Cristi Vanderhoof Horse Accident Support Fund

On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, my beautiful sister Cristi was getting on her horse Fly from the mounting block. As she was getting on, Fly spooked and ran about 20 feet down the arena. Cristi was coming off as he was running and her head hit the arena wall. She was immediately knocked unconscious. Thankfully her daughter Mady was there and called 911. Aid arrived quickly, she remained unconscious but breathing on her own. She was airlifted to Harborview for a traumatic brain injury. Cristi sustained bruising and bleeding around her brain, several large blood clots around her brain, a small blood clot inside her brain, a fractured skull, fractured ribs and fractures in her face. They put a hole in the top of her head where they placed a monitor that tracks the pressure in her brain. Her pressures have been difficult to stabilize so they will continue to keep her sedated until she is stable enough to begin removing the sedation. The nurses have warned us that this journey is a marathon not a sprint and will be the worst roller coaster of ups and downs imaginable.

If you know Cristi then you love her - that's just how it is. She is truly one of the kindest, most loving and caring people you could ever meet and always goes out of her way to lend a hand and bring a smile to someone's face... she is the queen of making everyone around her feel special and loved.

Cristi is a single Mom with financial responsibilities for Mady and their horses on her shoulders. I have created this GoFundMe in hopes that we can help alleviate the financial burden of Cristi's monthly bills as well as the additional burden of the medical bills from this tragedy so that Cristi and Mady can focus on the only that that is truly important - Cristi coming back to us 100%!!!

This is literally the fight of her life - please help support Cristi and Mady.

Thank you.