In September 2022 Maysa Hagel, the daughter of Sara Hagel, who is well known worldwide as the maker of the finest horsehair metates and horse gear, has suffered a mid-brain stroke. The doctors gave the 25-year-old women a ten percent chance of survival. To cover the expenses of her long and arduous recovery, a fundraising campaign has been set up and a very special saddle will be raffled in November.