By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A rehabilitation home for horses just outside St. Joseph is taking a different tack to raise money.
The Albee Farm began as a horse hospice 10 years ago, but now works with abused and neglected horses.
Managing Director, Sharon Bryant, says a horse in recovery remains useful.
“Just because a horse is disabled doesn’t mean it’s no longer useful,” Bryant tells KFEQmmunity during her appearance on the show. “So people can learn a lot from a disabled horse, like how to lead a horse, how to lunge a horse, how to saddle a horse, how to put tack on a horse, how to take tack off of a horse, the parts of a horse, how to feed a horse, everything about horse care you can learn from our patients. They don’t have to be Kentucky Derby winners to do that.”
Bryant says the equine rehab and recovery center has seen great success with its patients.
“Usually, with the right amount of medication over the right amount of time, just like with people, and the right amount of physical therapy, they generally will come around.”
Bryant, who is also a writer, has written a children’s book. The book, entitled Ezra and the Talking Cupcake, has been a successful fundraiser for the farm. She promotes it as an easy way to get involved with the farm.
“It can be a Mother’s Day present. It can be a baby shower present. It can be a children’s birthday present. It can be a mom’s birthday present,” Bryant says. “It works for everybody and everybody should have it and you can get it on Amazon and you don’t have to swat any flies or smell any poop. You just put it in your cart, boom, the money goes straight to the horses.”
Braynt will sign copies of her book at the Story Collective in downtown St. Joseph Saturday afternoon, beginning at two o’clock.
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