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Welcome!

 

 

SHARED GIFTS is an organization dedicated to helping people with life challenges and /or disabilities gain confidence, find acceptance and experience the joys of life through the love, care and riding of retired horses and to providing shelter, humane care and a special purpose for those elder or abused horses that were no longer considered useful.

 

For many years, Marcia Evans ( owner of Dawn-Mar Riding Academy), has selflessly given to children who needed encouragement and direction to achieve their full potential and to aged and /or infirm horses that were unwanted and neglected, but are now thriving due to her loving and patient rehabilitation.

    Through her 4H Easy Riders program (of 40 years) and her Merrimack Valley Equestrian Special Olympics program (of 20 years), Marcia has pioneered the “unified barn” concept by which special students are included in 4H competition in addition to competing in Special Olympics.  Thanks to this equal opportunity approach, in addition to learning to ride, children in both clubs work together to care for their proud service animals as they embrace their differences and offer each other support and friendship. The children and the horses SHARE THE GIFTS of love, respect, understanding, commitment and the mutually beneficial goal of helping each other succeed.
 

     Please read on to enjoy the stories of each of our rescued horses, as well as the description of our programs at Dawn-Mar Ranch.  Thank You!