Carmella

Hello again readers!

Have you ever seen a horse shorter than yourself?  How about a horse smaller than a Great Dane?  If your answer is “no” to either of these you may want to come on over to the Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center and meet Carmella, or better yet, she’ll come to you!  Carmella is part of the Mini Troopers program through CTRC and she actually goes on visits to meet and interact with  groups with special needs within CTCR's community. 

You may be thinking to yourself, “How could such a small horse really make a difference in anyone’s life?”  Simple.  She is so gentle, caring, and loving towards humans that anyone can easily find a natural connection to her.  Carmella is known to brighten even the worst moods by simply placing her head on ones lap and gazing lovingly and compassionately into ones eyes.   I mean, come on, who doesn’t instantly love a mini horse?  Carmella sees so many smiles and happy people the moment she walks through the door.  To see a list of places Carmella has visited check out the CTRC’s Mini Trooper webpage at http://www.ctrcinc.org/programs/minitrooper.html. 

By now you are probably excited to meet Carmella, and she is excited to meet you too!  Last year alone she met over 800 people on many different visits to long-term care facilities, schools, parks, and even an Easter egg hunt!  As long as the conditions permit, Carmella and her posse (of at least five people including CTRC's Outreach and Education Coordinator, Sue, and volunteer members of CTRC's outreach team) would love to come and meet you and anyone with special needs.  Carmella loves going on visits because it gives anyone with special needs that is unable to come into the CTRC a chance to have a bond between a human and animal. 

So now that you are officially sold on the idea of meeting Carmella,  you ask yourself how could this get any better?  She has a daughter!  Scarlett, who is smaller and has a darker mane, is now six years old and training to be part of the Mini Trooper crew.  When neither of them are training, visiting, or entertaining, Scarlett and Carmella love to laze around in their field while eating hay and soaking up the sunlight.  If you are too excited to wait and see Carmella you can join her facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/CTRC-Mini-Troopers/141340442563343.