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.
New
Reading Is Magic poster. Yes Magic really did work with Luke
the elephant.
Magic
appearing on The Ilene Silverman Show.
Therapy Horses Magic and Moonbeam on
James Gurney, the
best-selling author and illustrator of the
Dinotopia book series created original artwork for our
Reading Is Magic program.
Gainesville
Today Magazine
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
"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.
STARDUST
Distant Thunder
Stardust On Demand
AMHA/AMHR
Medicine Hat Frame Overo with Two Blue Eyes
T
This
photo of Distant
Thunder Stardust On Demand won First Place in the
2008 AMHA OH
What A Beautiful Baby Photo Contest
and appeared in
Miniature
Horse World
magazine.
Stardust is
the son of :
LTD
Magic Mans On Demand
27" Jet
Black Frame Overo with Two Blue Eyes
Stardust is
the grandson of:
Magic Man of LTDS
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.
Stardust is
the great grandson of:
Roan Ranger
1985 National Grand
Champion Senior Stallion
National Champion
Producer and Sire of National Champion Producers
Stardust's Pedigree
Sire
LTDS
MAGIC MANS ON DEMAND
27.5 " AMHA/AMHR Jet Black Frame Overo with 2 Blue Eyes
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.
Sire
u
SHREDDER
1987 32" Black Pinto
Reserve National Champion Amateur
Stallion/ Many Times Grand
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