9-25-2023 4:31am

AT FREELAND FARM

Join our Fall Festival for a fun-filled, sensory-friendly day at Taking the Lead at Timberbrook Farm to learn how we harness the therapeutic power of animals to achieve goals, inspire independence and build a community.

We’ll have activities including fall crafts, pumpkin painting, and a bouncy house just to name a few.Learn about local resources for the disabled community. Experience interactive demonstrations on our services: hippotherapy (occupational therapy on horseback) and small groups for children and young adults to learn skills to make friends.Individuals of all ages and abilities are welcome!

This is not a pet-friendly event as our farm animals have a unique dynamic and we must maintain human and animal safety to the best of our ability. As such, no personal pets will be allowed on the premises at this event and we appreciate your respect of this rule.

By Jamie Costello, WMAR-TV

FREELAND, Md. — Let's take you to a farm way up north in Baltimore County. If you didn’t know better, you’d think you were brushing up against heaven.

Miracles are being made daily at Timberbrook Farm. All you have to do is take the lead with a trot.

'Mama Chita' Conchita Whitaker said, “It’s not like you’re coming to an office and getting therapy.”

In life, we have many ups and downs, but here, it's just round and round that leads to a perfect life.

In close to a decade of helping, the Whitaker family has seen so much. “I’ve actually heard a child speak for the first time, and a little girl take her first FINISH READING HERE