The inspiring story of an orphaned young runaway who devotes her life to saving damaged horses, and along the way manages to save herself. The feelgood and utterly inspirational story of a remarkable woman and how her life was transformed by her love of horses. Amanda Vella was a young horse-loving girl from country NSW who was only seven years old when she lost her mother to cancer. Later, her father died when she was fourteen - he committed suicide. Not yet fifteen years old, in a desperate attempt to avoid foster care, Amanda ran away to the Gold Coast, where she ended up living on the streets until a kindly school principal gave her a caravan to live in. While she was still at school, she worked three jobs to get by. But Amanda always had big dreams and a love of horses, and while she was still at school she used her own money to rescue two horses. From little things, big things grow...Now Amanda Vella has a degree, has married her childhood sweetheart and has survived breast cancer. She's also the 2015 Young Queenslander Entrepreneur of the Year. Her Save a Horse Australia (SAHA), which she founded, is now a fully registered horse rescue and rehabilitation centre based in Queensland. The organisation has been running for over 10 years, and its goal is to rescue and rehabilitate abused, neglected, unwanted and slaughter bound horses, giving them a second chance at life and love then adopting them out under life time adoption contracts. To date, SAHA has rescued over 700 horses to date, has established two rescue centres in Queensland, and has over 174K Facebook fans. A heartwarming and inspiring story of how one young woman, driven by her tenacity, determination and a deep affinity with horses, is making a huge difference.