Triumph of hope

摘要

I've never been an "A-rab person," and frankly I never thought I would be, having grown up around cowboys, Quarter Horses and all the good-natured biases that entails. As a matter of fact, I couldn't have told you the difference between Bey Shah and bay shrimp. But that was before I met Halyn. She was one of three registered Arabian fillies donated to the H.O.P.E. (Horses Offering People Excellence) Equestrian Center for Therapeutic Riding in southern Oregon. The horses were a fundraising project—the center would sell them to raise proceeds for its program.