​Summer is flying by!

We just recently completed our Safenet season, which brought twenty-three children out to the farm over a six-week period. Our Safenet kids are divided into two groups: GALLOP for girls, who came out each Monday during our program period, and BRONCO for boys, who came out every Wednesday. They rode horses, played with kittens (this summer we have fostered cat-moms from Homeward Bound and Repo’s Rescue) groomed and walked ponies, hit golf balls, and whizzed around on golf cart rides. An accompanying grandparent recently wrote to us “What a wonderful program you provide for these kids. It’s a joy to see the excitement on their faces as they’re learning about the horses!” One of the Safenet workers also told us that meeting our horses helped overcome her fear of them. ("Now I'm comfortable around those giant, beautiful beasts, thanks to all of you!")

A lightly sedated Boy has his back teeth floated by Equine Dentist Jen Kater.

A lightly sedated Boy has his back teeth floated by Equine Dentist Jen Kater.

GALLOP participants off for a golf cart ride on our trails with volunteer Annie.

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