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Contact Us

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.

Gentle Carousel Inc.

P.O. Box 1672

High Springs, FL  32655

Phone: 352-226-9009

E-mail: 

MiniHorseTherapy@att.net

Therapy Horse Angel working at a photo shoot.

New Reading Is Magic poster. Yes Magic really did work with Luke the elephant.

Therapy Horses Magic and Moonbeam on

  James Gurney, the best-selling author   and illustrator of the Dinotopia book series created original artwork for our Reading Is Magic program.

Gainesville Today Magazine

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.

  

 Look for Therapy Horse Circus in Spring 2009 EquuSSource Magazine

Magic in the WOCA studio during an interview with Gentle Carousel on "AM Ocala Live"

"To Magic and The Gentle Carousel Horses... What an awesome thing y'all are doing. Thanks so much!  God Bless"       

Joe Camp - Film writer, producer, director and best selling author

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.

Thank you to the following radio stations for broadcasting interviews with Gentle Carousel!

        

      

"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. 

 

Photo of Gentle Carousel horse 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:

 

 

Gentle Carousel horses are in the news!

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.

Therapy Horses Moonbeam and Magic with 2008 University of Florida Gators football player Chris Pintado.

Stardust is a therapy horse in training.  If you would like to sponsor Stardust or one of our other special horses, become a Gentle Carousel Partner. 

See Become A Gentle Carousel Partner

Very few horses can become Gentle Carousel Therapy Horses.   They must have an outgoing, gentle personality and complete our difficult training program.   Training starts at a very young age. 

See Becoming A Therapy Horse

To qualify as a Gentle Carousel Therapy Horse there are important physical qualities they must have as well.  They need to be very small... much smaller than most miniature horses.  They also must be beautiful, show quality horses.  When Gentle Carousel arrives we want people to see an amazing horse and have a magical experience.  Our horses also must have blue eyes and dramatic markings or patterns.

See Magic Horses

A Gentle Carousel Therapy Horse is an exceptional creature.  Each horse is the result of love, hard work and the opportunity to find and purchase an amazing baby.  

Look at some of our current therapy horses or therapy horses in training.  They have their own page with photos, information and picture pedigree.

 

More Information About Angel

 

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More Information About Magic

 

More Information About Music

 

More Information About Firefly

 

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More Information About Circus

 

More Information About Rainbow

 

More Information About Sparkle

 

More Information About Hollywood

 

More Information About Milky Way

 

More Information About Eclipse

 

More Information About Sundance

 

More Information About Scooter

 

 

Gentle Carousel Therapy Horses is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity.

Your donations are tax deductible.

Gentle Carousel is recognized as a non-profit charity in the state of Florida. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll free (800-435-7352) within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the state.

There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." ~Winston Churchill

 

Gentle Carousel Inc.

P.O. Box 1672

High Springs, FL  32655

Phone: 352-226-9009

E-mail: MiniHorseTherapy@att.net

 

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