There’s something about Dream’s spirit
that inspires Clare to keep rescuing horses.
Clare saves horses all the time.
Like Goliath! A huge stallion who was trapped and separated from his family
until Clare brought him to her ranch to run free.
And Gypsy Rose, a horse Clare actually rescued twice.
And this baby!
But when Dream came to the sanctuary,
Clare had never seen a horse so sick.
It's ok. It's ok. It's ok.
Dream was in trouble. She was weak.
She could hardly walk and she didn’t weigh enough.
Clare would have to work extra hard to help her.
But Dream was determined.
And Clare could see there was something special about her.
She wasn’t a horse that would give up so easily.
Clare assembled a team of rescuers to help Dream.
She called them: The Dream Team.
Together, they came up with a rescue plan.
Every day, Clare went to visit Dream.
She fed her special hay,
took her on little walks.
Slowly, at first.
And stroked her mane.
During visits, Dream would spend a lot of time staring off into the hills.
Clare thought Dream was imagining the day she would run strong and free.
And soon that day would come.
Before long, Dream was waiting for Clare at the fence every morning.
Her appetite was getting bigger
and she could go for longer walks in the sanctuary.
But the biggest breakthrough came from an unlikely place:
a donkey!
Joe was also a rescued animal at Clare’s sanctuary
and something about Dream’s spirit made Joe to want to help, too.
Joe was on the Dream Team!
And Dream loved it.
With Joe by her side, Dream started to eat even more.
And move more, too!
One day, Clare went to greet her in the morning,
and something felt different.
She could see it in Dream’s eyes.
Clare brought her out of her stable, stepped back
and was shocked!
Dream was running!
A few months ago, Dream could barely walk
and now she was moving like a bolt of lightning!
It was the best thing Clare had ever seen.
Joe seemed happy, too!
Once Dream got her energy back, you couldn’t stop her.
And Clare didn’t want to!
She let Dream run free all over the sanctuary.
And the best part was, she could run next to Joe!
Dream’s spirit couldn’t be stopped.
Even though she’d been so weak,
it had shone through.
Now, she runs wild at the sanctuary
and has a ton of friends.
And inspires everybody
to keep dreaming.