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Kiele Marston

Kiele Marston

Kiele Marston Equine Specialist In elementary school, Kiele made a friend who owned horses. One invitation to the farm later, and the horse bug bit. Kiele jokes that every time she tries to look for a non-equine career, they seem to find a way to...

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Alyssa Holleran

Alyssa Holleran

From afternoons watching Animal Planet and begging for riding lessons at the age of seven, Alyssa gave her heart to animals early. After relocating back to Virginia from Maryland, Fox Moon found her at a time of growth and healing in her own...

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Mary Alexander

Mary Alexander

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...

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Melissa Valyo-Smith

Melissa Valyo-Smith

Melissa Valyo-Smith Certified Recreation Therapist Melissa Valyo-Smith is a certified Recreation Therapist and Aquatic Therapist. She works with a variety of populations, but focuses on older adults and the IDD population. Melissa is a  Certified...

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Jared Rigney

Jared Rigney

Jared brings a positive attitude and genuine enthusiasm for every project he takes on at the farm. A true explorer at heart, Jared’s curiosity and adventurous spirit led him to serve seven years in the U.S. Army. During his time in the service...

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Cindy Freishtat, (aka Frei)

Cindy Freishtat, (aka Frei)

Cindy spent the first 25 years of her career in the corporate sector working with a broad range of clients and companies, from the Jane Goodall Institute to the Defense Intelligence Agency, General Electric to Deepak Chopra, Busch Gardens/Sea...

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Maria Flint

Maria Flint

Maria Flint is an extremely motivated and results-driven management professional with exceptional leadership and communication skills. Having spent the last 20 years of her career in government contracting, she has extensive background in...

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Leslie Moy

Leslie Moy

Leslie Moy Secretary, Director Leslie grew up in suburban Maryland surrounded by a loving family but bereft of animals. She promptly became a perpetual beginner horseback rider as soon as she could afford it and cloying dog parent as soon as she...

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JoAnn Dunham

JoAnn Dunham

JoAnn Dunne Director JoAnn has worked in the horticulture field for over 30 years as a landscape designer and horticulture educator. She holds a secondary VA state licensure in horticulture and floriculture education and headed the horticulture...

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Meet our fairy queen Kadence! 🧚

Kadence has been exploring the hidden worlds of our forests in search of fairies and will eagerly tell you that she's even seen a couple of them. Finding a topic that a child loves is one of the foundations for setting them up for success as they work on challenging goals.

For Kadence, talking about fairies as she launches on magical adventures opens the door for her to practice her speaking skills. Traveling around the farm, climbing over gates, like she is in this picture, and digging beneath stones gives her the opportunity to practice her fine motor skills.

We take pride in having structure to our sessions, but also a significant part of what we do is allowing our participants take the lead. This creates a safe environment for them to be themselves as they work on challenges that may not be improving elsewhere.

Do you have a child who is ready to join magical adventures at the farm? You don't have to rub a genie to make it happen. Instead, reach out to us on our website to get in contact- foxmoonfarm.org/contact-fox-moon-farm/
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Meet our fairy queen Kadence! 🧚Kadence has been exploring the hidden worlds of our forests in search of fairies and will eagerly tell you that shes even seen a couple of them. Finding a topic that a child loves is one of the foundations for setting them up for success as they work on challenging goals.For Kadence, talking about fairies as she launches on magical adventures opens the door for her to practice her speaking skills. Traveling around the farm, climbing over gates, like she is in this picture, and digging beneath stones gives her the opportunity to practice her fine motor skills.We take pride in having structure to our sessions, but also a significant part of what we do is allowing our participants take the lead. This creates a safe environment for them to be themselves as they work on challenges that may not be improving elsewhere.Do you have a child who is ready to join magical adventures at the farm? You dont have to rub a genie to make it happen. Instead, reach out to us on our website to get in contact- https://foxmoonfarm.org/contact-fox-moon-farm/

Happy Halloween from the Fox Moon Farm family! We hope you all have a fun and safe holiday with plenty of treats!

Here are five horse-themed treats from us:

🎃 Did you know that horses can enjoy small amounts of pumpkin?

☠️ Horses have 205 bones in their body!

🧙‍♀️ Some folklore claim that witches' knots were created by mythical creatures, such as witches, who left 'braids' in a horse's mane to be discovered by morning as a sign that they took the horse out for a ride.

👹 In Scottish folklore, Kelpies are shape-shifting water spirits that take the form of a horse to lure people onto their backs before bringing them underwater to be eaten.

👻 When a horse becomes scared of something, we say that they got spooked!
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Happy Halloween from the Fox Moon Farm family! We hope you all have a fun and safe holiday with plenty of treats!Here are five horse-themed treats from us:🎃 Did you know that horses can enjoy small amounts of pumpkin?☠️ Horses have 205 bones in their body!🧙‍♀️ Some folklore claim that witches knots were created by mythical creatures, such as witches, who left braids in a horses mane to be discovered by morning as a sign that they took the horse out for a ride.👹 In Scottish folklore, Kelpies are shape-shifting water spirits that take the form of a horse to lure people onto their backs before bringing them underwater to be eaten.👻 When a horse becomes scared of something, we say that they got spooked!
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