Healing Horses One child at a time Inc.

We went by today, my son found this facility online and was very interested in volunteering. He called and spoke with a "gentleman" who was unkind, to say the least. Just be advised they "are closed due to COVID". The website and Google had their operating hours til 5p today.. As a 13 year old boy who adores everything horses, it was disappointing at best, to be spoken to so rudely. I was intending on making a donation to help support, what I envisioned was a beautiful program. Luckily, I learned what kind of people are operating this place before I gave money. Huge disappointment!

My son Jonathan has been going to Healing Horses for many years, from the beginning i could see great changes in him, his confidence started shooting through the roof, his sense of responsibility doubled in no time at all, his behavior was so much more appropriate during stressful times. Ms Beverly runs an amazing place there, she matches the horses to these special individuals and she has the most patience of any human being I know, she's caring but tough at the same time. She's humble but fights for the rights of the horses and the humans as well...... it's just an amazing place! I can't imagine Jonathan not going there again.

Meeting Beverly and Healing Horses has been nothing short of a miracle for my family. As adoptive parents we have had many challenges and the help my wife and I have received from Healing Horses is priceless. My two daughters continue to volunteer there and my oldest is now a leader there. Thank you Beverly! ❤

My daughter started off doing community service with Healing Horses One Child at a Time in March of this year. She only needed a few community service hours, but after just one day she was ready to go back, not to earn hours, but because she loved helping Ms.Bev and working with the horses. In only a few trips she had made a connection with the horses and with Ms.Bev. She even begged to go over and help with outside chores such as spreading mulch during the week. I am able use this as leverage over her when needed, she loves going so much. This organization is truly a great opportunity and does amazing work with young kids and at risk kids. Ms.Bev has such a big heart for her children (she considers all the children hers) and for the horses she rescues.

I have been a part of this non-profit from almost the very beginning. Ms Levitt does great work in getting the horse back to being healthy and happy. Some of the horses have been abused, negleted and just not treated like they should have been. My son Nathan has learned how to care for an animal and to love them and to show them kindness. My son has had a lot of traumatic experiences in his life. Healing Horses has been a great place to learn that he is not alone and he can come through this and move on with his life. I have seen Ms. Levitt work
with many children through the years she truely Loves what she does and the children and horses love her. I am so thankful I have known her for 30 or so years.

I have followed Healing Horses One Child at a time for years and have been nothing but impressed. Bev’s care and compassion for horses and children are evident in everything she does. I recently have had the opportunity to work and spend time with Bev at the farm, and am amazed by her knowledge of horses, children and life. I truly believe in this non profit 100%!

I have known Ms. Bev. since I was a young child and since that day she has welcomed myself and family into her life. I have seen the passion she has for others and for the horses. I see and hear all the amazing stories of things that Ms. Bev. has done for all the children who have been apart of Healing Horses One child at a time and I how she has devoted all her time to taken care of the horses and given them a second chance to not only be loved by her but by all the children as well. I feel this is an amazing organization and would mention it to any of my friends/ families who have children that could benefit from these horses. Ms. Bev. runs this program through donations and doesn't charge any of the familys for the services that the horses provide to the children.
Ms. Bev, has taken the time to explain to my children how she has helped all the horses she has on her farm and how they help the children.

I began volunteering at Healing Horses on child at a Time several years ago when my daughter was in high school. I have seen a lot of lives changed over the years including mine. Miss Bev does what she does for the love of both the kids and the horses. She does all of this through donations and charges nothing to the families for their therapy.

My daughter has Aspergers and benefits greatly from this amazing organization. It is very difficult to find a place for teens who struggle. Ms. Bev does not charge the families anything at all and she does so much for "her" (as she calls them) kids and her horses. The teens who attend feel loved and accepted. My daughter came home after her first time at Healing Horses and stated "Mom, I finally found a place where I fit in". She was 13 and finally found acceptance! Ms. Bev helps my daughter with social skills, teamwork, accepting responsibility, and MOST importantly...accepting herself the way God created her. Ms. Bev is always ready with a smile, a hug, encouraging words and wisdom to share. Communities are in great need of places like "Healing Horses One Child at a Time". We are so blessed to have this wonderful resource for our daughter to attend.

I cannot say enough wonderful things about this non profit.
Definitely based on doing Gods work for children and horses.
Complete devotion by the founder!
She has an impeccable reputation and puts her heart and soul into making difference.

We've been blessed to be part of Healing Horses for several years. Miss Bev has an amazing heart for horses and special needs children. She works so hard and sacrifices greatly on behalf of her beloved horses. My daughter has benefitted greatly from volunteering and just being around the horses. Horses are such wonderful therapy for our kids.

This is such an amazing organization! I have learned so many things about horses and important life lessons from here! From my experience here for 4 years now I have definitely become a stronger, and more outgoing person! I love being able to visit Ms. Bev (grandma Bev) the owner who is like another grandma to me, and all the horses and animals! I have made some amazing lifelong friends from the 4 years I've been here! This has definitely been a life changing experience!

I 1st learned of Beverly and Healing Horses when my son was in 8th grade and got into some legal trouble. He is now 16years old and still goes there. Beverly is now like a grandmother to him. She is always there to lend a hand or a shoulder to lean on, even when she has her own problems. This woman has taken in horses that others would put down and bring them back to health. She works with children and performs wonders with them, building their self esteem. She has more heart than anyone I know and one of the hardest working people out there. She is definitely God's gift to our abandoned 4 legged friends.

This organization is truly heart touching .I can honestly say it has changed me.i enjoy the opportunity to learn and help horses and kids my age!

It is always a pleasure volunteering here. I have found that Beverly and everyone else are very accepting of people and animals, providing a warm and loving environment for all.

I've been volunteering down at healing Horses one child at a time for about 6 months now not only have I been volunteering my grandchildren also volunteered Hailey did for awhile last summer this is such a great organization they have helped many children along with the horses and to be able to see these kids their faces light up with so much joy and love and understanding when they get to enter react with these horses it's just such a miracle I am so thankful to be a part of this and to be able to see and know that not only healing Horses one child of the time has helped my family but to be able to see what it's done for other families and other children in this community all I can say is my hats off to you Bev for such a great organization

5 years later and I'm still volunteering here. Not a day goes by at Healing Horses "One child at a time" where you don't see some kind of healing and miracle happen. I can honestly say, I don't know where I would be if I hadn't continued coming here. I most likely would have made a left instead of making a right. I'm forever grateful for the positive influence and acceptance from Bev and the other volunteers.

Things are looking so much brighter for the horses and children who so need this program. Taking abused, neglected and abandoned horses, rehabilitating them with nutrition, training and oodles of love creates a new life for these animals. They then go on to be a new life line to children with emotional, physical and learning issues. What a beautiful way to bring love to both horses and children. Great job Beverly....

I had the pleasure of meeting Bev and Healing Horses about a year ago. I was so interested in the horses that I asked about volunteering there. Only problem I had was I had never been around horses. Bev explained that they are just “over grown puppy dogs”.

With trepidation I went the next week to see how I could help. I have been able to see the transformation in the horses. When a new horse arrives at Healing Horse …”One child at a time”, you can see the fear in their eyes and posture. After being there for a few weeks or even days, you see them relax in their new environment. They know that they will receive the vet help, food and love that they crave.

The horses know me and accept me. I look forward each week to volunteer there. The horses greet me a nudge in the back which is their way of saying “Welcome”.

I think Healing Horses does amazing work and both the horses that have been abused and the special needs children they help because of the relationship with the horses. I have had the privilege of seeing the changes in the children that come there and their amazing progress.

Before going to Healing Horses, I thought horse therapy was just for physical needs. At Healing Horses, my granddaughter Miri receives therapy to communicate and relate to others. At each weekly session, Beverly Levitt constantly finds innovative ways to encourage Miri to increase both her vocabulary and sentence length.
Healing Horses and Beverly Levitt excel in multiple diverse areas. In addition to rescuing horses and therapy for special needs children, Healing Horses is a great place for teenagers. For Miri, relating to the teens is a vital part of her therapy.
Healing Horses is a win win situation all the way around for the horses, special children, as well as giving teenagers a productive way to spend their spare time.
Grandmothers are entitled to "senior moments". Frequently, I find myself saying that Miri goes to Heavenly Horses. For Miri, Healing Horses One Child at a Time is heavenly.

The blessings bestowed upon me on a daily basis, in seeing abused horses heal both physically and mentally, as well as seeing special needs children victorious in finding self esteem, confidence, speech, motor skill improvement and laughter, has been the a reward that no words can ever describe. The volunteers here are remarkable individuals. All show devotion, love, kindness and understanding of the challenges these horses have on arrival and in their healing process. I have never in my life seen such devotion from a group of youth, as is demonstrated here by our youth volunteers. A group of youth with ambition, goals, morals and values that send your heart soaring. Our adult volunteers give freely of their hearts, time, labor and "can't be done", is never in their vocabulary. We are so blessed to have the ability to give these intelligent, noble animals a second chance and teach them that all humans aren't bad after all. The miracles these horses bring to the special needs children are at times so intense, I am sent soaring with exhilaration. To see a child become confident, to watch their self esteem rise, to see them accomplish verbal and motor skills that they couldn't obtain before, because of the magic of the horse, is a journey I am so blessed and honored to be on. I am honored to stand with each of you, as we save as many horses as we can from the brutalities of mankind and help children become instilled with the knowledge that there is no challenge they can not over come! Alone, we are but the whisper of a mouse, together we are the roar of a lion! Beverly Levitt- President/Founder

I have known Bev Levitt for over 6 years, long before healing horses was even a thought. However, this amazing, loving, generous grandmother devoted her life in that time to taking care of her developmentally disabled grand daughter and always told me that one of these days she would get a pony for her. Well, fast forward and Bev ended up with her own personal herd of horses! I am a horse person and have never in my life seen someone as able to heal broken hearts, legs and random wounds, build bonds of broken trust, and feed starved horses to where they are now healthy and as dappled as any pampered horse I've ever seen. And then there are the children and families who Bev has touched through her warmth, open arms, wonderful hugs and willingness to share her farm and her home. Her experiences from doing so much speed and occupational therapy with her granddaughter taught her well. She is a natural therapist for horses, special needs children and all of the kids and family volunteers. It is an honor to be on the board of Healing Horses One child at a Time. May your efforts continue to rescue horses in need, find them their furever homes and continue to reach and teach special needs children. I will continue to work toward finding funding sources to support this life saving venture.

From my fist time at Healing horses I felt at home. Everyone I've met here have hearts of gold, and it's so incredible to see the difference made in the lives of the kids that come here. Beverly is an amazing and wonderful person, and truly has a gift for helping both horses and special needs children. As a whole, Healing Hoses is a warm and welcoming place, and I look forward to volunteering each weekend.

As the mother of 2 of the volunteers that work here, all I can say is that I wish we would have found Healing Horses sooner. We are equine owners, but this place provides a safe and fun learning enviroment for my girls to explore more about horses and the field of study involving kids with disablities.It is a second home to us.The comraderie that is felt is family based.We have been there long enough to witness the improvement of the horses she houses here,compared to how they hit her property to now is astonishing.In addition, the kids that do therapy have made major milestone improvements.Personally, we have seen our youngest daughter grow in self esteem and knowledge.She would rather be at Healing Horses then hanging out at the mall, or really anything else.

There are not enough words in the English language to describe how fantastic this place is. To me this is where I feel safe. No one judges, no one puts people down. It is just a place where you can go when you are having a bad day that will turn your it all around. Beverly, the owner and founder, is one of those people sent to you to make a difference. She would give her limbs and more for these kids, especially the special needs. Without Healing Horses I don't know where I'd be. This, to me, and all of my friends who volunteer with me- This is a second home. Every weekend this is what I look forward to. No other place has done that to me. But we also have the cutest horseys in the world.

I could not think of a better place to volunteer my time. Everyone that goes there is all like a close knit family. We are all like brothers and sisters. We do nothing but, laugh all day long. I have so much fun with everyone. Beverly, the owner and founder is the salt of the earth. I wish everyone could be like her. She is always greeting you with a hug and she is the type of person you call when your not feeling well. We will quickly put a smile on your face. All of the horses of healthy beyond expectations. I believe to have a barn that everyone feels welcome at and able to express themselves is exactly what this place is. The specil needs therapeutic riding lessons given here are the best of them all. Bev, has experience as her grand daughter has disabilities. She will spend all day out in the pasture with any child just to put a smile on your face. That's just the kind of person she is. She is amazing and couldn't think of anyone better than her to own a horse rescue. This is truly her love and passion. She would never give it up for the world!

Healing horses to me is a place i can go and just be myself.It helped me make new friends and explore my passion for horses!The other volunteers welcome you with open arms and are so nice and funny!Beverly has helped me so much and has also welcomed me with open arms ,Beverly knows so much about horses and has a great program !Everyday i learn something new and i cant wait for the week to got by so i can help with the horses! I can honestly say healing horses has helped me to be a better person and just be myself !

I was never really a horse riding when I started but it didn't take long to fall on love with the horses, the special needs kids, as well as the other volunteers and Bev! I was looking for a shelter where I could escape and have fun, a place where no one judged only helped. I now know so much! I can ride without running into a tree and can pony as well! I have never met someone with a bigger heart then Bev. Where she doesn't just put back the light in abused horses but also build kids love towards horses. You could never find a better shelter of horses or people.

Well here is what I have to say,I had a horse named Misty and was unable to tend and care for her and I contacted all kinds of places I had found on the internet and by Gods good Graces I came across ''Healing Horses'' and at first Bev was going to try and find a loving home for her,but givin her age she decided to keep her and let her live out her life there with the other horses,for fear she did not want her to end up at at slaughter house and I am so very thankful for that.Bev and the volunteers are AMAZING at what they do and Bev teaches them as do they teach her.There is no horse that untouched by any of them,from what I seen when I took Misty there,there is nothing but love and kindness to all and the wellfare of the horse and the children.Healing Horses and Bev is a Godsend.if only more people were like her and her volunteers....God Bless you Bev....

Healing Horses one Child at a time has helped my son in many ways. His core strength has improved, his fear of animals has improved, and his sensory defensiveness has decreased so much that he enjoys sitting on the ground at the farm and being covered with dog kisses. What a joy it was to hear him say with pride in his voice, "look Mommy, I'm surrounded by animals". Beverly is caring, loving and so patient with my son. She shares her love for horses, animals and nature with him, which my son also now shares. My son is always counting the days until he sees Bev and the horses. What a blessing it is to have them all in our lives.