was founded in 1986 by our executive Director, Marianne Alexander. It is incorporated in the State of New York and recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a 501-3-C not-for-profit (charitable) organization. Personal Ponies is a national organization dedicated to the belief that the life of a child with disabilities can be immeasurably enriched by having a tiny pony to love and
care for. Thus we provide Miniature Shetland Ponies to the families of disabled children, completely without charge, for the lifetime use of the child. No previous experience with equines is required to receive one of our ponies, but our recipients are required to spend sufficient time with their local representative to learn about the care and maintenance of a pony, to provide for the feeding, shelter and maintenance of their pony according to our guidelines, to maintain records on their pony's care and to submit those records to their State Director annually, and to maintain an ongoing relationship with their representative so that we can offer assistance and guidance when needed. Volunteers assume the same responsibilities as families and are required to provide for the care of the ponies assigned to them. Families who cannot keep a pony at their home, may be given a pony to visit and care for that is maintained by a nearby volunteer. Our ponies are NEVER owned by any families or volunteer and remain the sole property of the organization. However, once use of a pony is granted, the pony will not be removed except at the request of the family or volunteer, or if unresolvable problems arise concerning the ponies welfare. Neither recipient families nor volunteers are expected to maintain the life of a pony when illness or injury creates an unreasonable financial burden. Ponies in need of extensive veterinary care are humanely euthanized. Once they become part of the Personal Ponies family, they receive lifetime care. When a child outgrows a pony, that pony will be returned to the program and placed with a new family. Thus a single pony may serve many children in its typical thirty-year lifetime. For more information on the program please go to the Personal Ponies, LTD web site at: http://www.personalponies.org.
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