Mission Statement
Little Horses Big Smiles Therapy through equine animal assisted therapy and activities is dedicated to bringing LOVE, JOY, HAPPINESS, and HEALING from moments that can't be described with words!!! Charlie, Fred, George,& Stanley- mini therapy horses for equine therapy visits to healthcare facilities for FREE. They are mascots for the Mid Michigan Honor Flight for veterans. We are
patients of Dr. Pol & have been featured on his show on Nat Geo Wild. President/Founder/Trainer/Handler Ronica has also dual trained Charlie and Fred as her miniature service horses for her chronic incurable autoimmune disease. George and Stanley are in training as her service horses. This page will feature service posts and training as well. Miniature horses are legally protected under the ADA as service animals. Dr. Pol Shows
So some friends have asked which episodes we have been in. I went through all the list on Nat Geo Wild website and theses are the Dr. Pol episodes we have been featured in. Season 8: (our first appearance) “Dairy Queens” 3/5/2015 visit Charlie getting gelded
Season 9: “Peacock-A-Doodle Do” 7/16/16 Charlie getting Spring Vaccines
Season 11: “Frosty the Pol-Man” 8/5/2017 Bringing Christmas gifts to the clinic
Special Episode: “That’s Incredi-Pol” 3/16/2016 2015 Charlie being #6 in favorite case special Episode when Dr. Pol was telling everyone about him
Special Episode: “Purr-fect Pairs” 9/9/2017 Talking about Charlie being a therapy horse
Special Episode: 3/25/2017 “The Incredible-Dr. Pol The 100th Episode Pol-tacular”
Season 13: “New Cats on the Block” 8/5/2018 When Charlie was sick October 2017 and Dr. Emily helped us. Plus this was George’s first time on the show when he was named Stunner
Season 14: “Something Pol Something New” 1/19/2019 Charlie and George Spring vaccines 2018
Season 15: “Dr. Pol’s Super Bowl” 8/31/2019 Mid-Michigan Honor Flight Fundraiser with Dr. Pol and Charlie Bowling
Season 15: “Danes of Our Lives” 9/14/2019 Fred’s first time at the clinic for his goopy eyes
Season 17: “Feliz Navidog” 9/12/2020 Fred and the puppies for vaccines at Christmas time
Season 21: "200th Polapalooza 200th Episode Celebration" 07/16/2022 Charlie and myself are in the episode congratulating Dr. Pol plus a little footage of Fred.
Season 21: "Pol on Patrol" 08/13/2022 Charlie and Fred going on a nursing home visit and getting ready at home. This footage is from our visit to Mission Point of Cedar Springs
Season 21: "Liter-ally Puppies" 09/10/2022 Charlie getting x-rays of his hooves at the clinic from out January 2022 visit.
