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Gentle Carousel in Magazines, Newspapers and on Television

Come Meet Sundance! Books Featuring Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses

Elephants, Zebras and Gentle Carousel... Oh My

Our Horses In The Movies

Movie Star Benji Teams Up With Gentle Carousel

How You Can Help Gentle Carousel

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Gentle Carousel's READING IS MAGIC at Schools

Gentle Carousel's READING IS MAGIC at Libraries

Gentle Carousel's READING IS MAGIC Horses

Gentle Carousel's READING IS MAGIC Authors and Illustrators

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Would You Like To Meet Our Horses?

Becoming a Therapy Horse

MAGIC

RAINBOW

ANGEL

SUNDANCE

MUSIC

CIRCUS

SPARKLE

FLAME

ECLIPSE

MILKY WAY

WHISTLE

FEATHER

SCOOTER

HOLLYWOOD

MOONBEAM

STARDUST

DREAMER

FIREFLY

RAIN DANCE

STORMY

MELODY

HOPE

SILVER

ROCKET

MAGIC MAN'S ON DEMAND

Magic Horses Poem

A Once In A Lifetime Horse...Magic

Home Sweet Home

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Our Rescues

2009 Magic of Horses Fundraiser

Amazing People

Other Therapy Animals

Photography Contest Winners Featuring Gentle Carousel Therapy Horses

Contact Us

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

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

Lend a Hand

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.

Reading Is Magic at Libraries

Visit Our New Reading Is Magic Website: www.ReadingIsMagic.org

SCHOOL PROGRAM READING IS MAGIC HORSES

SUPPORT FROM AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS

Over 1200 children attended Gentle Carousel's Reading Is Magic Library Programs and met "Magic" in the summer of 2009!

Over 200 adults and children waited to meet "Magic" at the High Springs Branch of the Alachua County Library District after a Reading Is Magic program.

Reading Is Magic at the Family Literacy Festival, Main Branch of the Alachua Library District.

Rainbow at the Family Literacy Festival (Gainesville Sun).

"Magic" making friends with the library manager and librarian at the High Springs Branch Library.

Milky Way makes new friends at The Library Partnership grand opening.

Over 200 adults and children waiting to meet "Magic" at the Alachua Branch of the Alachua County Library District after a Reading Is Magic program. We were sad to hear that many children were not able to attend the program because there more people arriving than the fire code would allow. We hope they will try again at future programs.