September 20, 2021

Reader Story

a young girl with a purple walker and leg braces holds the lead rope of a miniature horse wearing a blue vest
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Hope

A young girl in a pink jacket faces a tall dun horse and pets him on the nose.
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Lark

Paint horse with tongue sticking out
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Rolex

portrait photo of dark bay horse with white star and snip looking into the camera
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Heart of Bleau

A young woman wearing a gray shirt and multicolored helmet rides a black and white horse.
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Chincoteague Pony

A person with short hair faces away from the camera and kisses a black and white horse wearing a pink halter on the muzzle.
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Lady

A young woman in a purple embroidered dress poses with a black horse with pin and white flowers in its mane.
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Belle

A woman in English show attire jumps a palomino horse over blue and white rails.
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Cheese

A woman in an orange vest, black riding helmet and stability belt wraps her right arm underneath the head of a bay horse with a white blaze. A pair of arms from outside the image frame support the woman's left arm.
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Dougie

A young woman in saddle seat show attire rides a black and white gaited horse.
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Ellie

A young woman in an orange shirt looks at a flea-bitten gray Arabian in a wood stall. A blue hand-painted sign hanging on the stall door reads "Sheik."
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Sheik

A young woman in a plaid shirt and helmet rides a palomino horse toward the camera in an outdoor arena.
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Bella

A man in a blue shirt, black hat, and black chaps lopes a cremello horse in an arena.
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Annie

A young girl in a tutu hugs a predominantly white pony wearing rabbit ears.
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Feather

A young man wearing a blue helmet, glasses, and black jacket leans up against a palomino horse standing in a barn. The boy has a large smile on his face.
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Toast

photo is taken from the rider's perspective, overlooking the head of a sorrel horse and a beach backgroud
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Ruby

A senior man wearing a helmet, camo shirt, and blue jeans is standing next to a white horse. The man is smiling at the camera and petting the horse's cheek. The horse is facing the camera with his ears pricked.
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Rocket

Woman with blonde hair stands next to a sorrel horse wearing a Western saddle. There are show prizes in the foreground. The words on the blanket are "Horse of the Year WA OTTB."
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Vinny

A woman in a red and green winter coat, gray beanie, and sunglasses stands next to a sorrel horse wearing a red halter. The woman is facing the camera and smiling. Her right hand is resting on the horse's neck.
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Snickers

A child in a purple shirt and black helmet stands next to a small brown horse in crossties.
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Mouse

A young girl with blond hair and a helmet rides a sorrel horse toward the camera. The girl has a huge smile on her face and her hair is blowing in the wind.
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Bailey

A young woman in a purple sweatshirt and helmet rides a buckskin horse. A woman in a gray hoodie is leading the horse and smiling toward the camera.
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Parsley

a sorrel horse with a star wraps his head around the torso of a young boy with dark hair. The boy is leaning into the horse with his face pressed against the horse's neck.
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JT

photo collage of buckskin horse with a variety of riders
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Moriah

A sorrel horse with a braided mane is wearing a blue bosal bridle and looking to the right.
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Ember

A toddler-aged child in orange glasses leads a Paint horse with a rope halter. A female adult wearing a jacket an jeans is standing behind the child, helping them lead.
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Patches

Young female child wearing a pink cowboy hat, multi-colored tutu, and cowboy boots sits on a black Miniature Horse wearing a unicorn horn.
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Ranger

A young child wearing a helmet  stands in front of a bay pony wearing a red halter, standing in cross-ties.
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Pedro

Young child with autism rides palomino horse on a dirt road.
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Gary

Young girl petting a palomino horse through a fence at Freedom Reigns Ranch.
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Freedom from Trauma

therapy horse gideon
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Gideon

therapy horse dooley
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Dooley

boomer therapy horse
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Boomer

therapy horse dusty
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Dusty

therapy horse jay r
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Jay-R

therapy horse spike
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Spike

therapy horse buck
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Buck

sugar cookie unicorn therapy horse
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Sugar Cookie

oliver
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Oliver

Oliver is a pip of a guy standing just 31 inches tall and the color of a brownie with caramel!...

therapy horse sassi
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Sassi

therapy hors cookie
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Cookie

Professional Cookie was our barn's sweetheart...

therapy horse sunny
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Sunny

Sunny, the namesake of Sunny Creek Ranch, changed my life and continues to change the lives of those who work with her in our veteran equine program.

Buck
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Buck

Buck was rescued and rehabilitated and is now paying it forward by sharing his story and serving as a therapy horse...

reins of rhythm
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Reins of Rhythm

Reins of Rhythm is my home, my family, my story of change—my 'Why I am what I am today.'

therapy horse tank
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Tank

I'm sure everyone says this about their horse, but Tank is unlike any other horse...

therapy horse dusty
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Dusty

Dusty has been in our program since 2017 and has been an irreplaceable member of our herd...

therapy horse fahey
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Fahey

It is with great pride that I introduce Fahey, New Beginnings Therapeutic Riding Foundations' latest addition...

therapy horse blueberry
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Blueberry

For years, Eliza loved riding at Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center...

therapy horse moe
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Moe

Calm, collected, reliable, and trustworthy no matter what the circumstance. These are the words we hear over and over again when describing Moe...

tommy
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Tommy

Tommy's journey in the world of Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies (EAAT) began when he stepped onto the trailer leaving behind his life as an Amish cart horse...