Operation No Longer a Number

​Trail of Faith Farms (TOFF) sees the powerful and positive effects of pairing an American Hero with an American Icon.  We felt it necessary for our veteran and mustang program to have its own distinct name. So, without further a due, Operation No Longer a Number is TOFF's official name of our veteran program. Operation No Longer a Number is a program where we pair a wild mustang with a military veteran to offer healing and fulfillment in a non-traditional, therapeutic way. Whether horse or human, you are defined by more than your last four.  
TOFF is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved facility. The horse trainer on-site is also an approved TIP (Trainer Incentive Program) Trainer through the BLM and Mustang Heritage Foundation. The trainer, Jessica Shively, is 1 of 4 certified Mustang Trainers in North Carolina.  Jessica's approval through these organization's allows her to pick up un-gentled mustangs, bring them back to TOFF, and start the gentling and training process. The inspiration for this design came from a particular un-gentled mustang that Jessica had the honor to gentle in 2021, among many others. TOFF named this mustang Abednego. Jessica felt Abednego was the perfect ambassador for the veteran program as he was drawn more so to veteran's and veterans to him. Often times visitors would say how Abednego's eyes just spoke volume 's to them. With little effort Abednego's soft eyes gentled many hearts. If you would like more information on participating in Operation No Longer a Number, please contact Trail of Faith Farms directly. TOFF also has various scholarships throughout the year to include covering the cost of this program! Pictured below is Abednego through his training process. He was successfully adopted out to a fabulous owner with a bright future ahead.