Equine Team | Emerald M Therapeutic Riding Center

Meet our Amazing Equine Team

Rambo

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2014

Rambo

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2014

BREED: Appaloosa
HEIGHT: 15.3 Hands
PROGRAMS: Hippotherapy, Equine Facilitated Learning, and Horse Powered Reading®
FUN FACTS: He was our very first therapy horse and is a favorite of many of our participants.
RAMBO LIKES: Being loved on, getting groomed, eating carrots, getting belly rubs, and spending time with his mini friends on the other side of the fence.

Cappy

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2016

Cappy

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2016

BREED: Welsh Pony / Thoroughbred
HEIGHT: 14.3 Hands
PROGRAMS: Hippotherapy and Equine-Facilitated Learning
FUN FACTS: He is extremely intelligent and has many years of therapy experience.
CAPPY LIKES: Spending time with his herd mates, drinking Gatorade, and eating popsicles.

Illusion

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2017

Illusion

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2017

BREED: Miniature
HEIGHT: 28 Inches
PROGRAMS: Equine-Facilitated Learning and Horse Powered Reading®
FUN FACTS: He is our smallest horse at the farm and is a lifelong pasture mate to Soldier Boy. He’s also appeared in a Dunkin’ Donuts commercial.
ILLUSION LIKES: Eating treats, getting groomed and decorated with hairbows, and cuddles.

Soldier Boy

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2017

Soldier Boy

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2017

BREED: Miniature
HEIGHT: 30 Inches
PROGRAMS: Equine-Facilitated Learning and Horse Powered Reading®
FUN FACTS: He is a lifelong pasture mate to Illusion and appeared on David Letterman to promote City Slickers with Billy Crystal.
SOLDIER BOY LIKES: Sweet treats, being surrounded by children, and receiving love and scratches.

Dalcassian "Dal"

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2018

Sponsored by The Midwest Club at Wellington

Dalcassian "Dal"

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2018

BREED: Gypsy Vanner
HEIGHT: 15 Hands
PROGRAMS: Hippotherapy, Equine-Facilitated Learning, and Horse Powered Reading®
FUN FACTS: His mane reaches to the ground, and gets braided regularly. He used to pull parade floats and once pulled Naomi Judd in a parade.
DAL LIKES: Being groomed, pampered, bathed, and eating black licorice.

Lil' Guy

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2018

Sponsored by Chick Fil A at New Tampa I-75

Lil' Guy

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2018

BREED: Miniature
HEIGHT: 34 Inches
PROGRAMS: Equine-Facilitated Learning and Horse Powered Reading®
FUN FACTS: He used to work at the Staten Island Zoo and participated in parades and birthday parties.
LI’L GUY LIKES: Pulling children in his green cart and hanging with his besties, and pasture mates, S’mores and Patches.

Patches

Proudly Served Emerald M: 2018-2023

Patches

Proudly Served Emerald M: 2018-2023

BREED: Shetland Pony
HEIGHT: 11.1 Hands
PROGRAMS: *Retirement (Hippotherapy)
FUN FACTS: He taught many children to ride horses while he was living in New York, and he also worked at the Staten Island Zoo.
PATCHES LIKES: Orange-flavored Gatorade, horse cookies, and hanging out with his pasture mates, S’mores and Li’l Guy.

S'mores

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2018

S'mores

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2018

BREED: Shetland Mini Cross
HEIGHT: 38 ½ Inches
PROGRAMS: Equine-Facilitated Learning and Horse Powered Reading®
FUN FACTS: He has the most beautiful blue eyes, and he also worked at the Staten Island Zoo.
S'MORES LIKES: Giving kisses and playing games with the kiddos.

Calvin

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2019

Sponsored by Granddaddy, Nana, and Violet

Calvin

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2019

BREED: Quarter Horse
HEIGHT: 15 Hands
PROGRAMS: Hippotherapy, Equine-Facilitated Learning, and Horse Powered Reading®
FUN FACTS: Calvin has the sweetest demeanor and is a true people pleaser. Emerald M's volunteer found Calvin through Craig’s List, which if you’re a horse, you don’t want to be on Craig’s List.
CALVIN LIKES: Treats, cuddles, getting dirty, and sparring with Shiner.

Leggo

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2020

Leggo

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2020

BREED: Icelandic
HEIGHT: 13 Hands
PROGRAMS: Hippotherapy, Equine-Facilitated Learning, and Horse Powered Reading®
FUN FACTS: He is referred to as Eeyore since he has droopy ears and a gentle, calm demeanor.
LEGGO LIKES: Attention, and treats.

Shiner

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2021

Sponsored by Addie and State Senator Danny Burgess

Shiner

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2021

BREED: Palomino Quarter Horse
HEIGHT: 13.3 Hands
PROGRAMS: Equine-Facilitated Learning and Horse Powered Reading®
FUN FACTS: He is the youngest of our horses and has a loving personality.
SHINER LIKES: Attention, attention, and more attention. You better not walk passed his stall and even think about not petting him.

Sadie

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2014

Sponsored by Nora and State Senator Danny Burgess

Sadie

Proudly Serving Emerald M Since 2014

BREED: Cat
HEIGHT: 11 Inches
Sadie is our barn cat, here at Emerald M. Sadie is independent, resourceful, and resilient. She's a skilled hunter, adept at keeping the barn free from rodents and pests. Despite her rough-and-tumble lifestyle, Sadie has an occasional soft side. She enjoys the occasional scratch behind the ears from the staff and loves curling up in a warm spot of sunlight for a lazy afternoon nap. If you ever see Sadie here at the barn, she always appreciates a welcoming wave.

*At Emerald M Therapeutic Riding Center, we are dedicated to the health and well-being of our equine team just as much as we are to our participants. Once our horses get to the point that they are no longer able to carry the load of being a therapy horse, they are retired to a paddock where they can live out their days in health and harmony with the humans and horses that they know and love.

Emerald M Therapeutic Riding Center

Meet our Amazing Equine Team

Meet our Amazing Equine Team

Rambo

Cappy

Illusion

Soldier Boy

Dalcassian "Dal"

Lil' Guy

Patches

S'mores

Calvin

Leggo

Shiner

Sadie

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