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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 1672

High Springs, FL  32655

Phone: 352-226-9009

MiniHorseTherapy@att.net

Magic selected AARP's Most Heroic Pet In America.

Gentle Carousel in Woman's World magazine.

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

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

 

...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.

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

 

" Gentle Carousel Miniature 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!

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

Rainbow with THE DUKES OF HAZZARD star Tom Wopat.

James Gurney

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

 

 

"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

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.

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

Carl Joseph, Author of SOME CALLED ME SUPERSTAR

Gentle Carousel...  Thank you for all of your hard work! - Joan Lundon

Journalist, author and television host

Magic appearing on The Ilene Silverman Show.

 

 

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

 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.

 

"Magic and Gentle Carousel,

    Inspiring children to read is magical. You are making a difference!"

 Chris Soentpiet - Acclaimed children's book author and illustrator

Professional baseball player Jon Townsend of the Los Angeles Angels visiting children with Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses.

Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses and University of Florida football players at a camp for children with cancer.

"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.

"...Thank you for all the work you do.

...Reading is Magic!"

- Linda Sue Park

Newbery Medal Winner

 

Gentle Carousel on television.

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SCOUT

Hopkins Billion Blue Eyes

 2009 AMHA AMHR Buckskin Pinto

 

Son of:

Little Kings A Billion Bucks

 

Grandson of:

  Boones Little Buckeroo

   
 

 

AMHR National Grand Champion Senior Stallion twice and AMHA National Grand Champion Senior Stallion in 1983. Buckeroo won AMHA National Grand Champion

 

Get of Sire three consecutive years from 1992 to 1994 and winner of the Vern Brewer Memorial Award offered in 1992 and 1993.
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Without a doubt, Buckeroo is the most well-known miniature stallion in the world today. He holds the unequaled record of winning three National Grand Champion Senior Stallion Titles. 


Buckeroo get and grand-get have won  National Grands, Reserve National Grands, National Champions and Top Ten Awards in Halter and Performance over the years in AMHA and AMHR Nationals!

In TEN consecutive years, SEVEN Buckeroo sons and grandsons won the AMHA NATIONAL GRAND CHAMPION SENIOR STALLION TITLE!

 

Scout is also the grandson of:

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1983 30.23" Sorrel Pinto

 AMHA National Grand Champion Junior Stallion

Pinto National Champion Senior Stallion

Producer of National Champions

 

Scout's Pedigree

Sire

LITTLE KINGS A BILLION BUCKS

2004 32"  Solid Brown

Sire

 

 

 BOONES LITTLE BUCKAROO

1978 30.50" Buckskin Stallion

Without a doubt, Buckeroo is the most well-known miniature stallion in the world today. He holds the unequaled record of winning three National Grand Champion Senior Stallion Titles. 

In TEN consecutive years, SEVEN Buckeroo sons and grandsons won the AMHA NATIONAL GRAND CHAMPION SENIOR STALLION TITLE!

 

Sire

POPLAR LANES SAMSON

1970 31" Solid Sorrel

Sire

Dam

Dam

   

JOHNSONS VANILLA

1975 34" Solid Palomino

Sire

GOLD MELODY BOY 

1963 33" Solid Palomino

Dame

VANILLA 3rd

Dame

Reeces Foxfires Fancydontletmedown

1993 32.75" Solid Black

Multiple National Champion Producer

Dam of:

Reeces Thunder Hawk

Sire

FLYING W FARMS LITTLE BLUE BOY 

1975 30" Dapple Gray

 AMHA and IMHR Reserve National Champion Senior Stallion

Multiple National Grand Champion Producer

Sire

OHIOS TINY

31.5"

Dame

OHIOS NELLIE GREY

34"

Dame

FLYING W FARMS ROSE ARABY ROSE

1976 33" Solid Bay

Sire

FLYING W FARMS MASTERPIECE

1972 30" Solid Bay

Multiple National Grand Champion Producer

Damem

UNKNOWN

Dam

 

RFM CONTENDERS LOVE SONG

2001 33.5"  Sorrel Pinto

Sire 

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1983 30.23" Sorrel Pinto

 AMHA National Grand Champion Junior Stallion

Pinto National Champion Senior Stallion

Sire of Champions

Producer of  National Champions

SireS

 

DELL TERAS MOON MAN

1967  31" Chestnut Pinto

Produced 2 AMHA National Grand Champion, 7 National Champions, 5 Reserve National Champions, and 18 National Top 10 Champions Titles

Sire

STOUTS MISTER PRIDE

Dam

 

STOUTS MONA LISA

DamD

DELS LUCY BROWN

1968  30.5" Solid Bay

 

Sire

UNKNOWN

Dam

UNKNOWN

Dam Dam

DEER CREEKS CINNAMON SPICE

1992 32.5" Solid Chestnut

Sire

DELL TERAS MIDAS TOUCH

1981  29.25" Solid Palomino

 

Sire

DELL TERAS LORD OF THE ISLES

Dam

DELL TERAS MOCKING BIRD

32"

Dam

CODY'S STORMY DAY

1977  33" Chestnut Pinto

 

UNKNOWN

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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