A local girl, 7, and her friends raise $519 for a Sams Valley ranch that cares for neglected horses

November 1, 2004
By KELSEY HOLDERNESS and MEG LANDERS / Mail Tribune

When Annika Faught thought about what she wanted for her seventh birthday, she decided in lieu of presents to ask the 35 friends attending her party to help neglected horses.

And on Friday she handed $519, in small bills and change, to the Res-Q Ranch.

"That's a big heart on a little girl," said Michele Register, who with her husband John-Paul Register, owns Res-Q Ranch in Sams Valley.

Annika, who is not intimidated petting the large animals and has taken to galloping around in circles, likes horses for the obvious reasons.

"Because they're cute and they're fun," she said.

Annika Faught, 7, feeds a carrot to her namesake, Annika Pumpkin, after she donated her birthday money to the Res-Q Ranch in Sams Valley. Owners John-Paul Register, left, and wife, Michele, renamed the rescued horse when they heard of her donation. Mail Tribune / Roy Musitelli

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