A Visit from a Horse?

Posted by TeamCharlie on September 20, 2008 under Wags for Hope | Be the First to Comment

A number of months ago I heard about two of our Wags for Hope volunteers who were trying to get a horse to visit the Montevue Home, one of our regularly visited assisted living facilities in Frederick. Charlie and I also visit there from time to time, as it is so close to Citizen’s Care & Rehab which is my regular spot. I thought this was a great idea, but having never been around horses I didn’t give it much further thought at the time. Recently I spoke at a Suburban Frederick Kiwanis Club meeting and was approached by one of their members after the fact. We got into a discussion about things and I was just commenting about our wonderful volunteers, mentioning that two of them are trying to get a horse to come out to their facility. This person’s name was Sue Vona, and she responded, “Well it just so happens that I have 22 acres and more horses than acres – when would you like one to come out?” What fabulous luck. To make a long story shorter, today was the day she brought Satin, a nine-year-old Morgan horse to visit the folks at Montevue home. As you can see from the pictures she is a stunning horse. The gentleman in the sunglasses seen petting the horse in the first picture was the main reason for me being interested in this. His granddaughter owns and shows horses – something that he used to do. We arrived about ten minutes early and I noticed he was outside already prepared for this visit. I must really thank Sue for putting that smile on his face.