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MAGIC

RAINBOW

ANGEL

SUNDANCE

MUSIC

CIRCUS

SPARKLE

FLAME

ECLIPSE

STARLIGHT

MILKY WAY

WHISTLE

FEATHER

SCOOTER

BRIGHTY

MOONBEAM

STARDUST

DREAMER

FIREFLY

RAIN DANCE

STORMY

MELODY

HOPE

SILVER

ROCKET

MAGIC MAN'S ON DEMAND

Magic Horses Poem

A Once In A Lifetime Horse...Magic

Home Sweet Home

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2009 Magic of Horses Fundraiser

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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

Lend a Hand

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.

 

MELODY

Songcatchers Unchained Melody

 AMHA/AMHR Solid Black

 Four crosses to Gold Melody Boy and three to Roan Ranger in her pedigree! 

 

 

Unchained Melody is the daughter of:

Lucky Four Rebels Noble Fire

 1986 31.5" AMHA/AMHR  Solid Sorrel

2001 National Champion Stallion

 

Unchained Melody is the granddaughter of:

Sids Rebel

31" 1988 Solid Sorrel Stallion

Leading sire of AMHA Futurity money winners

1997 Reserve National Champion Get of Sire

1999 Reserve National Champion Get of Sire

2002 Reserve National Champion Get of Sire

Sire of many National Futurity Champions, National Champions and Top Ten Winners

  

Unchained Melody is the great granddaughter of:

Roan Ranger

 1982 31.25" AMHA Red Roan

1985 National Grand Champion Senior Stallion

 

Unchained Melody's Pedigree

LUCKY FOUR REBELS NOBLE FIRE

1999 33" Solid Sorrel

 2001 National Champion

 National Champion Producer

 

 

Sire of:


 B Springhills Roudy Rebel
 

Sire

SIDS REBEL

1988 31" Solid Sorrel

 Leading AMHA Futurity sire!

1997 Reserve National Champion Get of Sire

1999 Reserve National Champion Get of Sire

 

Sire

DIPPERS DUFFY

1984 29" Solid Chestnut

 Sire of some of the outstanding sires of the breed, Sid's Red Cloud, Sid's Husker, and the leading AMHA Futurity sire, Sids Rebel.

 Sire of:

 

SID’S RED CLOUD

Grand Champion Stallion Sire of Champions, Supreme Halter Horses, National Top Ten Horses and a National Top Ten Get of Sire Stallion.

Sire

 

 BOONES LITTLE APACHE

1975 30" Sorrel Pinto

Dam

STARLIGHTS LITTLE DIPPER

DDaughter of:

Roan Ranger

2 Times Granddaughter of:

GOLD MELODY BOY

Dam

SIDS APRIL FOOL
 

1985 31" Red Roan

 
Sire

 BOONES LITTLE APACHE

1975 30" Sorrel Pinto

Dam

 JOHNSONS TINA STAR

30.00"

Daughter of:

Roan Ranger

Granddaughter of:

GOLD MELODY BOY

Dam


 FALLEN ASH FARMS RANGERS ARABESQUE

1994 33.5" Red Roan

NATIONAL CHAMPION PRODUCER

Dam of:


 LUCKY FOUR SKIPPA STAR ATTRACTION

ALLIANCE PRIVATE PASSWORD

 

Roan Ranger

1974 30" Red Roan

1985 National Grand Champion Senior Stallion

 
 Skip A Star
 
 Reserve National Grand Champion 
Stallion
 
Johnston’s Starlight Ranger 
 
National Grand Champion Junior 
Stallion, 
 
NFCs Sugar Boy
  

For AMHR, he produced two-time National Grand Champion Stallion

 Gingerbread Farms Rapid Transit.

Sire

GOLD MELODY BOY 

1963 33" Solid Palomino

Dam

JOHNSTONS GOLDEN GIRL

34"

DamS

LINDALE ARABIAN SPEED QUEEN

 

1983 33.25" Dapple Grey

Sire

FLYING W FARMS SUNDANCE

1969 31" Solid Palomino

Sire of:

Flying W Farms Little Wardance

National Champion Senior Stallion

Dam

OHIOS DAPPLE DOLLY

1969 32.5" Dapple Grey

Dam

OLDE BRIDGE FARMS MAGIC MOMENT

National Champion producER

 Her '99 colt went National Champion as a yearling and her '01 filly made National Top Ten.

 

Sire

SILVER  FLASH

1990 30" Solid Gray

 Sire

KING TIGER

1970 28" Pinto Bay

 Imported Falabella

Sire

 

 

Dam


 

 Dam

ASHLEYS GOLDIE

 1977 35" Solid Chestnut

 
Sire

   

Dam

 

 Dam

NFCS DARK CARAMEL

1985 32.75" Solid Bay

 

 

Sire

KOMOKO'S DARK DESTROYER

1980 29" Solid Black  

National Champion producing stallion

 
 Dark Destroyer was one of the primary broodmare sires at NFC for several years. 

SireST

KOMOKOS LITTLE HUSSELER

1974 26.5"Solid Dun

 Son of

KOMOKOS KING TUT

Dam

MY DARLING MOTO

1972 31" Solid Chestnut

Dam

NFCS BROWN SUGAR

1979 34" Solid Chestnut

Sire

 

Dam

 

 

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

2010 PONY UP! 

 

Home   Testimonials    Frequently Asked Questions    Gentle Carousel in Magazines, Newspapers and on Television    

What's New At Gentle Carousel    Our Sponsors and Friends    Becoming a Therapy Horse

How You Can Help Gentle Carousel     Our Horses In The Movies      Books Featuring Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses

Wish List and Volunteer Opportunities    Our Mission    Movie Star Benji Teams Up With Gentle Carousel    

 Gentle Carousel's READING IS MAGIC at Libraries     Gentle Carousel's READING IS MAGIC at Schools

Gentle Carousel's READING IS MAGIC Authors and Illustrators

Would You Like To Meet Our Horses?    MAGIC     RAINBOW    ANGEL     SUNDANCE     MUSIC     CIRCUS     SPARKLE    

  FLAME    ECLIPSE     MILKY WAY     WHISTLE     FEATHER    SCOOTER    HOLLYWOOD     MOONBEAM     STARDUST   

DREAMER     FIREFLY    RAIN DANCE     STORMY    MELODY    HOPE    SILVER    ROCKET

MAGIC MAN'S ON DEMAND    Magic Horses Poem    A Once In A Lifetime Horse...Magic    Home Sweet Home

Photo Memories    More Photos    Our Rescues    2009 Magic of Horses Fundraiser     Amazing People    Other Therapy Animals

Elephants, Zebras and Gentle Carousel... Oh My!    Photography Contest Winners Featuring Gentle Carousel Therapy Horses

Contact Us

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