Little Hooves and Big Hearts (LHBH) has once again been awarded a grant from the SaddleBrooke Rotary Club Foundation. Over the years, the Rotary Club has been very supportive of LHBH and its mission to provide equine-assisted therapeutic sessions to children living with special needs. LHBH is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization serving the greater Tucson…
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Clubs & Classes, June 2019
Leaving footprints
Sue Robisch Little Hooves and Big Hearts is in the business of leaving imprints on the hearts and lives of children and adults with special needs. On Saturday, May 4, 2019, LHBH left an imprint on the hearts of those guests who attended Hoofprints, a benefit introducing this not for profit 501(c)(3) organization to Tucson.…
Generals, March 2019
Hoof prints
Sue Robisch Leaving imprints on hearts and lives. That is what Little Hooves and Big Hearts does for those who are fortunate enough to experience the healing therapy from the miniature horses and their handlers. These gentle, intelligent animals are specially-trained therapy horses and they are the faces of this not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization located in…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
Rotary Club supports Little Hooves and Big Hearts
Stephen Argentati After an immensely successful 20th Annual Fore For Kids charity golf tournament, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke has been able to positively impact our community by supporting a variety of local organizations that serve youth. This is one of the many ways that the club lives up to their motto of “service above…
Generals, December 2018
Little Hooves and Big Hearts helps Children’s Clinic celebrate Halloween
Sue Robisch It’s October 31 and Lillie and Dolly are getting all dressed up in their finest Halloween costumes. What are they doing? Where are they going? Why, they are going to the Children’s Clinic of Tucson to celebrate Halloween with their friends. You see, Lillie and Dolly are therapy horses and the Children’s Clinic…
Generals, September 2018
Meet the girls of Little Hooves and Big Hearts
Sue Robisch Lillie, Dolly, Daisy, Mae, Savannah, Leanne. Who are they? What makes them special? They are miniature horses and they are special because they are specially trained to make a difference in the life of a child with special needs. How can that be? Well, when such a child is introduced to a “mini”…
Clubs & Classes, July 2018
Little Hooves and Big Hearts visit Children’s Clinics
Sue Robisch It’s early in the morning and the dedicated people at Little Hooves and Big Hearts are busy at our facility in Oracle getting ready to go to the Children’s Clinics in Tucson. There is much to be done as our equine ambassadors, Lillie and Dolly, need to be bathed and groomed for the…
Clubs & Classes, April 2018
Schools benefit from Little Hooves and Big Hearts
Sue Robisch It was a cool and windy, but sunny day in March when five children from Mt. Vista School in Oracle came to the home of Little Hooves and Big Hearts. These children would spend the morning with our miniature horses because they are children with special needs and LHBH is all about…
Generals, February 2018
The Little Hooves and Big Hearts/SaddleBrooke Connection
Sue Robisch Little Hooves and Big Hearts is a charitable organization serving special-needs children, and seniors, in the greater Tucson area as well as Pinal County. It is unique in that it offers equine-assisted therapy using miniature horses. LHBH was introduced to SaddleBrooke five years ago. Since that time the organization has grown and expanded…
Generals, January 2015
Residents enrich their lives, and others, through volunteering
Sue Robisch Mabel has just completed her physical therapy session at the Children’s Clinic in Tucson. She and her mom and dad are getting ready to leave when all of a sudden her face lights up and a huge smile spreads across her face. Waiting to greet her is Lillie, the miniature horse. Lillie and…