This is a greta example of a small business owner using new experiences to change how they do business - she took a bad situation and made it help her business and others. Plus, you gotta love the special effects in this video!

WATCH THIS VIDEO! It is so INSPIRING! All of the people and horses there are really special. They all put a smile on your face. They are all so talented. I am proud to be a part of this barn. You can see even more pics at www.sbreeze.com. This place is fantastic! So many lives are touched there.

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The therapeutic riding program at Southern Breeze is very inspiring. The people who participate in the program really enjoy working with the horses, for many of the participants it is physical therapy in a much more tolerable format. The families of the riders enjoy the friendly community atmosphere.

I love this barn! Cathy has made an ordinary board & lesson barn into an extraordinary caring place where all people count and are made better through the love of horses, well thought out programs and lessons, and capable professionals!

This is the best barn in the world! plz vote! because we love you to. I love the stable and the people there are AMAZING! Its so nice and calm there.

I read a quote once that said something about the outside of a horse being good for the inside of a person. This is definitely true of the theraputic riding program at this barn. Cathy took lemons and made the best darn lemonade! What a story - what a person and what a great place to fall in love (with horses!).

This is how Cathy paid it forward and then some. It would be difficult to find a more intelligent and caring person. I am very proud to be a part of Southern Breeze and a friend of Cathy's.

This is an incredible story and worthy project. My hat is off to all that participate, please continue the great work you are doing. Cathy has an awesome spirit and heart to all.

I volunteered with the therapeutic riding program while in high school, which enabled me to witness the great effects it has on everyone involved. Just being at Southern Breeze changes lives for the better. Facilities and people like Cathy are so few and far between; SBEC and Cathy are always the first to give back to the community.

Wow! Great video; very inspiring and true. This is a special place and one that more people need to know about.

What a wonderful program. It speaks very highly of the character and heart of Ms. Strobel to create a program that helps those with disabilities while continuing to operate and grow her business. She blends the two beautifully and inspires others to do the same.

I have a passion for working with people who have special needs, and therapeutic riding is a wonderful opportunity for them learn new skills and have a good time. I am so happy that there are amazing people like Cathy out there who run these very meaningful and important programs!

Great videio. Very inspiring story. Keep up the great work!!!

Great video. Very inspiring story. Keep up the great work!!!

This is a great video! I have helped with thereputic a couple of times of the course of a summer. The results that these kids have shown are amazing. When people think they are unable to do normal stufff they really can. Southern Breeze is a place where thereputic is just part of the normal routine. They help so many kids. Its inpiring the results that come from it

I have volunteered with this program at Southern Breeze for many years and it is absolutely amazing! I really have seen the difference horseback riding has made on the lives of so many wonderful adults and kids. It is truly inspiring to see how one woman was willing to create a program with the sole intention of helping improve the lives of people who suffer from disabilities.

This is a great place for animals and people.... they are doing a fab job.

Very inspiring!

very inspiring and amazing. i like it alot. southern breeze is an amazing place and mrs.cathy is an amazing person. i think its wonderful that there is a therapudic riding program and sherry is such an amazing rider. u did great jumping in the video miss "iluvdallaswonder"

Everyone should have a job this rewarding!

BlueT: WONDERFUL things happen at Cathy's barn SBEC. Please vote and help support this compassionate program that touches and helps so many.

Cathy is a wonderful person. I moved my Arabian Mares to Southern Breeze in 1998. Cathy gave me the opportunity to learn to ride better. Also, she made my life more meaningful by allowing me to be one of her first volunteers in her theraputic riding program. Due to my husbands work, I moved to New Mexico in 2006. I miss Cathy. I miss Southern Breeze. I miss the many friends that I made while riding and volunteering at this wonderful Equestrian Facility.

This is just a great place for animals and people.

Love the video. It is so nice to see something without the computer generated graphics. Although it is a serious subject, the reenactment so made me laugh!, and touched my heart at the same time. I literally cried watching all the riders. Hippo therapy does make a difference, and it changes lives for the better! Keep up the wonderful work with all the programs, they not only affect the individuals, but the families, and horses as well.

Cathy Strobel is a saint.

Steven Long, Editor

Horseback Magazine

www.horsebackmagazine.com

(713) 202-7644

Change is only as positive as you make it. Cathy has gone above and beyond to assure that she passes on her experience and skills, not only to those who have normal lives but also to those less fortunate. She makes a huge difference to so many lives.

This is a wonderful video that shows what someon's injury can turn their life around to help others. Very inpsiring.

Thanks for this video, it is truly inspiring and motivating to me. It let's me see that what you are doing to help others also helps me, just by knowing with challenges in my life I can also overcome. Thank You.

Very well done indeed, and by the most thoughtful, fine lady I know !!!

Great Lady, Great barn, Great program, Great video. Very deserving.

This is such an amazing barn! Very inspiring! They're helping out a lot of people and they're so nice. Inspiring =)

Wow. Seeing Cathy's dedication to helping others overcome physical or mental challenges is so moving and inspiring. When you meet her in real life, you can immediately see the love she has for her students and the school. She is a woman of compassion, integrity and determination and is such an amazing role model not only to the students but also to the parents and staff as well. I cannot think of a person more deserving of this business grant.

Cathy has done an amazing job in creating a much needed program for kids and young adults to grow and fulfill physical potentials they would never otherwise know existed. Cathy and SBEC is a fantastic and safe place for riders of ALL levels. Cathy's personal experience has made her an even stronger and more determined teacher and leader. SBEC and its wide array of programs makes it a very special place. Thanks Cathy for all you are doing.

I can't see the person who I'm supposed to be looking at. Why not a closeup? It just looks like someone standing on a horse. I can't even see her lips move, she's too far away.

Funny re-enactment scene.

Strange sound transition. You want to keep the audio the same throughout the video.

It is a good story when you get the disabled people. That is the best part.

I can't see the person who I'm supposed to be looking at. Why not a closeup? It just looks like someone standing on a horse. I can't even see her lips move, she's too far away.

Funny re-enactment scene.

Strange sound transition. You want to keep the audio the same throughout the video.

It is a good story when you get the disabled people. That is the best part.

This barn and this individual should be commended for the integrity and caring bestowed on everyone who trains there. Cathy is a committed, caring instructor who not only teaches you how to ride well, but more importantly, how to overcome obstacles such as fear, uncertainty and indecision. The life lessons learned by REALLY LEARNING how to ride an 1100 pound creature who doesn't particularyly want you on his back impart the ability really learn how to work and play w others.

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What an inspiring video. Horse therapy has been found to be a very useful therapeudic program. Cathy needs to be commended highly for using her own accident and turning it into this invaluable riding program. Southern Breeze Equestrian Center, Inc. needs to continue using this therapy for the handicapped children (and adults). Keep up the good work, Cathy.

My son Sasha rode Nifty as part of his theraputic program. He has great memories of his time at Southern Breeze. It's a wonderful facility doing so much for these kids. They deserve to win!

Wonderful and inspiring.

I can tell you first hand what an incredible difference therapeutic riding can have on an individual. The horses in this program truly are "angels". They light up the lives of everyone involved. Cathy is providing a much needed service to the community. She is always looking for ways to improve the program and her facility to benefit everyone involved. She is an AMAZING person!

This is an amazing young woman! She has truly managed to overcome obstacles that would have stopped someone with lesser vision. She is a spiritual, caring, intelligent lady who has been a tremendous inspiration to countless people who have come in contact with her. She deserves to win this competition.

I am so impressed with the dedication and caring of Cathy at Southern Breeze.

She has changed the lives of those who needed a boost in life is

awe inspiring. She has installed confidence in those who have limited ability in

so many other changeling events in their lives. She deserves a medal.

Joanne Brill

Southern Breeze is truly a nice place. The nicest people go there and the trainers are AWESOME!! I love it there! (Please excuse my spelling)

It is amazing how life can present you with new and wonderful opportunities. The program that CATHY STROBEL created at SOUTHERN BREEZE EQUESTRIAN CENTER is making significant contributions to the lives of these kids and their families. Go there any day and you will see these kids building self-confidence and creating memories they can treasure the rest of their lives. Mom and Dad too enjoy seeing their children with such enthusiasm on their faces. Kodak moments!

Your doing a great thing- keep it up.

Love the reinactment of the accident. Please vote for this video

This is an amazing video of how our stables is such a good environment for all people!!! this video made me laugh cry and want to help with therapeutic riding

great job SBEC!!

GREAT place. inspires me everyday!

great video very good to know people with special needs get to be

SBEC is a kind place and its very nice of them to help people with special needs. they get a chance to see and touch horses and they feel great around them they all look like there havin fun!!!!

This program is a wonderful opportunity for all to be able to take part in. I think that it is great for people with special needs to take part because they are often segregated and often told that they can not participate. This program surely proves that they can. Cathy and the staff at Souther Breeze are doing an A+ job!

This is an inspiring example of evaluating your business to ensure that you are using your skills and resources to help others in the most effective way. The sincerity and passion of this business is very evident!!

Kathy can achieve anything......

Southern Breeze is a fantastic organization which provides meaningful, inspiring services to people of all ages and abilities. The dedication and passion shown by Cathy Strobel is amazing and heartwarming.

Wonderful Video! Very inspirational!

Talk about making lemonade out of lemons! This is a wonderful story, and a wonderful program. What a heartfelt, personal and warm video for a heartfelt, personal and warm endeavor.

How inspiring! And applicable to all parts of our life not just business ventures. I have known two families who have used this type of therapy and it was life changing for their children.

Congrats to Cathy for all her hard work (and funny video!!)

I have participated a little in Cathy's hippo therapy program as a side walker and am amazed how the students change once they are on the horse. Their posture improves, their demeanor lightens and they begin to communicate - at least with the horse, and sometimes with the walkers. It is because of this experience that I have started to participate in animal assisted therapy with my larger labrador. Experiences at Cathy's wtih her therapy program definetly enrich one's life.

A wonderful story of human kindness and spirit.

I have tears in my eyes! What a great program!

The program helps so many people - not just those with disabilities but also those who love and care for them. The program and SBEC are very worthy of support!

What a great program!

The video provides a wonderful glimpse of Cathy’s hippotherapy program and the extraordinary results it produces. It didn’t have time to go into the background effort involved. For Cathy, safety is primary. During therapy sessions, three people are in the direct control of the horse and rider. There is one person in command, leading the horse. There are also two spotters, one on each side of the rider. Both spotters have a hand on (or very near) the rider to help with balance. One of the spotters has a firm grip at all times, usually on the rider’s belt, in order to get the rider to safety, should something unexpected happen. But before the session starts, the spotters are told about the rider, what specific issues might arise with the rider and how to handle these issues. The anticipation, the smiles, the laughter, the determination on the faces of these children is what shows on the surface. Cathy’s devotion to these children, and her unwavering dedication to their progress and their safety is what makes this program a success.

This is an awesome facility full of wonderful people! I was a regular there for many years, and I would be still if I hadn't moved- watch the video and vote!! The service they provide in their therapeutic riding program is awesome and powerful!

This is such a touching story of how one woman turned a personal setback into something wonderful for those in need. Wow! Wish that we could all do this. What a wonderful world we would live in.

Great job! This could be any of us at any time. what a useful amd prductive way to make a difference in someones life.

I love the special effects, along with the beautiful message. I've seen what these people go through and i agree, obstacle can create oppurtunities.

Wow! What an incredible gift to the community Southern Breeze is! They enhance the lives of so many on a daily basis. The commitment, determination, and drive of everyone at Southern Breeze is a wonderful example for all.

Awesome, awesome achievements.

This is such an inspiring video. It's so great to see how the people involved in this program have benefited and gained such a sense of joy. Hats off to Southern Breeze!

Loved the video, hope we win!

A very touching story. Unlike most buisness' in todays world out for the money and the personal gain, this buisness has truly shown that the family/woman running the buisness is out to help other girls find what they love, stay safe and help find their true passion in life. She is well deseriving of this grant.