https://www.birchgrovetrc.com/contactus daily 0.75 2021-01-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6007498ce344bd2f8785b4ad/t/60089f6fb59fd67d56805f09/1611863464922/Nina.jpg Contact us https://www.birchgrovetrc.com/ourequinepartners daily 0.75 2022-01-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6007498ce344bd2f8785b4ad/t/60b2834584a81c3f63d848b2/1622311852311/lumi+and+nina.JPG Our Equine Partners - Lumi, the Wonder Foal In the middle of the night on March 13th, 2021, our number one therapy horse, Nina, delivered a huge and healthy foal! She was very light in color and brought a new light to our barn, so we named her Lumos, and we call her 'Lumi' for short. She is an absolute joy and it's not surprising to find Nina is a very good momma. We've had many visitors so she's been getting a lot of social time with kids and adults. She loves scratches all over, and tends to just follow humans around. As this was not part of the BGTRC 'plan', rather a welcomed blessing after a purchase, Lumi will be weaning in mid-September and joining a beautiful horse ranch in Willow where she will find her own job with many kids and grandkids to spend time with. It will be a mix of emotions to see her go, and we look forward to hearing about her life's work with her new family. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6007498ce344bd2f8785b4ad/t/60130fecf33eb710f8794868/1611862201634/IMG_0047.jpg Our Equine Partners - Captain Our Gentle Giant https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6007498ce344bd2f8785b4ad/t/601310556ef9571e04034a6f/1611862201639/Nina.jpg Our Equine Partners - Nina Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6007498ce344bd2f8785b4ad/t/61d9bd4371012202875e73d0/1641659715913/skolli.jpg Our Equine Partners - Skolli Our Clever One https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6007498ce344bd2f8785b4ad/t/60131125af4567355bba85aa/1622312798167/Seamus%2C+our+goofball.jpg Our Equine Partners - Seamus Our Goofball https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6007498ce344bd2f8785b4ad/t/601311a31314af07a1f2addd/1622312810739/Red.jpg Our Equine Partners - Red Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://www.birchgrovetrc.com/our-story daily 1.0 2021-09-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6007498ce344bd2f8785b4ad/t/6008a5b87477ba3590b303a9/1630867308075/Captain.jpg Our Story - “ "If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you"” https://www.birchgrovetrc.com/help daily 0.75 2021-12-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6007498ce344bd2f8785b4ad/t/60b2848ac81f1253bdf6af24/1622312176680/Rider+with+Equipony.jpg What we do - Equicizer Coming soon, an Equicizer for BGTRC! Creator and award-winning jockey, Frankie Lovato Jr. is building a mechanical horse for BGTRC. Custom design allowed our barn to place an order with Frankie earlier 2021 for a full size Equicizer to be delivered this summer. Our design was inspired by an amazing horse we miss everyday, Charlie. We look forward to partnering with Charlie again to help riders be introduced to concepts of grooming, tacking, mounting, riding, and dismounting. Confidence leads to clarity and the Equicizer helps many riders gain what they need before riding. The mechanical horse mimics the action of the therapy horse and helps to strengthen, stretch, and improve balance. Pictures to come soon of Charlie and our riders getting to know one another...Thank you Frankie and team! Pictured: "A smaller version of the Equicizer, the Equipony "Misty", who now lives in Idaho.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6007498ce344bd2f8785b4ad/t/600899192f84247b284e9f0b/1640662312916/G2.jpg What we do Mounted Therapy https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6007498ce344bd2f8785b4ad/t/600899524babb105b3006dd2/1640662320820/A3.jpg What we do - Unmounted Therapy