Grace Whiseman and her horse, Be Be, are making history.

The adventure began with a dream she had about a purple horse in 3rd grade.

In October 2015, Grace saw an advertisement for a rescue horse, a Red Roan Appaloosa mare.

Grace has a color deficiency where she sees the color red as purple.

“When I saw Be Be I knew she was the horse God wanted me to have. She was the purple horse I dreamed of long ago. We both needed each other,” she said.

This rescued horse was afraid of humans. At their 1st meeting, Be Be let her walk up and put the halter on her.

Grace said, “I started to cry, and so did everyone else around me.”

She named the mare Be Be, short for “believe.”

Her parents supported her getting the horse.

Grace and her new horse became best friends.

Her dad fenced in their front yard for a pen.

For the 1st month, Grace sat with her so the horse could get used to being around her in a new environment. She started to help desensitize Be Be to different things that could potentially spook her.

“I trained Be Be with no harness or ropes and no restrictions.” she said.

“I am not Be Be’s boss but in a partnership with her.”

The process of training Be Be was not without obstacles.

She was advised not to train a rescue horse because of the responsibility. She was also told that the horse wasn’t a good candidate to be sold because all she does is tricks.

But Grace said Be Be is never going to be sold.

The year-long process of working with her to do 21 tricks in 1 minute could make the Guinness Book of World Records.

Her future dreams include having a farm for rescue horses and a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International certificate in equine therapy.

“I want to open an equine therapy center and work with children and adults with disabilities,” she said.

She volunteers at Dream Riders, an equine therapy center and is training to be a farrier who specializes in equine hoof care. Farriers trim and balance horses’ hooves and shoe their hooves if necessary. A farrier combines blacksmith’s skills by fabricating and adjusting metal shoes with veterinarian’s knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the lower limbs.

Grace believes her relationship with Be Be parallels her relationship with the Lord. “I work with Be Be to have a relationship where there is nothing binding her to me. She has the freedom to stay or leave. Just as we have the choice to trust and follow Jesus.”

Grace is also an artist selling her pottery, sculptures, paintings and ceramics on her Instagram store @art. touchedbygrace .

“If I had a horse trailer, I would take Be Be places for horse clinics and share my story with others,” she said.

They are awaiting approval from the Guinness Book of World Records to see if their hard work will be accepted.

“Even if we don’t get the record, I know that the Lord was glorified throughout this experience, and I will continue to share what he has done for me, for that is the greatest reward.”