Healing Horses "One child at a time" Inc.

04/15/2025

A huge thank you to Stephanie & Fransisco for the help this last weekend! Working on our chain saw & toppling 2 whopper trees that had to come down before another hurricane blows through. Fransisco you ROCKED it!! Took those trees on like a noble eagle in the tops. Broke my heart to loose them, but the lightning damage was bringing them down in the wrong way if we waited any longer. We also got a hand with a run of fencing & Josh tackled another huge tree in the back pasture that Milton downed. So sad to see so many old majestic trees lost. The hurricanes are slowly stripping us of trees :(

The herd is doing well. Though I can see as they watch us from the middle pasture, they are eagerly awaiting hitting the front again ;) It will be a while yet. Though I'm hoping the other side will go a lot quicker with fewer stumps to burn out.

Hope all are doing well, things are getting a bit easier, and laughter surrounds you each. Bear hugs

03/14/2025

A HUGE thank you to Vicki Harden for her never ending love & support to our cause!! Yes, Vicki it helps hugely. Owe you so many bear hugs

03/12/2025

We are alive ;) and continue to work on fencing. A long way to go, but what's done is beautiful & will last 40 years. Our fund raiser for the barn & to help with fencing was a bit of a fail. So we may be closed for a while. God's got a plan. In the mean time we get it done as we can & have faith in a better tomorrow!

The herd is happy, fat & sassy. Josh has done a wonderful job tending them while I recoup. I am on a cane, but still not allowed on unlevel ground. Though I freely admit I haven't followed that rule completely, but have Josh at my side just in case.

We send our sympathy, prayers & hope for strength in the journey of grief to the Davis family. The Davis kids came here for years & recently their father Mitch went home to the Lord. I adored Mitch & hope his wife & family can find comfort in great memories that Mitch provided daily to all whom knew him. Sending heart felt love to each of you & am here Teri if you need anything.

I hope this finds each of you well & happy! I'm sending all a huge bear hug & appreciation for your patience till we can finish this journey & return to normal. Our normal is crazy to some, but man I miss the kids, the bustle & the love. Bear hugs

02/12/2025

Doc Wendy is an amazing human being! I've had the privilege of watching her blossom, help so very many kids & adults with whatever challenge they have for 2 decades. If you have something blocking your abilities to reach a goal in life, whether in riding, or life, she's the best of the best! She's my personal hero in life for good reasons.

02/10/2025

Very productive weekend! Several lines of fencing down, holes filled, old posts burned, wire folded for recycle, new posts treated & it actually got hot ;) God is awesome

01/31/2025

It's the weekend!! Excited as the weather is to be great & working on a long line of fencing. We got this! Have a great weekend folks

01/29/2025

Hi folks! All tax letters are out for funds paid directly to us by Paypal, or snail mail. IF you paid on a FB fundraiser, Paypalgiving, or Go Fund Me fundraiser, your receipt was issued at the time of your donation. We can't duplicate those, as those donations all go through Pay Pal Giving (different than straight to our Pay Pal), they then pay it as a "grant" to us. If you don't see your tax letter, please first check your bulk mail folders. If you changed your email since donating, message me & I'll forward your letter to your new email.

Please know your personal sacrifices for this rescue for last year kept our gates open, horses tended & helped teens! Appreciation is beyond words for each of you & we thank you straight from every heart here!!

Onward through the fog folks! We will rebuild & have a great 2025. Bear hugs to each of you

01/22/2025

The front fence & goose neck entrance are finished! All stumps burned out, which took some serious time & a beautiful fence across the front. It will last way past my time. Horses are going to love it. We have a long way to go. The barn has been emptied of much of the debris, but is not safe for kids until rebuilt period. The flooring in their break room, feed room, bathroom can't be stepped on without going through. The water through the barn was unbelievable. We have built the stalls & midway up with dump truck loads of dirt. Of course the roof can't be saved, nor a lot of structural & siding. The barn is the center of our world, so fencing first, barn second. The barn was originally built by my husband 37 years ago. Of course over the years there have been upgrades, additions & repairs. But the heart of that barn is in my husband, who loved animals & children making kindred hearts between us. A man that ALWAYS put the innocents first

01/17/2025

It is with a a broken heart, I announce the passing of my mentor, my friend in life, Helen Rich.

When I began this horse rescue & place for children in need, Helen was my staunch supporter & mentor. She was an incredible human being, that helped across this globe with both animals & humans in need. Generous to the core in tutoring & helping us financially to get set up.

I will cherish all the wisdom she shared with me the last 15 years, the hug I got to give her with body guards swooping in on me ;) The wealth of knowledge about every sentient being she held & shared. Her friendship in my life was indeed priceless, a treasure & a motivator in the toughest days of rescue. Her life was the fullest life I've ever known, filled with blessings, tough times, bad people who wanted to harm her at times, good people who looked up to her examples & a beautiful family that I came to love with her of two legged & four.

I know Helen is resting after a long, hard fought battle, done with a smile & her incredible sense of humor, with her beloved son, Will & all she loved & lost temporarily before her. I get a chuckle at the thought that if heaven has a kitchen, she will indeed bake her self described "ugly cakes". Heaven will never hold a dull moment with you residing there Helen. Hold my seat in the pastures Helen. I'll be joining you soon enough. Until then............ I love you & going to miss all the chuckles, smiles & wonderment you brought me

01/03/2025

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Healing Horses One Child at a time, Inc. Beverly Levitt P… Beverly Levitt needs your support for Helene & Milton Destroyed Barn, Pasture Shelters & Fencing

12/24/2024

Merry Christmas Folks!!! I hope each of you have a laughter & love filled Christmas with all you hold dear in your heart!

I know we've not posted & appreciate the messages & calls! We are doing our best to get the farm back in shape to reopen! I have learned I can pound U nails from a wheelchair ;) I can also cut old fencing from posts ;) Sitting inside isn't getting it. Whatever I can do to help, puts us that much closer to getting er done.

It's going to be a while realistically. There was so much damage to fences, barn & around the farm. But when all is done, it will be wonderful!

I am allowed half weight on my leg as of this past Monday. Anymore weight than that, the knee buckles. So I alternate for safety between crutches & a wheelchair for now. Rolator hopefully soon.

Patience we appreciate, as we work our way through this. Half of the barn has been emptied & ready for tear down. The other half has been leveled wheelbarrow by wheelbarrow of dirt brought in. Hopefully in the next month or so, we can begin to repair what's savable & rebuild what isn't. In the meantime, the fencing is our main objective & we are on it every moment we can be.

I want to take this moment to thank each of you who have stuck with us all these years, sacrificed for the herd of rescues & the mission of lifting teens, seniors & veterans. Each of you have made a huge difference for starved, often beaten horses, children, seniors in their last days & those brave who keep us free. I'm sending each of you a special Merry Christmas bear hug

10/28/2024

Slowly my son trudges through the damage. A lot of fencing temporarily fixed, one load of dirt into the barn. Round pen removed that was destroyed. He truly is a Saint

10/18/2024

T-bar insulators came in. Hopefully the side pasture can be repaired this weekend & will dry enough for a band of horses to return to it. Once all the pastures are fixed & shelters are repaired, then we can address the overwhelming damage to the barn. The herd is what matters & they came through without a scratch & we are soooo very grateful & blessed! Have a great weekend folks

10/16/2024

Thanks Carrie for the info on another storm threatening the Gulf today. The predictions on it all show Florida. I think maybe I'd rather be blissfully ignorant about now. We can't take anymore water, never mind wind. So we pray girl, we pray!

10/16/2024

Thank you Clayton for bringing the swamp buggy to get Craig out of the pasture. I am eternally grateful

10/14/2024

I have so many people, both family & friends scattered across Florida that I love so deeply. So grateful to God that though many sustained damage, all are physically here intact with their families & critters. God is so completely AWESOME ❤

10/14/2024

Needless to say folks, but stating the obvious. Sadly we are closed until further notice.