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Personal Ponies, Ltd. began in 1986 as founder Marianne Alexander’s dream to provide “differently able” children with  “something special in their lives to love and care for, [an] equine version of the Velveteen Rabbit.” Over the past twenty two years, Personal Ponies has grown into a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a network of volunteers in more than 30 states. Today, over 1100 Personal Ponies serve differently able children nationwide. The ponies are trustworthy companions to toddlers through teens who are confined to wheelchairs, who are blind or deaf, or who have cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, spina bifida, cancer, leukemia, or autism. They are also friends to children who have suffered disabling injuries in fires or automobile accidents, who have emotional or behavioral disorders caused by abuse, neglect, or abandonment, and those who have defective hearts or failing organs.

       

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Marianne Alexander, National Director ¦ National Website:  http://www.personalponies.org
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