06/20/2025
Special Equestrians, Inc. welcomes Ella to the herd! Ella is a 22-year-old Tennessee Walker Paint Horse with an extensive trail history. She was owned and loved by the Ferguson family. Delinda Ferguson and Ella enjoyed extreme trail riding in the Blue Ridge Mountains, crossed the Ocala Greenway trail bridge many times, rode countless equine trails throughout the East Coast, and enjoyed obstacle course work. Throughout it all, Ella kept Delinda safe. Delinda taught Ella many safety tricks along the trail, such as picking up dropped items, opening and closing gates, and finding safe passages. Delinda jokes that even when she wasn't making the best decisions, Ella was. Although Ella's history is not exactly considered a Cinderella story, she is often covered in what resembles cinder ash when she comes in from the pasture, and Ella is as kind and courageous as the storybook character we all admire. The Ferguson's have donated Ella to our program after allowing us 30 days to trial her suitability. After spending just a short time with her, we realized Ella has an exceptional healing quality and puts everyone at ease. She has a twinkle in her eye that draws you in, and her heart beats with therapeutic energy that can't help but uplift your spirit. Welcoming Ella to SE reminds us that "Where there is kindness, there is goodness, and where there is goodness, there is magic!β May Ella Make Miracles Happen for many years to come! β¨πΈππΌ