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.

 

MOONBEAM

Strebor Black Velvet News Flash

 AMHA/AMHR Black Tovero with Two Ice Blue Eyes

Moonbeam working with The University of Florida's Healthy Families program.

Moonbeam's look-a-like storybooks for Reading Is Magic.

    

 

 

Moonbeam gave some love to over 150 foster and homeless children as part of "Christmas For The Community".

    

   Moonbeam helped deliver a sleigh full of stuffed toy horses to the Ronald McDonald House of Gainesville.

Award winning documentary filmmakers from Utah have been in Florida filming Moonbeam and Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses! 

Moonbeam with the organizers of Gentle Carousel's 2009 Fundraiser.

 

Moonbeam Baby Photos

 

Moonbeam is the grandson of:

Little Kings Black Velvet

Moonbeams's Pedigree

Sire

OAK PARKS BLACK VELVET SUPERSTAR

2005 33" AMHA/AMHR Black Pinto

 

 

Sire

Little Kings Black Velvet

1991 32.50" Solid Black

Sire

 BOONES LITTLE BUCKAROO

1978 30.50" Buckskin

Sire

POPLAR LANES SAMSON

1970 31" Solid Sorrel

Dam

   

JOHNSONS VANILLA

1975 34" Solid Palomino

Dam

Little Kings Red Velvet

1983 33.25" Solid Sorrel

Sire

KOMOKOS LITTLE KINGS SUPREME

1990 31.5" Solid Palomino

One of the foundation sires of the Little King Farm breeding program.  He produced multiple AMHA National Grand, National and Reserve National Champions.

Dam

KOMOKOS APPLE

 DUMPLING

1990 33" Solid Buckskin

Dam

HUNT HOUSE FARMS SUPERSTAR

1997 33" Chestnut Pinto

       

Sire

Sire

 
1982 31.25" 
Solid Chestnut     

1985 National Grand Champion Senior Stallion

National Champion

Producer and Sire of National Champion Producers

 

Sire

1974 30" Red Roan 

Sire of :

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

 Gingerbread Farms Rapid Transit

Dam

33.50 Inches

Dam

BOND BAFFLES

1976 32.5"

Chestnut Pinto

 

Sire

BOND SIR GALAHAD

1966 27.5" Black Pinto

Dam

BOND BUNNY HOP

1968 34" Solid Chestnut

Dam

CHENTERRA BLUE BONNET SIOUX

Black Sabino Tovero with Two Blue Eyes

Lab Tested: Positive for Sabino and Tobiano

 

Sire

CHENTERRA CHANCE

1995 28.75" Black Pinto

1

Sire

ARMBRUSTERS BUCKWHEAT

1990 28.25" Solid Buckskin

 National Top 10 Stallion

National Champion

Hall of Fame Producer

Sire

DELL TERAS TOP MAN

1982 26" Solid Bay

Dam

DELL TERAS MUFFIN

1982 29.5" Solid Buckskin

 Dam

HARLANS SUPER SPORT NAKITA

1995 28.75" Black Pinto

 
Sire

MARTINS SUPER SPORT

1984 28.5" Solid Brown

Dam

BONDS QUEEN BEE

1978 31" Brown Pinto

Dam

BEARS BLUE EYED FLIRT

1995 30.5"  Chestnut

Sire

BEARS CRACKER JACK PRIZE

1992 27.5"  Palomino

 

 

Sire

JACKS BUSTER

1985 28.5" Solid Bay

Dam

 FEW ACRES FONTEZZA

1987 31" Dun Pinto

Dam

BEARS FANCI FLIRT

1991 30"  Solid Bay

Sire

JACKS BUSTER

1985 28.5" Solid Bay

Dam

BEARS FINALE 85

1985 30" Solid Sorrel

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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