Angels for Children News

March 1, 2009
Welcome to our website! We are thrilled to be able to share with you the magic of "Angels for Children: the Magical Horse." This extraordinary event is an equestrian theatre production, written and produced for the benefit of The Root Farm , a not-for-profit center for equine-assisted therapy that helps horses help kids. Many people and horses, both professionals and amateurs, came together in 2008 to produce a fantastical show that tells a story of the profound and mysterious relationship between horses and humankind throughout the ages. It is a story about belief in the healing power of equines and the precious relationship that exists between them and our special children. Please join us here to revisit last year's production and anticipate the upcoming event in September, 2009.

The Root Farm is a place where horses help people, and we would like all of you to share in the joy and the power that transforms the "I wish," into "I can" . . .

Vistor Comments

September 22, 2008
Thank you so much for setting in motion the events that brought us together Saturday night. It was truly an extraordinary production, an amazing work of art. Sarah and I really enjoyed it. On Sunday, I had occasion to tell that story to a group of people, as proof that the life of the spirit appeals to a much broader spectrum of people than one might surmise from the surface of things. This was a play about spiritual life, to me.

One of the men at our table told stories about seeing ghosts, and revealed that he owns a haunted hunting lodge. Another guest had spent a night there and confirmed that it was haunted. And one of the women said in her mother's barn, if a horse arrives, it never leaves. It is there for the rest of its life. She has a horse that was injured in the Marcy fire, and it has recovered enough to live a fairly normal life, now. Horses as a healing influence was discussed. Strangers don't normally discuss these things. It was quite amazing to see how the theatrical "suspension of disbelief" carried over into the polite world of dinner parties.

Sarah and I thought the production was very well presented --- top notch. Someone (I can't think who) remarked that it would be either "very amateurish" or very good. Well, it was very good. And all the sidebars were well executed, too. The silent auction. Getting people from here to there. The cocktail hour. The dinner. Even the valet parking. Everything was First Class. This whole team is to be congratulated on a high performance implementation.

I hope this event will be done again next year. Like the annual Christmas Pageant, it is a story that will not fade with time. It will continue to fascinate and capture the imaginations of those who see it. I have discovered that just relating the plot line to a friend is uplifting. This performance has a great future. I see it in many other venues, for other therapeutic riding programs.... Should Tina wish to pursue that.....

Thank you for a spectacular experience.

Sue Brander