Healing Horses

The kids get a lesson in brushing horses.

So cute.

Grace practicing her balance.

Faith is all smiles.

A lesson in hay.

Morgan throws over a flake of hay into the feeding bin.

What's a flake? Individual sheets/sections in a bail of hay.

Filling the wheelbarrow.

Feeding each horse in their stable.

Watching them run.

Feeding them carrots.

Our preschool class.

Friends!

What a gorgeous day for an outdoor field trip! This morning, our preschool class and some of our friends went to Healing Horses. Morgan and I first learned about Healing Horses through the Disney Give a Day, Get a Day program. We wanted to volunteer for something that was close to home and a little different. The center happens to be within walking distance of our home- a sweet bonus! I began talking with the director, Marcia Levine and we were able to set up a field trip for our kids. Healing Horses is a therapeutic riding center committed to improving the lives of special needs children, specializing in Autism, through the use of therapy horses. Today, the kids got to learn how to brush the horses and feed them hay and carrots. They even got to get on a pony and take a picture. Marcia was so gracious and great with the kids. Can't thank her enough. All the kids had a blast! Field trips don't get any better than this, at least not when you're 3.