Our Mission
Seven Oaks Farm trains miniature horses for use in animal assisted activities. After years of service, and receiving more requests for visits than we could fill - we looked toward ways that we could try to fulfill every request. The solution: focus on training other handlers and trainers to do what we do at the highest level possible, we were dedicated to teach others to do what we do. We have created a training and registration program specific to miniature therapy horses AND their handlers. This program was designed by our team of trainers at Seven Oaks Farm and is very unique in it’s own way. We help the handler and trainer from start to finish. Whether you have a horse and thought, “Oh I would love to visit a family member in a care facility!”, or you are interested in making this a full-time endeavor… we have something for you. We have used our many years of experience in this field to help those who want to go out and make a difference in their own community.
We hope you feel you have found the place you have been looking for, we think you have. Having the right information is key to success. As we mentioned before, we are here to help you, whether you take a course or not, you are always welcome to ask questions. We will do our best to answer them for you. Explore all our pages, we look forward to hearing from you.
When Compassion Meets Action, Lives Change.
HISTORY
One Big Dream
THREE TINY HORSES
It all started when…
Lisa Moad, the owner of Seven Oaks Farm, combined her love of horses with her desire to serve her local community and began a therapy program using miniature horses.
The very first horses, Tess, Lily, and Lucky, were used at the farm during annual farm day programs and also when people would come to visit. We noticed that visitors, young and old, were drawn to the animals and especially the miniature horses. Many people showed a natural curiosity about these special little animals. People wanted to be around them, pet them and many expressed how relaxing it was just to watch them.
These moments led to the idea of letting more people have access to the horses by taking them out to make visits. The connection between people and horses was very obvious. Lisa took a few miniature horses out in the community and to special events and saw the positive effect the little horses had on those they met. She enlisted the help of family, friends and volunteers and began to expand the program, transforming it into the current variety of services offered by Seven Oaks Farm.
The idea of spreading a little hope, love and joy to our community all began with one big dream and three little horses.