alayne: and we used our own funds to get the ranch started. and, uh, our feeling was if you believe enough in what you're doing, you should be able to put your own financial assets out there first to get started, and then you go forward with the generosity of the supporters, which we've been doing ever since. steve: this is our first barn, lena's barn, who we actually named for the very first animal that arrived, which was a blind horse named lena. and when alayne and i started the sanctuary in 2000, we actually thought we were gonna do disabled dogs and cats, and the very first animal that arrived lena. and she was a quarter horse who went blind from training abuse. and she was the very first animal that arrived, and that's how we ended up doing blind horses. she taught us everything we needed to know. here she comes right now. and, uh, she's just the sweetest, calmest horse you could imagine. and she was a perfect first-time blind horse to have. she taught us everything we needed to know. this little girl is blind brynne. and she actually ha

steven gregory genovese alayne gentul linda m. george edward f.zanne geraty ralph gerhardt robert gerlich denis p. germain marina romanovna gertsberg susan m. getzendanner lawrence d. getzfred james g. geyer cortez ghee joseph m. giaccone vincent francis giammona debra lynn gibbon james andrew giberson brenda c. gibson craig neil gibson ronnie e. gies andrew clive gilbert timothy paul gilbert josephmy big brother, michael. he was only 43 years old. 15 years are like 15 seconds. the hurt is still there. hole is still there. you live on through your family. we miss you every day. and everyone, tell someone you love them today. and on behalf of our entire family, i would like to stand thomasd say, my brother, francis, we love you and we miss you. with all our hearts. [applause] [bell ringing] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] [bell ringing] ♪ >> timothy paul gilbert paul stuart gilbey paul john gill mark y. gilles evan hunter gillette ronald lawrence gilligan rodney c. gillis laura gilly john f. ginley donna marie giordano jeffrey john giordano john giordano stev

steven gregory genovese alayne gentul linda m. george edward f. gerhardt robert gerlich denis p. germain marina romanovna gertsberg susan m. getzendanner lawrence d. getzfred james g. geyer cortez ghee joseph m. giaccone vincent francis giammona debra lynn gibbon james andrew giberson brenda c. gibson craig neil gibson ronnie e. gies andrew clive gilbert >> and my big brother, joseph michael giaccone. he was only 43 years old. 15 years are like 15 seconds. the hurt is still there. the hole is still there. you live on through your family. we miss you every day. and everyone, tell someone you love them today. >> and on behalf of our entire family, i am honored to stand here and say my brother thomas francis, we love you and we miss you with all our hearts. [applause] [bell ringing] [bell ringing] [bell ringing] [bell ringing] ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] [bell ringing] [bell ringing] [bell ringing] [bell ringing] [bell ringing] [bell ringing] ♪ >> timothy paul gilbert paul stuart gilbey paul john gill mark y. gilles evan hunter gillette ronald lawrence gilligan