Since their domestication approximately 5000 years ago, horses have played an important role for humanity. They have carried soldiers into battle, pulled wagons and tilled fields, Herded cattle, and provided a mode of transportation. In other cases, their beauty can be seen through performance and art like the dancing Lipizzaner Stallions or those used by Mexican Charros and Mariachis. No matter the view, horses are helpful companions and majestic animals, but their magic doesn't end with work tasks or dance performances.

This is Nonprofit Luminaries, I'm your host Anibal Ruiz, and today I talk with Paula Del Guidice, Executive Director of Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center.

Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center, or Little Bit, is a community where horses transform the bodies, minds, and spirits of people with disabilities. Since 1976, Little Bit has been providing healing through equine therapy. Their main programs, Adaptive Riding, Hippotherapy, and Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy helped over 500 individuals in 2018, ranging in age from 2 to 77.

Find out more at www.littlebit.org or visit them on Facebook.

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