Our Mission

Our mission is to benefit children and adults with special needs or disabilities by offering them the opportunity to interact with dedicated horses in a manner that promotes physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. We believe people can develop therapeutic relationships with horses, crossing boundaries of speech and physical disabilities in a way that encourages healing and improved self-esteem.

Welcome to Chloe and Sunny!

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Meet the 2 newest members of the Whispering Manes herd! Chloe and Sunny come to us through the kind generosity of one of our volunteers, Leann Soto. Spirit loves his new neighbors already! Come meet our new minis!

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Junior League Miami Provisional Pitch In Day

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On Sunday, April 14 we had almost 30 women from Junior League Miami's Provisional group at the barn creating new tools for us to use in our classes. They purchased the materials, designed, and painted 12 dressage letters to use in our ring, a bean bag toss game, and 10 colorful ground poles.  Thank you to these wonderful women for helping to improve our program!!   ...Read More >>

Palmer Trinity Book Fair

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Thank you to Leann Soto, one of our fabulous volunteers, for hosting a table at Palmer Trinity School's Book Fair using Whispering Manes as the theme! The table was beautiful!  

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Scheduling News And Notes

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! Happy Spring Break! We wanted to provide you with a few notes about our scheduling this month so you can plan ahead. We will be closed from Saturday, March 23 through Wednesday, March 27 in observance of Passover. If you are scheduled to ride on one of those days, Robin will reschedule with you directly. We will be open on Thursday, March 28 and ...Read More >>

Special Volunteers

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Every now and then we are lucky enough to find a special volunteer who is always willing to fill in,  stays as long as we need him, and comes just to spend time with the horses even when there are no classes. Not only have we found one of these amazing volunteers, but today is his birthday!  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIGUEL! Thank you for all that you ...Read More >>

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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  Have a wonderfully sweet day!

Love, Spirit, Jake, Honey, Cochise, and Roxie Valentine 2013...Read More >>

Happy Anniversary to Whispering Manes!

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On January 23 Whispering Manes will celebrate the first anniversary of our grand opening! 2012 was a wonderful year for us. We adopted 4 great horses and 1 sweet pony that we thought could help us reach out and touch people’s lives.  We have made many friends, enjoyed the laughter and smiles of children and adults, and have helped over 50 people with special needs experience the magic of ...Read More >>

Other News & Notes

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WINTER AT THE BARN

Now that the holidays are over and the children are back in school, our winter session is about to start. We still have some openings for group and private lessons during the day and after school. Please call or email us if you would like to set up therapeutic riding lessons for you or ...Read More >>