On her 25-acre Horse 'n' Feathers Ranch in Alvin, Gayle Mauzey is up every day at 5 a.m. She goes to bed at dark, and works hard in between. She's helping young lives. Horses for Kids at Risk, founded ...

MARION – Ellia Stumpo, 8, rides a painted pony; her mother, Kirsten Stumpo, rides an Arabian that she's trained to barrel race. The pair are connected in all the ways a mother and daughter can be, ...

NEWCASTLE -- Horseback riding is a form of therapy at Horses for Healing in Newcastle. It has been helping people with special needs since 1997. Sedona Welsh, 17, could not walk when she first started ...

The recipient of this week's Ben's Bell is Nancie Roahrig, who helps ailing children feel better through visits with therapy horses and ponies. Roahrig was nominated by two of the people who witness ...

The biggest appeal for children accessing the services offered at Bentonville's therapeutic riding center Horses for Healing is simple, says board president Bill Towle. It's "the connection with the ...

Horses were there for Tracy Kujawa in one of her darkest moments, after she received her first cancer diagnosis. “I drove right to the barn where my horse was in Franklin, and I just laid down in her ...

CHICAGO – Though it may sound like one, this is no joke: Two miniature horses trotted into a hospital. Doctors and patients did double-takes when the equine visitors ambled down long corridors in the ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- For almost 40 years, "My Little Pony" has been a staple in the lives of young children. And now, the ponies are back for a new generation, with a new message for today's kids. I ...