
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

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.