Sparkle
Sparkle’s story is featured in the book Mini Horse, Mighty Hope: How a Herd of Miniature Horses Provides Comfort and Healing by Revell Publishing. He has also appeared on television programs and in magazines.
Sparkle works with Gentle Carousel’s Reading With Horses literacy programs and inside hospitals.
Nickname: Always Sparkle.
Appearance: Sparkle was born jet black but now he has spots and his color changes and becomes a little lighter every year.
Special Skills: Sparkle is calm and gentle even when he is working in large crowds.
Favorite Thing: Sparkle likes to sleep under his favorite shade tree with his herd around him keeping watch.
Personality: Sparkle is very mellow and happy to be protected by the others in his herd.
Best Equine Friend: Therapy horses Circus is Sparkle’s best friend. They both have spots and Circus always looks out for Sparkle. They have been friends since they were foals and are always together walking through the pasture.
