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Life's Little Adventures Farm first opened in June 2002. Since that time, we have had over 4000 families visit the farm and over 900 families and children return for more intensive Equine Assisted Programming.
We minister to children and their families who are in crisis (chronic illness, special needs, in the foster care system, having been recently adopted, emotionally or mentally ill, or victims of domestic violence and sexual assault). They repeatedly come to the farm and interact with the animals helping break down some of their emotional walls as well as heal some of their heartaches. We help the entire family to feel welcome, loved, accepted and to learn to communicate in new, positive ways.
We assist families in learning about animal care so they can interact and enjoy the animals in a humane way. For families who have children with special needs, we give them a wide variety of ways that they can enjoy animals and yet it is also therapeutic for them.
"Where do our animals come from?" you might ask... We rescue and rehabilitate unwanted or "problem" equines from all over the state of Ohio. We get them healthy then teach them manors and give them new jobs and a purpose suited to their individual personality, condition and breed. Our best therapy animals know what it's like to have been abused or neglected. They empathize with our hurting families and relate in amazing ways to help them.
Our ponies also make appearances at vacation bible schools, parades, churches, civic organizations and family festivals throughout the state of Ohio. Check our "Services" page for more information,
We've updated our Newsletter!!
WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR HORSES & OUR WORK? Read about it in
CONINUING ADVENTURES!
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Continuing Adventures, January 2013
Continuing Adventures, November 2012
Continuing Adventures,
October 2012
We recently received the following testimonials about our work.
Here is another letter we've received.
Melissa
and Family-
I'm
so sorry it has taken me SO VERY LONG to write this. It has been on my
mind for
3 months to do it, but life keeps us busy! I have never forgotten about
it
though because of how important it was to me to thank you for being
such a
wonderful family with a beautiful purpose! You are more than welcome to
put
this up on your website or wherever you may need it. Also, how is
Stafford
doing? He and I had a contentious relationship, but I really wanted to
be his
friend… I hope he has found a great place to be and is doing well!
LLAF,
Melissa and her family, are angels to me! I found myself in a difficult
situation with a horse that was too much for my skills to handle. This
guys was
dominant over my mares AND ME! I adopted him to give him a nice quiet
retirement
at pasture on my property, not realizing that he needed more than just
a
pasture. Even with his navicular, he needed a job, and instead of me
giving him
one, he decided to make one for himself… protecting my mares from me!
When I
realized it wasn't working out I tried to find a new home for him. I
found
multiple people that were interested, but twice I tried to get him into
a
trailer. He was so stubborn!! He beat me, his previous owner, and a
professional hauling company! A total of 5 hours was spent trying to
get this
guy into trailers! I was at my whits end, frustrated and scared. I
wasn't sure
what I was going to do. I was thinking my only option was to euthanize
him and
I would never want to do that to a mostly healthy animal, but I feared
for
myself and my family. I couldn't handle him without him acting
semi-aggressive
towards me. LLAF (Melissa) responded to one of the ads we had placed on
the
internet. The moment she got involved she immediately started on
working on
calming me down. She was SO sweet, making me feel like maybe there was
hope for
this situation. After struggling with getting him hauled TO her, she
and her
family found a way to make the 400 mile round trip to get him. They
worked
patiently and calmly with Stafford until they got him into the trailer.
THEY
WERE FANTASTIC!!! THEY HANDLED HIM WITH CONFIDENCE AND CARE! I was
amazed,
after my previous experiences, how well they were able to work him into
that
trailer! I was and always will be SO GRATEFUL for these wonderful
people. Not
only were they wonderful at handling the horse, they made me feel the
whole
time that no matter what, they wouldn't give up on getting him to a
better
place. I can't say enough about how wonderful it was to feel like
someone was
there to help both me and Stafford! I can't thank them enough!
So
thank you LLAF. I will always think about you, and will do what I can
to help
you guys keep doing what you are doing! I hope to be able to come up to
you to
visit sometime soon!!
Again,
sorry for the delay on this!!!!!!!!
Kristen
Morio
Research
Associate
Ohio's
Evaluation & Assessment
Center for
Mathematics and Science Education
Stafford Update: Stafford
is
now serving a wonderful family who has gently taught him that he
doesn't have to rule the barn to enjoy his life. He is being ridden
approximately 3 times per week and is happy and healthy.
Randy
Last Updated January 2013
Wooster, Ohio
330.624.0508
State Registration #05-3399