Meet Our Horses, Donkeys, and Cats

Horses are an integral part of our program. They are smart and honest animals and like people are social and have unique personalities. The horses we use in our program are loved and well cared. Each are selected based on their temperament and love for this job. Some are full-time therapy horses and others work with us part time.

We also work with several donkeys. Donkeys have the reputation of being stubborn, but in fact they are quite intelligent and think before acting. We use donkeys in sessions when we need an equine-partner that is smaller or less reactive than a horse.

It costs almost $4000 a year to care for each horse and we rely on the generosity of private benefactors to pay these costs. You can help by being part of our Horse and Donkey Sponsorship Program.

Learn more about our horses and donkeys

  • Boden - Born and raised here, Boden works primarily with groups an is an excellent teacher of boundaries and self-confidence.
  • Dusty and Rusty - Our two newest donks.
  • Eddie and Buckeye - Two of our darling donkeys. Eddie is sponsored by Brenda Doner.
  • Grazie - Grace as we call her is our momma horse and two of her off-spring live on our farm. She works mostly as an observation horse.
  • Ramazotti - Ram is a large and beautiful horse that works as a therapy horse and an upper level dressage horse.
  • Rocky - The Rock Star of the barn. Rocky is everyone's favorite. He has his own facebook page and would love for you to fan him.
  • September - Mr. Ber is a big teddy bear of a horse that works as a therapy horse and an upper level dressage horse.
  • Spock - One of our therapy donkeys. Mr. Spock is sponsored anonymously by "his biggest fans".

And no farm is complete without the great cats that run the place.

  • Butch - Big, fat, and tabby.
  • Clark - Bigger, fatter, and orange. Clark is sponsored by Jody Cattell.

 

We value horses tremendously and are trouble by the increase in the number of unwanted and abandoned horses in the US.The Unwanted Horse Coalition is working to reduce the number of unwanted horses and to improve their welfare through education and the efforts of organizations committed to the health, safety, and responsible care and disposition of these horses. Please visit their web site to learn how you can help.