Equest mini-Ambassadors to greet ‘Southern Exposure’ theater-goers

(WYLIE-May 7, 2013) Equest Mini Ambassadors, Tex and Sugar, are going to the theater! As one of the recipient charities of the Saturday night Texas premier of “A Southern Exposure,” Equest Therapeutic Horsemanship will have some pint-sized ambassadors greeting and thanking guests for their support.

Tex and Sugar, two miniature horses, are getting used to being greeters and celebrities. Fresh off of their appearance on WFAA’s Good Morning Texas! as well as the Equest Triple Crown Gala, these friendly equines reach out to children and adults who might be intimidated by a large horse.

Our team of tiny therapy horses is trained to work inside hospitals, assisted living programs, hospice centers, schools, libraries and with Alzheimer patients and adults and children with disabilities. They also work with foster children and at risk and abused children.

mini2 — Equest volunteers Marilyn Hammett and Julie Jaggers assist Tex and Sugar as greeters at the Equest Triple Crown Gala in April. Photo by Rebecca McDaniel.

The impact of Equest’s real miniature horses continues long after their visit with identical miniature ‘stuffed’ toy therapy horses that have been developed to provide therapy with a variety of textures, sounds, colors, posable ears that express emotions and a squeezable middle for strengthening little muscles.

Longtime Equest volunteer, Jeannie Whittington, introduced Equest to her friend Kelley Kingston-Strayer, who firmly believes in tithing and ‘giving back’. When Kelley decided to have her home-state premiere of “A Southern Exposure,” she chose Wylie and Equest as well as Christian Care Center as her charitable partners. Equest is most grateful, and invites everyone to come early to meet Tex and Sugar on Saturday night at Wylie First Baptist Church.