WELCOME TO OUR HORSING AROUND PAGE.....
Scroll down for some fun activities picked out by our program horses!
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STORY TIME AT LOTHLORIEN: Alison Burke reads to the Lothlorien ponies for Explore & More's Honk for Heroes series: https://m.facebook.com/ExploreAndMore/
Click here to visit our GoFundMe page to help the Lothlorien program horses during these uncertain times.
Lothlorien on Face Book: Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc.
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PEN PALS WANTED:
PEN PALS WANTED:
The horses are at Lothlorien are looking for some Pen Pals! Scroll down to read about our horses and write them a letter or draw/paint them a picture, write them a note or a poem, a song, whatever you like.
The horses are at Lothlorien are looking for some Pen Pals! Scroll down to read about our horses and write them a letter or draw/paint them a picture, write them a note or a poem, a song, whatever you like.
We'll post it on their stall door AND they'll write you back! The horses would love to hear from you and put up some new decorations on their stalls!
Tell them what you’ve been up to, ask them a question, talk about something you like to do, a fun story or memory.... anything you’d like to write about!
Mail letters, pictures, drawings, notes, etc. to:
Lothlorien
15 Reiter Road
East Aurora, NY 14052
The horses can't wait to see what they get!
Thank you to rider Ashley M. for the first submission. She painted these for Gimli. We aren't sure if Gimli can paint, but we'll see what we can do....
We'll post it on their stall door AND they'll write you back! The horses would love to hear from you and put up some new decorations on their stalls!
Tell them what you’ve been up to, ask them a question, talk about something you like to do, a fun story or memory.... anything you’d like to write about!
Mail letters, pictures, drawings, notes, etc. to:
Lothlorien
15 Reiter Road
East Aurora, NY 14052
The horses can't wait to see what they get!
Thank you to rider Ashley M. for the first submission. She painted these for Gimli. We aren't sure if Gimli can paint, but we'll see what we can do....
- Mac and Stoney are both Haflinger horses. Check out some info about them here.
- Louie loves to see colored horse drawings. Here's some pretty coloring pages to color: Horse Pattern 1 Horse Pattern 2
Send them to Louie, or any of the other horses, to put up on their stall!
- Julia LOVES to read. These are her favorite books about horses: Julia's Book Recommendations
- Write your own horse story and send it to Julia. She would LOVE to read it! Here's a template to use: Write your own story.
- Gimli loves to do obstacle courses during lessons. Here's a link to make a no-sew stick pony that you can "ride" around your house! https://twitchetts.com/2016/09/no-sew-stick-horse.html/
- There are some great coloring page choices on this website: https://www.momjunction.com/articles/horse-coloring-pages_00102190/
- Some great stories about how horses change lives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV56qtqobZs
- Horse teeth: Did you know you can tell the age of a horse by looking at their teeth? Click here to learn more.
- Horse Anatomy: The horse has lots of parts. Learn about them here.
- Breed Spotlight: Trigger is a Connemara Pony. Read more about his breed
- Let's Do Math with Stoney: Stoney heard about schools being closed for the rest of the school year. He is sad, but he still likes math!
Here's a fun addition word problem page to do!
Apple Math (Stoney LOVES apples)
Check out these Tik Tok videos featuring the amazing LTRC horses! (and barn cats)
Click here: TikTok (tiktok.com@lothlorientrc) for all the LTRC TikTok videos
Tucker and Toffee's Having Fun Tips
Food Donation to PATH Enrichment Center
Click on a name below to meet our program horses and you'll also find some fun games, activities and facts about your favorite Lothlorien horse/pony!
Meet ACORN AND NIBBLES, they are Shetland ponies.
- Click here for some Shetland Pony fun facts.
- Ponies can be service animals! Check out a pair of pony helpers from Detroit!
- Did you know wild ponies live on an island in Viriginia and Maryland? https://www.chincoteague.com/ponies.html
Meet GIMLI.
- Did you know that Gimli used to hang out with these four legged friends called Fox Hounds...
- Guess what.... Gimli has a star on his face. Read here about the different face and leg markings that horses have.
- Dress up with Gimli!
- Gimli loves to do obstacle courses during lessons. Here's a link to make a no-sew stick pony that you can "ride" around your house! https://twitchetts.com/2016/09/no-sew-stick-horse.html/
Meet JULIA. She's an Appendix Quarter Horse.
- Have you read this great story about Julia and an incredible Veteran that met her when he came to Lothlorien?
- Did you know that Julia is the only mare (female) horse at the barn right now? Here's some interesting facts about horse gender and their birthdays!
- Julia LOVES to read. These are her favorite books about horses: Julia's Book Recommendations
- Write your own horse story and send it to Julia. She would LOVE to read it! Here's a template to use: Write your own story.
Meet LOUIE, the Arabian Horse.
- Here's a coloring page of an Arabian horse to print out and color.
- Louie is what's called a hot-blooded breed. Click here to read more about it.
Meet LUCERO (pronounced Loo-Sear-O). Lucero is an Andalusian.
- Lucero's coloring is called flea-bitten gray, but he's not full of flea bites LOL. Here's a fun page about horse colors.
- By the way, Lucero likes pumpkin spice tea....
Meet MAC. He's a Haflinger. Have you ever seen Mac flap his lips and it looks like he's talking?
- Check out Mr. Ed on YouTube, another "talking" horse
- Everyone could use more Talking Ed...
Meet OWEN Owen is a Quarter Horse and likes puzzles and games.
- Here's an easy horse crossword puzzle.
- Here's Owen's horse coloring page pick. Color it and send him a pic of your colored page to our Facebook page (@lothlorien trc)
- Owen's Breed Spotlight: 8 facts about the Quarter Horse
Meet STONEY. He is a Haflinger.
- Stoney used to pull logs for a living and he wore a harness that looked similar to this.
- By the way, in case you were wondering, Stoney ALWAYS wins when he plays Halter Tag with the other horses at LTRC.
- Believe or not, but Stoney LOVES math. Here's a fun activity about measuring horses. Yes, there's math involved, but Stoney says it's FUN MATH! Give it a try!
- Let's Do Some Math with Stoney!
Meet TRIGGER
- Trigger is on a special diet. He eats a mixture of oats, beet pulp and alfalfa. Here's a really fun activity that explains how you can make your own horse "treat" to eat and enjoy.
- What did you make for your horse treat? Trigger wants to know. He also thinks you should make these fun, no bake horse cookies.
Meet TUCKER AND TOFFEE
- Tucker is a Shetland Pony and Toffee is a miniature pony and he's the smallest in the barn. But there are even SMALLER ponies out there called Falabella ponies.
- Toffee suggests reading this article:
Meet YAEGER
- Yeager is a former rodeo barrel racing horse.
- Here's a coloring page of a barrel racer just like Yaeger!
- Here's a fun Cowboy to cut out and color.
And don't forget the Barn Cat Crew. They are happy, well-fed and enjoying nap time to the fullest.
THANK YOU 2020 HORSE SPONSORS:
Interested in sponsoring one of our incredible program horses? Click here.
Barbara Chur, Strawberry Banks: Gimli
Clement & Karen Arrison Family Foundation: Trigger
Robert & Martha Fierle Foundation: Yaeger
Hooper Family Foundation: Owen & Mac
Ardis & Mike Kazinski: Julia
Betsy & Tom Kubiak, Sugar Hill Farm: Louie & Lucero
Niagara Harley Owners’ Group: Stoney
Russo Family Charitable Foundation: Tucker & Toffee