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Personal Ponies
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
A unique non-profit organization dedicated to providing disabled children with a Miniature Shetland Pony to love and care for completely without charge.
Marianne Alexander, a horse breeder, founded Personal Ponies a decade ago with a belief that the lives of children with disabilities are be enriched by having a tiny pony to care for and enjoy.
,Read the many stories of children and their ponies. The vision of pairing disabled children with a tiny equine has proven to be a unique method of fostering love, communication and joy.
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