Holy Discontent to Horse Rescue: Cherry Tapley on Answering God's Call & Surviving the Crushing Season

Holy Discontent to Horse Rescue: Cherry Tapley on Answering God's Call & Surviving the Crushing Season

From Fed by the Fruit by Kristin Ballard

April 6, 2026 · 47 min · Season 8 · Episode 340

About this episode

Cherry Tapley shares her journey of faith and resilience through personal hardships leading to her calling in horse rescue.

What if the thing that broke your heart was actually the answer to your prayer? In this powerful episode, KB sits down with Cherry Tapley — lifelong animal lover, founder of Nalani Horse Rescue, and author of The Crushing Season: Pain, Purpose, and the Power of Becoming — to unpack one of the most remarkable testimonies of faith-fueled transformation you'll ever hear. Cherry shares how a prayer for purpose at age 43 set off a decade of crushing — a near-fatal riding accident, a collapsed lung, a divorce, the loss of her mother, and financial hardship — and how God used every broken piece to build her into a well-respected horse rescuer and now a published author. If you've ever felt unqualified for your calling or wondered why God is taking so long, this episode is for you. Find Cherry on Instagram and reach out to KB on Instagram and share your thoughts.

People in this episode

Host: Kristin Ballard

Guest: Cherry Tapley

Topics covered

  • faith
  • transformation
  • animal rescue
  • personal struggle
  • purpose
  • testimony

Keywords

  • faith
  • horse rescue
  • personal transformation
  • testimony
  • purpose
  • crushing season
  • Cherry Tapley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nalani Horse Rescue

Books & works: The Crushing Season: Pain, Purpose, and the Power of Becoming

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