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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.
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RAINBOW
Therapy
Horse Rainbow has a publisher and is going to star in a
series of children's books!
Strebor Rainbow Hawk
AMHA/AMHR
Silver Dapple and White Frame Overo with ice blue eyes
14"
at birth Parentage Qualified
Therapy Horse
Rainbow making friends with canine movie star Benji.
BENJI TEAMS WITH GENTLE
CAROUSEL
 
Gentle Carousel's Reading Is Magic received the 2009
Literacy Award from the Alachua County Literacy Network (with Terri
Hutchinson, Literacy Coordinator of Alachua County Library District
and Gainesville mayor Pegeen Hanrahan) for Outstanding Contribution
To Literacy.
Rainbow at Haven Hospice.
Rainbow in The Observer
newspaper.
Rainbow at the Early Steps
Fall Festival (Gainesville Sun).
Rainbow at the Family
Literacy Festival (Gainesville Sun).
Rainbow on television.
Ocala Style
Magazine
Rainbow
works with Gentle Carousel's
READING IS MAGIC
Award winning
documentary filmmakers from The Imagination Company of Utah (near
Sundance) came to Florida to film Rainbow and the other Gentle
Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses.
Rainbow being filmed at the Ronald
McDonald House.
RAINBOW IN THE MOVIES
Rainbow with Sheriff Sadie
Darnell.
Rainbow is always busy bringing smiles to new friends.
Rainbow in Gainesville Magazine
Rainbow at the 2009
Fundraiser.
 
Baby photos of
Rainbow
Pedigree for
Rainbow
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Sire
GALLOPING
G MAGIC MANS RED HAWK
2002 31.5" Sorrel Pinto
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Sire
SIDS TERMINATOR
1994 30.75.5" Solid Sorrel
Multiple World Champion Halter
Stallion
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Sire
DIPPERS
DIPSY DOODLE
1987 29.25" Sorrel Sorrel
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Sire
BOONES
LITTLE APACHE
1975 30" Sorrel Pinto
Sire of multiple World and National
iChampions |
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Dam
STARLIGHTS LITTLE DIPPER
191 29.75" Solid
Chestnut
Daughter of:
Sire of :
1985 National Grand Champion
Senior Stallion
Skip A Star
Reserve National Grand Champion
Stallion
Johnston’s Starlight Ranger
National Grand Champion Junior
Stallion,
NFCs Sugar Boy
For
AMHR, he produced two-time National
Grand Champion Stallion
Gingerbread Farms Rapid Transit.
Granddaughter 2 times of:
GOLD MELODY BOY |
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Dam
SIDS
GINGER
1990 32.5" Sorrel Sorrel
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Sire
DIPPERS
DIPSY DOODLE
1987 29.25" Sorrel Sorrel
Son
of:
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Dame
JOHNSONS TINA STAR
1982 32.75"
Red
Roang
Daughter of:
Granddaughter of:
GOLD MELODY BOY |
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Dam
REECES LADY HAWK
1997 29.5" Solid Sorrel
National Champion Producer
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Sire
4 GS
LITTLE
ALFALFA PLEASURE
Reserve National Champion
Sire of Get
Multiple National Champion Producer
1992 33.75"
Bay Pinto
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Sire
LITTLE KINGS
ALFALFA PLEASE
1983 28.5"
Solid Black
Multiple National Champion Producer
Son of:
KOMOKOS LITTLE KINGS SUPREME
Son of:
KOMOKOS LITTLE
HUSSLER
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Dame
WARWICK FARMS SWEET BAY
1986 32.25"
Solid Bay
Granddaughter
of:
STOUTS BLACK MAGIC |
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Dame
REECES ELORA DANNON
1989 32" Solid Dun |
Sire
BOZO REECE
1983 33.5" Solid Dun
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Damem
REECE
GRAVEL GIRTEE
1984 32" Solid Black
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Dam
RSF SILVIS LITTLE RASCAL TOO
2001 28.5" AHMA/AMHR Fading Black
Sabino Overo
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Sire
MFC
SILVERADO
1994 28.5" Solid Chestnut
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Sire
HEMLOCK BROOKS GEE WHIZ
1988 30.5"
Grey Pinto
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Sire
HEMLOCK
BROOKS SILVER LEDGEND
1977 27" Dapple Grey
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Dam
HEMLOCK BROOKS LADY OF THE ISLES
1977 29.5" Solid Bay
Daughter of:
DELL TERAS LORD OF THE ISLES |
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DamDam
KOBECKES TABATHA
1988
29.25 Solid BLACK
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Sire
KOMOKOS DUSTY DEVIL
1978
28" Solid Black
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Dam
CARY ANN
1983 33.75" Solid Black
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Dam
Dam
STRAWBERRYS QT RASCAL
29.75" Red Roan Appaloosa
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Sire
Unknown |
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Dam
Unknown
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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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