4R Farm Equine-Assisted Counseling

09/06/2025

Warm sand … such a simple pleasure, but so important for a horse’s mental health. What small, simple things do you do to take care of yourself?

09/05/2025

Ginger and Pickles! I never thought I would see the day that Ginger, our bell mare (herd leader), would share her hay with another horse. But for about a week now, she and Pickles have been eating together. We sure love our red mares!

08/26/2025

Once again, we would like to thank C&R AutoWerx for taking care of us. "Dolly" is our 2006 F-350. When we go to horse shows, Cora pulls the camper with Dolly while I pull the horse trailer. We knew when we purchased Dolly that she was an older truck, and like older horses, she was going to need to a little TLC and some extra maintenance. Chris, Brad, and the crew at C&R have been there for us every step of the way. When she wouldn't crank yesterday, it was kind of like showing up at the barn first thing in the morning and finding a horse down with an injury or colic. "Well, I guess we'd better clear our schedule, because we're going to the vet today." In this case, it was the truck doctor instead of the horse doctor. If you have a truck that needs doctoring, take it to C&R!

08/15/2025

Guilty! 🤣

08/13/2025

And who doesn’t love themselves some Pickles?
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08/07/2025

Turn your sound on and up for the full experience! That’s a CH-47 Chinook. I felt the vibration deep in my chest when it flew over this morning. Yesterday, we had three Apache gunships come over. We’re exactly a mile from the county airport, so we have airplanes and corporate jets flying over every day, but the Army helicopters are always a special treat. No wonder our horses are so calm! They get exposed to large, noisy, moving objects every day. I was more excited about this than they were.

08/04/2025

Taking a siesta in the shade of a pine tree.

07/24/2025

I wonder what they are discussing!

07/23/2025

The 4R team made it to the Texas State 4-H Horse Show yesterday, but not before two emergency repairs. One truck had a screw in a tire and the other truck lost the turbo. Thanks to two local businesses, DuPree Tire and C&R AutoWerx, for taking care of us and keeping our rolling stock on the road! It takes a team! Both trucks and trailers made it safely to the Brazos County Expo Center. We showed up, now we have to SHOW!

07/22/2025

School will be starting up again soon, and for some kids that means moving to a new school and making new friends. That can be tough, but we can all take a lesson from Pickles. She joined our herd a couple of weeks ago. Charlotte took to her pretty quickly and Ginger shortly after, but Clyde and Bradshaw just wanted her gone. Pickles never gave up! She kept approaching, trying to make friends, and it worked. We were so happy to see her grazing next to Clyde a couple of days ago! Patience and persistence paid off for Pickles. Tell your kids to hang in there!

07/12/2025

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Children with speech and language difficulties worked with horses in a first-ever pilot camp using evidence-based equine therapy. https://nbc4i.co/45Z3hs7?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_NBC4

07/11/2025

Here’s your daily dose of joy. Charlotte and Pickles have been seemingly glued together for the last couple of days. Sometimes, the best thing about friendship is just being present for one another.