The pet I’ll never forget: the tiny horse with a big personality – who helps psychiatric patients

Black Pearl is a therapy animal, who works with military veterans. This sweet show-off has completely changed my life I trained and competed in dressage for many years and after I retired, I decided to buy a miniature horse for company at home in southern California.

I bought Black Pearl from Quicksilver Ranch in Solvang, California, in 2008, when she was six months old. She was a fluffy little thing and would run around at warp speed, then run back to snuggle. She stole my heart from the beginning. I had no idea that Black Pearl would inspire me to change my whole focus in life. I started…