Unbridled Change's Four Legged Therapist
Every horse has a unique personality and disposition. Without our diverse herd we would not be able to impact so many lives for the better!
"Put a client in the arena with horses and they forget its therapy!"
Michelle Holling-Brooks, Founder
For information on how you can help support/sponsor a horse click here!
Meet our Four Legged Therapists
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Orphan Annie
To learn more about Annie and her legacy click here... |
Frank
Many of you might know Frank if you go to downtown Roanoke often - his other job is carriage rides on the weekend and sharing wedding days with his owners Deb and Richard, K&B Carriage & Entertainment. He is our gentle giant! |
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Rafik |
Shawnee |
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Lady Grey |
Cocco Puff
She was donated to Unbridled Change to help at-risk youth. She is one of our main ponies that travels to schools and other places to help children throughout the Roanoke Valley area. |
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Diesel Diesel is a free lease to the program. He was trained as a 3-day eventer but loves to "play" with our clients. He stands at 17.2 so he another giant in the program but a gentle and steady mount when asked to work in therapeutic riding lessons. |
Otis Otis is a free lease to the program. He has had a long career of watching over his riders. He spent the 1st part of his life as the child's mount for fox hunters. Then he moved onto therapeutic riding. He has found that he loves EAP/EAL activities and clients and will stay engaged as long as the clients are. He might have been "retired" from riding but has a long life in store helping people from the ground. |
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Help maintain the biggest part of our program—the horses! Your donations can be earmarked to go directly toward horse care! Without them we would not be able to impact so many children's lives for the better. Our horses are truly four legged therapist!
Sponsor a horse
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$150 provides yearly vet cost
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$150 provides dental “floating” care
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$250 provide farrier cost for a year
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$450 feeds a horse for a year
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$1000 sponsor a horse for a year
Other horse needs
Orphan Annie came to us as a rescue - she was only one and a half years old. She had been rejected by her mother at birth, and taking in by a family who meant well but did not have the means or the knowledge to take care of all her needs. She had an umbilical hernia that had grown to a life threatening size, was extremely under weight and malnourished and was suffering from what we now know was irreversible damage in her neurological system due to her environment. However she had a truly gentle eye and loved everyone how walked into the barn while we were trying to nurse her back to full health. Unfortunately as she gained weight and started to show signs of improvement she also was showing signs of permanent damage to her neurological system. On a raining afternoon in June Annie lost her fight - but she will always remain in our heart - Little Orphan Annie was able to help 13 children during her time at Unbridled Change learn how to connect and give empathy - she will always live on in their hearts!
To honor her and the other rescue horses that Unbridled Change provides home to we have named our horse fund - Annie's Fund. Please help us maintain the biggest part of our herd the horses buy donating to Annie's Fund today!
(Any amount of donations earmarked for horse care is greatly appreciated!) Click here to donate toward Annie's Fund today!
Your tax-deductible donations help the horses
which are making a difference in a child's life!
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