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Pet Photos w_Santa at The Arboretum of S. Barrington

The Chicagoland's Most Experienced
Comprehensive* Animal Therapy Program

*Pet Partners registered miniature therapy horses and therapy dogs!

Therapy Animals for Comfort, Healing & Improved Well-Being

Our mission is to enrich lives by promoting the unconditional love and healing of the Human-Animal Bond while advocating for Animal Therapy Standards of Excellence

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SOUL Harbour Ranch Animal Therapy Program is proud to be Barrington and Chicago surrounding area's most experienced & comprehensive all-volunteer Animal Therapy Program (IRS nonprofit 501(c)3.

SOUL Harbour Ranch offers visits with Therapy Miniature Horses, Therapy Dogs, Miniature Donkeys, Big Horses, Therapy Cats, Miniature Pigs, and our newest herd member, a Therapy Rabbit! Our Animal Therapy Program's Mission is to enrich lives by promoting the Unconditional Love and Healing of the Human Animal Bond while advocating for Animal Therapy Standards of Excellence. Smiles, Joy, Love, Laughter & Healing happen when our specially trained Therapy Animals visit hospitals, nursing homes, schools, veterans, & more. Our registered Pet Partners Therapy Animal Teams offer Therapy Animals in Hospitals including Animal-Assisted Crisis Response teams, trained to provide emotional comfort & support to those affected by crisis. Call us today to join our SOUL Team!

SOUL: Sharing Of Unconditional Love


Reading to Therapy Dogs!

The SOUL Harbour Ranch
Animal Therapy Program
has partnered with Barrington School District 220
to provide the Pet Partners
"Read with Me" program at
all 8 of the BSD220 elem
entary schools, the Barrington Area Library &
the Crystal Lake Library.

Reading to therapy dogs is
 
PAWsome!

"Paw" below for more info

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Animal-Assisted Crisis Response Teams

Therapy dogs Rosie & Taylor
Highland Park Hospital visit
Pet Partners AACR teams at Highland Park Hospital
Anne & babies

Meet our Babies!

On September 1, 2023, we welcomed 2 baby miniature horses to our herd. Meet Buttercup (white/cremello filly, named after the unicorn in Toy Story) and Blue Belle (blue roan filly, named after the 1 of the original 6 My Little Pony horses). 

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Both of our babies are in training to become registered therapy horses. For now, that means lots of hugs and kisses and LOVING to be loved!

Therapy Animal Training

Click on the BACF logo below to find out more about our 2023 Therapy Animal Training at SOUL Harbour Ranch. Next session May 2024-October 2024.

Watch for Details in the Spring of 2024! 

Thanks to a generous multi-year grant from the

Barrington Area Community Foundation!

Also see our Facebook page SOUL Harbour Ranch. 

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2023 BACF GRANT

Animal Therapy: Therapy Miniature Horses and Therapy Dogs Sharing Unconditional Love 

SOUL Harbour Ranch Animal Therapy: Get Involved

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Hours of Operation: Pre-arranged/By Appointment Only. Proudly Serving Lake, Cook, McHenry & Kane Counties to include the cities of: Chicago, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Deer Park, Inverness, Kildeer, Long Grove, North Barrington, Lake Barrington, Port Barrington, Tower Lakes, South Barrington, Wauconda, Lake Zurich, Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove, Lake In The Hills, Algonquin, Long Grove, McHenry, Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Kildeer, Deer Park, Schaumburg

A Special Thank You to our Animal Therapy Chicago Supporters: SOUL Partners

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Click the below buttons to hear a special  "Howl, Meow, Neigh, Bray...and Oink"  thank you from our

therapy dogs, therapy cat, mini therapy horses, mini therapy donkeys...and mini therapy pigs!

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