We are closed for the winter but are booking visits for 2025!
At Visiting Hooves, our mission is to provide uplifting experiences with our miniature therapy horses wherever needed: specializing in nursing homes, memory cares, assisted senior living, hospital rehabilitation, and hospice.
Visiting Hooves was founded by Victoria L. Smith in western Washington in Toledo, WA. The Nonprofit quickly grew into the most successful miniature therapy horse organization in the Pacific Northwest, doing over 400 therapy visits from Seattle, WA., to Portland, OR., until 2020. In 2022, the Nonprofit was relocated to eastern Washington in Selah, WA., and now provides visits to primarily Yakima and Kittitas counties.
"Chicky" is the oldest member of the Visiting Hooves team. She joined in 2015 and has done over 300 therapy visits!
Age: 32 years old
Height: 32" tall
"Jesse" has done over 100 therapy visits. He loves attention! He has a fetish: he likes to lick bare knees of wheelchair patients.
Age: Approx. 20 years old
Height: 28" tall
"Mysti" is our newest therapy horse, she is still in training and will debute in 2025. She is very gentle and sweet!
Age: 29 years old
Height: 30" tall
Please reach us at victoria@visitinghooves.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Visiting Hooves offers visits by donation. Please contact us for suggested amounts,
Our horses are thoroughly trained to work inside buildings. They are comfortable in rooms, hallways, elevators, crowds, etc. Plus, they are potty trained.
Usually the horses stay for a full hour or even longer if necessary to work a large building.
We have done home visits for hospice patients and birthday parties, The horses are quiet and well behaved in a home.
Yes, Visiting Hooves has liability insurance.
The founder and president is Victoria L. Smith. She is helped by various volunteers.
We use volunteers to handle horses during visits. Handlers need to be experienced with horses, cheerful, and enjoy talking to people. Apply at victoria@visitinghooves.com
The horses change occasionally , but we presently have 3 miniature horses trained to do therapy visits.
We love our customers but enjoy a quiet home life, so we do not advertise our location at this time. Ranch visits will be available after April 2025.
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