In fact, AHT offers the following as part of their vision: “As we strive to help these majestic creatures, we have found that they in turn have helped some of our members. “We have seen firsthand results in helping children and adults with various life challenges such as: ADD/ADHD, generalized anxiety disorder, Tourette syndrome, Asperger’s and autism and other ailments, both physical and psychological. “AHT’s vision is to further expand our reach by introducing equine contact and therapeutic services to help people in need.”
It is known that equine therapy has been proven to help certain handicaps and conditions and AHT feels that this will further help achieve their goals while giving back to the community. A Horse Tale counts a dozen horses under its care, and the public can visit by attending open houses that are held almost every Saturday, from 2 to 4 p.m., at 27 Chemin Murphy in VaudreuilDorion.