Mary Alexander

Support Staff

Mary is our “go to” volunteer. With years of experience with horses and a heart of gold, we can always rely on her to turn to when we need an extra hand with horses or a larger group. With a horse of her own, Mary knows the in’s and out’s of horse care and training. She also has lots of patience and compassion to offer our clients coming to the farm for love and healing.

 

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What does self-esteem look like when you’re seven?

At The Fox Moon Farm Project, it looked like this. Today one of our young clients, a 7-year-old who’s been working hard to feel safe with her big feelings, came out to the farm with her twin sister. So we made it a session for two, and she got to be the teacher.

She went and got the halter and lead herself and brought Nappy, our miniature donkey, into the grooming station. Then she showed her sister every brush, how to use it, and how to pick out Nappy’s hooves. She was patient and proud, and she knew exactly what she was doing.

We planned to visit the goats next, but the tractor got in the way (it always does 😄). Driving the tractor is one of her favorite things, and getting to teach her sister how to steer was a big moment for her.

Teaching someone else is one of the strongest confidence builders there is. She’s had a really rocky couple of weeks. Today she left with the biggest smile on her face.

This is what the farm does. Kids get to be capable, confident, and in charge of something, and they carry that feeling home with them. 🐴🚜 They get real responsibility and real success, and they get to experience that they are capable.

#EquineAssistedLearning #TraumaInformedCare #healingwithhorses #MentalHealth #FoxMoonFarm
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What does self-esteem look like when you’re seven?

At The Fox Moon Farm Project, it looked like this. Today one of our young clients, a 7-year-old who’s been working hard to feel safe with her big feelings, came out to the farm with her twin sister. So we made it a session for two, and she got to be the teacher. 

She went and got the halter and lead herself and brought Nappy, our miniature donkey, into the grooming station. Then she showed her sister every brush, how to use it, and how to pick out Nappy’s hooves. She was patient and proud, and she knew exactly what she was doing. 

We planned to visit the goats next, but the tractor got in the way (it always does 😄). Driving the tractor is one of her favorite things, and getting to teach her sister how to steer was a big moment for her. 

Teaching someone else is one of the strongest confidence builders there is. She’s had a really rocky couple of weeks. Today she left with the biggest smile on her face. 

This is what the farm does. Kids get to be capable, confident, and in charge of something, and they carry that feeling home with them. 🐴🚜  They get real responsibility and real success, and they get to experience that they are capable.

#EquineAssistedLearning #TraumaInformedCare #healingwithhorses #MentalHealth  #FoxMoonFarmImage attachmentImage attachment

🐴 Looking for a Special Horse to Join Our Healing Herd 💚

At The Fox Moon Farm Project, our Healing with Horses program pairs children with special needs and kids working through trauma with gentle, patient horses. Here, horses do what they do best: they listen without judging, they meet each child where they are, and they help build trust, confidence and calm one hoofbeat at a time.

Right now, we're hoping to welcome a new teammate:
🐎 A gelding, 15 years or older
🐎 Friendly, calm and steady, the kind of horse who sighs and leans into a hug
🐎 Experience with children or beginner riders
🐎 Sound enough for light riding and lessons

If you have an older horse who still has lots of love to give but would do well with a slower pace, we would be honored to give him a forever home with a big purpose. He'd get daily love from staff, volunteers and kids, attentive care, and a job that truly changes lives. 💛

As a small nonprofit, we're looking for a free or low-cost horse. If you have a horse who might be a fit, or you know of one, please comment, message us, or share this post. You never know who's out there with the perfect match.

Thank you for helping us find the horse who will help our kids heal. 🌙

📍 The Fox Moon Farm Project | St. Stephens Church, VA
📧 cfrei@foxmoonfarm.org

#FoxMoonFarm #HealingWithHorses #NatureHeals
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🐴 Looking for a Special Horse to Join Our Healing Herd 💚

At The Fox Moon Farm Project, our Healing with Horses program pairs children with special needs and kids working through trauma with gentle, patient horses. Here, horses do what they do best: they listen without judging, they meet each child where they are, and they help build trust, confidence and calm one hoofbeat at a time.

Right now, were hoping to welcome a new teammate:
🐎 A gelding, 15 years or older
🐎 Friendly, calm and steady, the kind of horse who sighs and leans into a hug
🐎 Experience with children or beginner riders
🐎 Sound enough for light riding and lessons

If you have an older horse who still has lots of love to give but would do well with a slower pace, we would be honored to give him a forever home with a big purpose. Hed get daily love from staff, volunteers and kids, attentive care, and a job that truly changes lives. 💛

As a small nonprofit, were looking for a free or low-cost horse. If you have a horse who might be a fit, or you know of one, please comment, message us, or share this post. You never know whos out there with the perfect match.

Thank you for helping us find the horse who will help our kids heal. 🌙

📍 The Fox Moon Farm Project | St. Stephens Church, VA
📧 cfrei@foxmoonfarm.org

#FoxMoonFarm #HealingWithHorses #NatureHeals

Here's a number that stopped us in our tracks:

In Virginia, 12 out of every 20 children have experienced at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) — events like trauma, abuse, neglect, or household instability.

That's 60% of our kids. Carrying wounds that aren't always visible. Struggling with emotions they don't have words for. Acting out in ways that look like behavior problems — when really, they're signs of a nervous system that never learned it was safe.

At The Fox Moon Farm Project, we know these children. We work with them every week.

And we know that nature, animals, and the right environment can begin to reach them when nothing else has.

Through our Healing with Horses program and farm-based learning, we help children who have experienced trauma:

🌿 Learn to manage anger and regulate their emotions 🌿 Reduce anxiety and quiet an overactive stress response 🌿 Build self-confidence and a sense of their own strength 🌿 Develop trust — first with animals, then with people

Sometimes it starts with a horse standing quietly beside a child who's never felt truly safe — and staying there until they do.

Visit foxmoonfarm.org to learn more about our programs and how we support children who have experienced ACEs. 💚

#ACEs #ChildhoodTrauma #TraumaInformedCare #FoxMoonFarm #HealingWithHorses #FarmTherapy #EmotionalRegulation
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Heres a number that stopped us in our tracks:

In Virginia, 12 out of every 20 children have experienced at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) — events like trauma, abuse, neglect, or household instability.

Thats 60% of our kids. Carrying wounds that arent always visible. Struggling with emotions they dont have words for. Acting out in ways that look like behavior problems — when really, theyre signs of a nervous system that never learned it was safe.

At The Fox Moon Farm Project, we know these children. We work with them every week.

And we know that nature, animals, and the right environment can begin to reach them when nothing else has.

Through our Healing with Horses program and farm-based learning, we help children who have experienced trauma:

🌿 Learn to manage anger and regulate their emotions 🌿 Reduce anxiety and quiet an overactive stress response 🌿 Build self-confidence and a sense of their own strength 🌿 Develop trust — first with animals, then with people

Sometimes it starts with a horse standing quietly beside a child whos never felt truly safe — and staying there until they do.

Visit foxmoonfarm.org to learn more about our programs and how we support children who have experienced ACEs. 💚

#ACEs #ChildhoodTrauma #TraumaInformedCare #FoxMoonFarm #HealingWithHorses #FarmTherapy #EmotionalRegulation
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