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  Movie Star Benji Teams Up With Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses

  Gentle Carousel and Martha Stewart    

               A Visit From National Geographic

Prancing With The Stars

Magic on NEWSWEEK/DAILY BEAST  Ten Most Heroic Animals

READING IS MAGIC at Schools

READING IS MAGIC Horses

READING IS MAGIC at Libraries

READING IS MAGIC Authors

  READING IS MAGIC Bringing Books To Life at Literacy Festivals

  Smallest Horses In The World

Becoming a Therapy Horse

Home Sweet Home

  Magic is a Power Of One  AMERICANTOWNS HERO

Princess Tea Parties

 Magic of Horses

 Sundance Star of Jason and Elihu

Elephants, Zebras and Gentle Carousel

Our Rescues and Therapy Friends

              Tiny Horses of Distant Thunder Ranch 

Magical Moments Fashion Show

Magic Horses Poem

Lake City Journal | Lake City, FL Therapy Dog Henry's Newspaper Column

  Holiday Memories

Contact Us

 Gentle Carousel Therapy Horses is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity.

     Your donations are tax deductible. Help us grant wishes, make memories and bring a little magic into the world.

Gentle Carousel Inc.

P.O. Box 358844

Gainesville, FL  32635

Phone: 352-226-9009

MiniHorseTherapy@att.net

  Rainbow in a huddle with two time Super Bowl champion and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Phil Simms.

Hugh Jackman talks about Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses on stage during his amazing Broadway show.

 

"Keep up the wonderful work you do.  I often tell people that Lassie was the first therapy dog--the first to be allowed in hospitals more than 50 years ago!"      

Jon Provost, Appeared as Timmy Martin on Lassie

Cloudburst wins Martha Stewart's Annual Halloween Photo Contest!  Martha talked about Gentle Carousel on her website and Twitter.  Thank you Martha!

Cloudburst on People Magazine website.

"...Gentle Carousel, you are wonderful, gentle, caring people! "

Marlo Thomas,Actress, producer, best selling author, four-time Emmy winner and activist for children's causes

A photo of Peanut and Aladdin were on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and her website home page. Who doesn't love Ellen!

Canine movie star Benji working with Magic.

"What they are doing is just so incredible.  They are making a difference. These people are the real deal.  They are down there in the trenches doing it."

Joe Camp, film writer, producer, director, bestselling author and man behind canine superstar Benji.

Rainbow with THE DUKES OF HAZZARD star Tom Wopat.

Sundance reading at a Boys and Girls Club with former NFL and University of Florida  quarterback Doug Johnson for an Associated Press photo and literacy poster.

 

Gentle Carousel was selected a charity partner in Disney's volunteer program "Give a Day. Get a Day."

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TeaTime Magazine

"Your Reading Is Magic program and volunteers are heroes every time they walk into a school or library.  Using little miniature horses to inspire young children to read is most creative.  Congratulations on your wonderful charity, spirit and service to your community."

 William J. Bennett, Former Secretary of Education

James Gurney, Best-selling author and illustrator of the Dinotopia book series.

"Gentle Carousel...  Thank you for all of your hard work!"

Joan Lundon, Journalist, author and television host

 Magic with four-time Olympian and ten-time US Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year, Karen O'Connor.

 

Magic with David O'Connor, president of the United States Equestrian Federation, Olympic gold medalist and Pan American Games and World Equestrian Games medalist.

 

"Reading Is Magic!

Every child you inspire to read is a life forever changed. Thank you for that and for bringing books to life...It can take you from outer space to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Either way, the journey is magical.

...Wow.  Love those little horses... Great job you're doing.  I'm proud of you." 

-Homer Hickam, #1 New York Times Bestselling author and NASA engineer  

"What you have to get across is that these are highly trained horses. They go into an environment, a situation, circumstances where only a trained horse such as this can navigate himself... They seem to have an innate sense of how to go to the person they are there to comfort."

 Ilene Silverman, Executive producer and host of the The Ilene Silverman Show.

"...I think that the use of horses is wonderful for children with self-regulation and attachment issues (the classic problems with so many children in the CPS system as you are aware)...Keep up your work. With  Respect"

Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.Senior Fellow
The Child Trauma Academy 

"...I just wanted to take the opportunity to write you a letter expressing my amazement with your miracle miniature horse "Magic". As I read about all the miraculous things that have happened in her presence, I was absolutely stunned. It is amazing that despite the modern marvels of medicine and how much that field has advanced in my lifetime, that sometimes there remains an unexplained element to health and recovery that is covered by miraculous creatures like your horse..."

Senator Steve Oelrich

"Magic and Gentle Carousel, Inspiring children to read is magical. You are making a difference!"

 Chris Soentpiet, Acclaimed children's book author and illustrator (Thank you for the beautiful artwork you donated to help Gentle Carousel's Reading Is Magic!)

 "My own daughter, who has Down Syndrome has been touched by Magic. I have been able to see first hand what these animals can do just with my own child...This program benefits so many different population bases. They can reach the elderly, the terminally ill, children with developmental disabilities, children with needs in reading...there are just so many opportunities to reach so many people in need..."

Lance Block, Chairman for the Governor's Commission on Disabilities

"What 'Reading Is Magic' does for kids by going into schools and igniting excitement for reading a story is beyond compare.  Keep the hoof beats going."

Carl Joseph, author and Hall of Fame athlete

 

"What an honor and thrill to have Gentle Carousel's Sundance as a riveting character in JASON AND ELIHU."

Shelley Fraser Mickle, Award winning author and National Public Radio commentator  

 

Sundance smiles for a fan then kisses one of his photos in the novel JASON AND ELIHU as an autograph.

 "You have a wonderful program. Thank you for bringing joy to children... Keep reading! It is magic!"

Anna Grossnickle Hines, Author and illustrator of over 50 children's books.

"...Thank you for all the work you do...Reading is Magic!"

Linda Sue Park, Bestselling author and Newbery Medal Winner

 

MISTY

Fikes Bright White Feather

AMHA/AMHR Medicine Hat Overo with Two Blue Eyes

 

Misty is  our "Misty look-a-like" and part of Gentle Carousel's Reading Is Magic program.

Misty is the daughter of:

 

Bright Beginnings

AMHA/AMHR National and International Champion Producer

Bright Beginnings, a gorgeous Bay Frame Overo stallion, is known as one of the smallest, most correct Overo miniature stallions in the world. He is renowned for siring a number of National Champions for the famous Circle S Miniature Overo Horse program.

 

 

 

Pedigree for Misty

Sire

 

BAR LS BRIGHT BEGINNINGS

27" AHMA/AMHR Bay Frame Overo

AMHA/AMHR National Champion producer including:

Circle S Bright Reflection
AMHA Multiple National Chamion, AMHA Honor Roll Champion, AMHA Register of Merit

Circle S Raz Ma Taz

   2002 AMHA National Champion Multi Color Stallion

Circle S Bright Kharizzma
 AMHR Top 10 Yearling Mare 28in and Under
 AMHR Top 10 Multi-Colored Mare

i

Sire

BAR LS DREAMS AND SCHEMES

A 24141    
05/20

National  Champion Producer

1988

Sorrel

31.75 Inches

 

Sire of:

Circle S Ima Hot Rod Lincoln

National Top Ten Stallion in the Sr Stallions 28 & Under

GOFORTH LITTLE BIT

R 00334P   
04/14/1969

Sired Res Nat'l Grand Champ Halter
Sired Nat'l & Res Champs Halter

Red Roan

28.75 Inches

Sire

Unknown- Unregistered

Dam

Unknown- Unregistered

PALMERS CINDY

A 04851    
09/06/1981

Buckskin Pinto

32.5 Inches

Sire

Unknown- Unregistered

Dam

Unknown- Unregistered

Dam

BAR LS BRIGHT DELIGHT

A 28004    
05/10/1989

Bay

31.25 Inches

Sire

BOND BRIGHT BRUME

A 05160    
03/03/1979

Dapple Gray

32.5 Inches

National Champion

Sire

BOND POPEYE SIX FLAG

R 00304P   
1969

Dapple Gray

28.5 Inches

Dam

BOND FULL BRIGHT

A 03891    
1975

PBS

32.5 Inches

DamDAISY PARK DAWN

A 10265    
04/16/1984

Sorrel

31.5 Inches

Sire

Birling Starfire

Dam

Fairy Cockateel

Dam

ARC BABE

A 29892    
04/29/1989

Chestnut Tovero Mare

32 Inches

FLYING W FARMS LITTLE RED RANGER

A 04356 

   
07/07/1979

Red Roan

30 Inches

Sire

Little Ranger

 

Sire


Unknown- Unregistered

Dam


Unknown- Unregistered

Dam

Rosie-

 

Sire

Dam

known- Unregistered

Dam

ARC BUNNIE HOP

A 03653    
04/19/1981

Chestnut Pinto

32.5 Inches

Sire

SONRISAS HAJEL

1971 33.25" Chestnut Tovero

Sire to 5 National Champions

Sire of:

SHREDDER

1987 32" Black Pinto

Reserve National Champion Amateur Stallion/ Many Times Grand

Shredder is the Sire of:

MAGIC MAN OF LTDS

19 Times National and Reserve National Champion

 National Grand Champion Producer

Sire


Unknown- Unregistered

 

ARC SQUEAKI

 A 03650    
05/14/1976

Chestnut Pinto

33.5 Inches

Dam
ARC Sugar

 

Gentle Carousel Therapy Horses is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity.

Your donations are tax deductible.

There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." ~Winston Churchill

 

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