Horse, trainer both benefit from summer of training
CENTER TWP — Laike Fisher is working to help her patient get over her separation anxiety and be able to let other people take charge once in a while. Fisher’s had a lot of success since she began working with her patient daily since the first week in May.
That’s a very good thing considering Fisher’s patient is Zella, a 14-year-old horse that weighs 1,180 pounds.
Fisher was the North Washington Rodeo Queen in 2019. “That sparked my interest in everything else,” she said.
“I’ve always ridden horses. I would trail ride with my parents,” said Fisher, who hopes to work as a professional horse trainer in the near future.
For the present, she’s working with Zella, who lives on Fisher’s boyfriend Ryan Crawford’s parents’ farm on Benbrook Road along with four other horses, a mini-horse and a donkey.
Zella’s a bit of a mystery, Fisher admits. She came from Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue in Huntington, W.Va.
“I don’t know her full story. I don’t know if she was a surrender or an abuse case,” she said.
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