[chambernews] Fwd: GTMD is just 2 days away.

Tue Nov 11 13:52:22 CST 2014

Give to the Max Day is November 13th!

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Subject: 	GTMD is just 2 days away.
Date: 	Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:48:21 -0500 (EST)
From: 	Changing Gaits <changinggaitsinc at gmail.com>
Reply-To: 	changinggaitsinc at gmail.com
To: 	karen at moramn.com

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Give To The Max Day is 2 days away.
You can schedule your donation now. Please don't miss out on this chance 
to help a child to get on a horse and feel that healing that Jesus 
Christ wants for us all.
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DONATE NOW 
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Give to the Max day 
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*Click To Donate*

*Thank you for being part of Changing Gaits.*

*Each year, generous supporters like you celebrate Give to the Max Day 
by making your online donation on GiveMN.org. Your generosity on this 
day makes a difference far beyond the 24-hour giving event.*

*Please join us on November 13, 2014, for Give to the Max Day and help 
us continue to change lives using horses.*

**

*Your donation on Give to the Max Day also may help us receive an 
additional donation of $1,000. How? On November 13, every gift made on 
GiveMN.org will be entered into an hourly drawing for a $1,000 GiveMN 
Golden Ticket to be awarded to a nonprofit *

*organization. That adds up to 24 opportunities for you to help us 
receive an extra $1,000!*

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*Here's the really exciting part: At the end of Give to the Max Day, one 
donation made on GiveMN.org will be randomly selected to receive a 
$10,000 Super-Sized GiveMN Golden Ticket.*

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*The more gifts we generate on GiveMN.org on November 13, the more our 
chances increase to receive that additional $10,000 donation. Imagine 
what we could do with $10,000!*

*Our goal is to raise $30,000, and you can help us reach it!*

**

*Be sure to mark your calendar and make your gift on November 13 by 
visiting GiveMN.org and searching for our organization.*

**

*Sincerely,*

*Guy Kaufman*

*Executive Director*

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Mornings at Changing Gaits

*Donations used for life-changing equine assisted therapy for children, 
families, and individuals struggling with substance abuse and other..*

**

ONE OF THE GOALS OF EVERY HORSE HANDLER, whether riding or working the 
horse in hand, is to change gaits and direction smoothly. Most horses 
learn to do this fairly easily with a little teaching.

If only it could be as easy for us humans to make needed transitions in 
our lives. It takes more than education for people to change direction 
and overcome obstacles. For many people caught in addiction and other 
destructive behaviors, it takes faith and encouragement - and it 
sometimes takes a miracle.

At Changing Gaits, an equine-assisted addiction therapy facility near 
Brook Park, Minn., they teach about faith and provide plenty of 
encouragement and support. And God provides the miracles.

Founder and director Nile "Guy" Kaufman says his horse Shadow is the 
inspiration behind Changing Gaits. About 10 years ago, Kaufman found his 
way out of a lifetime of alcohol addiction through faith in Jesus 
Christ. A city kid who grew up in St. Paul, Kaufman migrated to East 
Central Minnesota a few years ago, where he fell in love with a young 
Arab gelding at Wild River Stables east of North Branch. Shadow was just 
about as green as Kaufman, but together they learned to make the always 
magical horse-human connection and a bond was formed. Somewhere in the 
back of Kaufman's mind a dream began to form, too, of using horses to 
help people in the way Shadow had helped him make the transition from 
addiction to sobriety to a healthy life.

Eventually Kaufman became a trail guide at Wild River Stables and he and 
Shadow became an inseparable team. Then the unthinkable happened. On 
June 29, 2004, Kaufman arrived at the stable and went to catch Shadow, 
only to find him suffocated with twine wrapped around his throat. "His 
head was swelled up as big as a hippopotamus," Kaufman recalls. "His 
eyes were literally bulged out of his head and blood and mucous were 
pouring out of his

When Sunrise Equine Veterinary Services personnel arrived, they said it 
was the worst case of strangulation they had ever seen. The vet 
recommended putting Shadow down immediately. But Kaufman refused. "You 
don't understand," he said. "I need this horse. We have a deal with God 
to save kids." With Shadow near death, Kaufman insisted that the vet 
perform an emergency tracheotomy in the field. The vet expertly rigged a 
makeshift tube out of a syringe, which Kaufman held in place in Shadow's 
throat during the long drive to Stillwater Veterinary Clinic.

While watching the vet work, Kaufman continued to pray. "I told the Lord 
that if it was His will for Shadow to survive, I would dedicate the rest 
of my life to His work," he said.

Shadow did survive, miraculously. "The vet told me Shadow was one in a 
million and I got the one," Kaufman said. "I told him I wondered if the 
other 999,999 had faith in Jesus Christ."

Changing Gaits was born out of this experience, Kaufman explains. That 
summer he resigned his job in the Cities, after 21 years with the same 
company, and moved to Pine County. By the fall of 2004, Changing Gaits 
was a reality with the construction of a home and 100- by 120-foot 
indoor arena, thanks to help from a friend. Since that time an outdoor 
arena, paddocks, trails and other facilities have been added. Kaufman is 
now a Certified Equine Specialist through the Equine Assisted Growth and 
Learning Association (EAGALA) and through Greg Kersten's OK Corral.

Then there are the horses. Starting with Shadow, they began arriving, 
one by one. Each has made a difficult transition in its life - many from 
abuse or neglect. Kaufman explained that each horse has a past to 
overcome, just like the kids and adults they are helping.

Changing Gaits is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Kaufman is 
assisted by a licensed and board-certified drug and alcohol counselor 
Cheryl Shanahan of Stacy, Minn.; and many volunteers. They offer a 
non-riding program of equine-assisted addiction services using horses as 
a tool for teaching clients how to deal with emotions, people and 
situations. The licensed counselor and equine specialist work together 
to design sessions that challenge clients to identify and use skills 
such as non-verbal communication, problem solving and teamwork. Their 
main focus is adolescents, but they have helped many adults find 
sobriety and faith also.

Tax-deductible donations are always needed at Changing Gaits. These can 
be in the form of hay or other supplies and equine services, as well as 
monetary contributions.

For more information, call 320-438-4001 or see their Web site at 
www.changinggaitsinc.com. 
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*Originally published in Horse & Family in June of 2008. Written by 
Charlotte Wilcox of Harris, MN*

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