Registered 501c3 Tax Exempt, Non-Profit Organization

   We do not remember days; we remember moments.  
       ~ Cesare Pavese

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LINKS:
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Mailing Address:
Magical Muzzles and Manes
27958 Copper Crest
San Antonio, TX 78260
979-777-9714  
         
        Special Links

WELCOME!

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Cowboy with March of Dimes Poster Child, & Mom




Our mission has three foci:  to help make the world better for individuals in need, to promote reading literacy, and to encourage humane treatment and care of all animals.

                                                           
100% FUNDED BY DONATIONS, ~ 100% VOLUNTEER BASED
                                  
Magical Muzzles and Manes' animal ambassadors are miniature horses and C.G.C. certified dogs offering gentle caresses from the softest of muzzles and the gentlest of hearts, while providing unconditional acceptance to special individuals needing a little "magic" in their lives!

Our animals are specially trained as ambassadors of therapeutic animal interactive (TAI) activities.  We are mobile and travel to events, schools, and facilities to visit with groups and organizations assisting individuals of any age who are experiencing mental, emotional, cognitive, or physical challenges, or who may be experiencing or have experienced transitions in health or lifestyle.

    We welcome opportunities to participate 
      in community events and with community organizations!!
                                                                                                                 
      Ask about our interactive educational presentations.
                                                   
       We customize our visits to individual needs.
                                       
"How do you spell LOVE?" ~Piglet
"You don't spell it; you FEEL it!" ~Pooh

          Animals change lives. They give our young people confidence and self-esteem.  
            They provide peace and tranquility to troubled souls.  
                   They give us hope! ~ Toni Robinson  
                                                 
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Let a horse whisper in your ear, and breathe on your heart...
                             You will never regret it.
                                 ~Agnieszka Gulczyriska


SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS

   ACTIVITIES

St. Joseph Manor, Bryan

TAMU Volunteer Opportunity Fair, MSC 2406, College Station

Required Mini Horse Training---All new orientees, & all volunteers, Plantersville

The Carriage Inn Retirement Community, Bryan

Down Syndrome Buddy Walk, Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater, College Station
                   Can earn 6 community service hours.

Clara B. Mounce Public Library, Bryan

Larry J. Ringer Public Library, College Station

CHARGE Syndrome Family Retreat, Camp Allen, Navasota
                 http://www.chargesyndrome.org/about-charge.asp

Joni and Friends Family Retreats
Camp Allen, Navasota

Washington-on-the-Brazos "Christmas on the Brazos"
                   See our mini "reindeer"

Salvation Army Red Kettle Bell Ringing, College Station

 BCS Marathon Cheer Team, College Station
                   Help us win a monetary award if selected "best cheer team!" 
                   This is our fall fundraiser!  Can earn 6 community service hours

*NEEDING MORE ADULT VOLUNTEERS*
                   Our student volunteers are very dear to us, but tend to scatter during the holidays,         between semesters, and graduate! 

 *RECRUITING C.G.C. QUALIFIED DOGS*
If you have a special dog, who is C.G.C. qualified,
we'd love to have both of you volunteer with us!! 

*VOLUNTEERS ARE MAGICAL* 

BE PART OF the MAGIC
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MAGICAL MUZZLES and MANES!
                                      
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PLEASE...
Even in these tough economic times,
HELP US "PAY IT FORWARD" IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES!
Each individual donation, multiplied by many,
becomes so much more than a single donation!!

 Gracie's Recovering After Emergency Surgery!

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Gracie, a Magical Muzzles and Manes Ambassador, suffered bloat (gastric dilitation & volvulus; GDV*), the "mother of all emergencies" according to one veterinarian.  After emergency surgery where 20% of her stomach was removed, Gracie began experiencing DIC, a usually fatal blood coagulation complication.  Our wonderful veterinarian, Dr. Staci Dennis of Van Stavern Small Animal Hospital and the outstanding veterinarians, and 4th-year-students, Courtney and Ami, at Texas A&M University Veterinary Hospital saved Gracie's life...and we will be forever grateful!

Gracie is pictured getting a good-bye kiss from her 4th-year-Vet student, Ami.  Having spent 12 days in the ICU, Gracie got to "teach" lots of future Vets!  Gracie's at home now recuperating.  We sincerely appreciate everyone's kind thoughts and loving prayers for Gracie's recovery!
   
*Learn more about bloat, click GDV!

Our Animal Ambassadors

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Our canines have earned the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen (CGC) title, and our miniature horses are specially trained in Interactive Therapeutic Animal Activities. 


Please talk extensively with your veterinarian before giving Trifexis to your pet dog or cat!  We did, and Tinsel's experience was still terrifying.  Read about Tinsel's experience. 

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
~ Roger Caras


Mini Horses Go Indoors!

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Mini Horse, Cowboy, meets a Little Friend
Miniature horses are highly intelligent, sensitive, gentle and intuitive.  They are affectionate by nature and non-intimidating in size. 

The average miniature horse's height is 28-36 inches (~7-9 hands), no bigger than a  Great Dane.

They stand quietly, gazing at me with gentle curiosity. I gaze back and find myself mentally slowing down and breathing deeper. It feels almost like meditation. The horses are just hanging out, being themselves, but their gaze is attentive and accepting. By some mysterious process, they transfer their calmness to me.
                            ~ Karen Branz Leach

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Horses are more emotionally in tune with humans than other animals. ~ Nancy Krenek

THANK YOU FOR VISITING! 
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                                 Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. 
                        ~ Annonymous
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