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Gentle Carousel has been
selected as a charity partner in Disney's 2010 volunteer program
"Give a Day. Get a Day." Beginning January 1, 2010, when you sign up
on Disney's website to volunteer a day of service to Gentle Carousel
you'll get one day
admission to a Walt Disney World® or Disneyland®theme park, FREE!
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.
MiniHorseTherapy@att.net
Phone:
352-226-9009
Gentle
Carousel Inc.
P.O. Box
1672
High
Springs, FL 32655
or
Jorge
Garcia-Bengochea
105 West
86th Street
Suite 220
New York,
New York 10024
Therapy Horse Angel working at a photo shoot.
Magic
appearing on The Ilene Silverman Show.
Gentle Carousel on
"To Magic and Gentle Carousel, Thank
you for all of your work. Helping children read is the greatest
magic of all,,,"
- James Gurney,
Best-selling
author and illustrator of the Dinotopia book series. Thank you for
the original artwork you created for Reading Is Magic.
Gainesville Today Magazine
"Reading Is
Magic!
Every child you
inspire to read is a life forever changed. Thank you for that and
for bringing books to life...
...Reading is
magic. 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
Thank
you Girls Horse Club for making Gentle Carousel the
organization you adopted this year!
"Magic and Gentle Carousel,
Inspiring children to read is magical. You are making
a difference!"
Chris Soentpiet - Acclaimed children's book author and
illustrator
Magic
and Moonbeam behaving like pros for a television interview
at the Ronald McDonald House.
"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!
Best, Jon " Jon Provost - Appeared as Timmy Martin on Lassie
" Gentle Carousel
Therapy Horses.
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.
- Bill Bennett " Former
Secretary of Education William J. Bennett
Reading Is Magic in
the News!
Magic receiving grant check from Walmart for Reading Is
Magic program.
Winning photo of Therapy Horse Circus and the Grady House
Dalmatians.
Rainbow on television.
Look
for Therapy Horse Circus in Spring 2009 EquuSSource Magazine
"To Magic and
The Gentle Carousel Horses... What an awesome thing y'all are
doing... these people are the real deal and they are making a
difference.
-Joe Camp
Film writer,
producer, director, bestselling author and man behind canine
superstar Benji.
Canine movie
star Benji working with Magic.
Therapy Horse Magic with four-time Olympian and
ten-time US Female Equestrian Athlete of the
Year, Karen O'Connor.
Look for Therapy Horse Stardust in Horse
Illustrated magazine.
Contest winning photo of
Therapy Horse Circus.
Feature article about Gentle Carousel in Miniature Horse
World magazine.
"To Magic and Gentle
Carousel-
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.
Caliente
wins Gainesville Sun Photography Contest.
Professional baseball player Jon Townsend of the Los Angeles
Angels has supported Gentle Carousel on our therapy visits.
See
our Gentle Carousel horses in this Miniature Horse World
Magazine.
Therapy Horse Stardust is the "Horse of The
Month" at Green Horn Horse Facts.
Also see the Gentle Carousel interview:
Therapy Horse Stardust won First Place in the
American Miniature Horse Association OH What A Beautiful
Baby Photo Contest.
Therapy Horse Magic with David O'Connor,
president of the United States Equestrian
Federation, Olympic gold medalist and Pan
American Games and World Equestrian Games
medalist.
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FIREFLY
Distant Thunder
Defying Gravity
AMHA/AMHR Black Filly with
blue eyes
3/4 apron face and
three white stockings
Baby pictures...still
with her fuzzy coat.
Firefly's Pedigree
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Sire
LTDS
MAGIC MANS ON DEMAND
27.5 " AMHA/AMHR Jet Black Frame Overo with 2 Blue Eyes
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Sire
MAGIC MAN OF LTDS
1990 32.50" Black Roan Rabicano
Medicine hat Frame Overo Pinto Pinto
19 Times National and Reserve
National Champion
National Grand Champion Producer
19
National and Reserve National
Titles, in 3 registries by winning
the Country Pleasure Driving,
Versatility, Hunter, Halter, Get of
Sire, Ideal Pinto Driving and
Multi-Color Classes. To date,
he and his get have earned over 140
National/Reserve National Titles and
hundreds of Top Tens.
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Sire
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SHREDDER
1987 32" Black Pinto
Reserve National Champion Amateur
Stallion/ Many Times Grand
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Sire
SONRISAS HAJEL
1971 33.25" Chestnut Tovero
Sire to 5 National Champions
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Dam
GYPSY
34.5 "
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Dam
WENDY
36" White
AMHR Superior Dam
Dam of Multiple HOF's and National
Champions and National Champion
producing get, including LTD's Magic
Man, LTD's Magical Mystery, LTD's
Color Broker and LTD's Silverado
Granddaughter
of:
:
SAMPLE
1966 |
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Dam
DOUBLE A
CHEYANNE
1996 30" Solid Buckskin
Multiple National Top Ten Winner and
National Champion Producing Dam
Cheyanne
is the dam of Unanimous Multiple
National Champion
Magic
Man's Fashionably Dun
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Sire
MAGNOLIA FARMS
COWBOY BLUE
1990 31.5" Solid Palomino
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Sire
SLIGO
LITTLE STORMY
1975 29" Solid White
Son of:
SLIGO SAM
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Dam
MAGNOLIA FARMS
RUBY RED
1986 31" Solid Sorrel
Daughter of
 I
Shadow Oaks Cock
Robin
Granddaughter of
Chianti
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Dam
MI MIS MIDNITE
MIRACLE
1990 33" Solid Buckskin
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Sire
SNOW FIRES
SILVERADO
1986 30.5" Solid Buckskin |
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Dam
BEAUTYS AUTUMN
STAR
1986 34" Solid Buckskin
SHADOW OAKS PAUL
BUNYAN |
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Sire
MUELLERS OREO COOKIE
1996 32.5 " AMHA/AMHR
Loud Black Finto with 1 Blue Eye
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Sire
Wildnwooly's Cookies N Cream
30.5"
Black
Pinto
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Sire
Rainbow Ridges Starburst Cody
30.5" Black Pinto
Used
extensively by Circle S Miniatures in their famous Overo
Program
Sire of:
Circle S
Krystal Lite
Krystal
Lite is the Dam of:
Circle S Cadillac Jack
28.50 Inch Sorrel Overo
Stallion |
Sire
STARS SUNBURST
1978 28" Black
Pinto
Sired by:
FREEMANS STAR
I965 30" Red
Roan
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Dam
OUR LITTLE TINA
1980 33" Black
Pinto
Sired by:
SOATS LIL GUY
1974
32" Pinto
Chestnut
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Dam
Wildnwooly's One Cute Peanut
33"
Sorrel
Pinto
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Sire
Soat's Lil K D
32.50
Bay
Used
extensively by Circle S Overo Miniatures
Sire of:
Circle S
Midge
Dam of
champions
Midge is
the Dam of:
Circle S
Aces HIgh
Circle
S Bright Reflection
AMHA multiple
National Champion, PtHA National Champion, AMHR National
Reserve Champion, AMHA National Honor Roll Champion.
AMHA Register of
Merit
Circle S Bill
Bailey
1999
AMHR Reserve National Champion Senior Stallion
Sire of National
and World Champions |
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Dam |
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Dam
ARC TOPSY TURVY
6/27/1993 34"
Bay Pinto |
Sire
K T FRECKLES
1983 34"Chestnut
Pinto
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Sire
ARC SLIVERS
1978 33"
Chestnut Pinto
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
1990 32.50"
Black Roan Rabicano Medicine hat Frame Overo Pinto Pinto
19 Times
National and Reserve National Champion
National Grand
Champion Producer |
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Dam
ARC DIMPLES
1974 34"Chestnut Pinto
Sired by:
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
1990 32.50"
Black Roan Rabicano Medicine hat Frame Overo Pinto Pinto
19 Times
National and Reserve National Champion
National Grand
Champion Producer |
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Dam
ARC TOPSY
1984 33.00"
Chestnut |
Sire
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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
Gentle
Carousel Inc.
P.O. Box
1672
High
Springs, FL 32655
Phone:
352-226-9009
E-mail: MiniHorseTherapy@att.net
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