Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center

Unicorn Week is back June 8-13, just in time to celebrate Pride Month! 🌈🦄 At Little Bit, we’re celebrating love, inclusion, belonging, and the magic of being exactly who you are. Volunteers, participants, staff, and horses are invited to show off your brightest rainbow unicorn outfits all week long! Don’t forget to tag Little Bit in your colorful photos for a chance to be featured. Let’s fill the barn with Pride, joy, and unicorn magic!

Little Bit is CLOSED today in recognition of Memorial Day. Classes and treatments will resume as normal on Tuesday, May 26.

A special thank you to our barn staff and volunteers caring for Liberty and the rest of the herd during today’s holiday. 🐴

If you’re a current volunteer and available to help over the holiday week, we’d greatly appreciate your support! Sign up for shifts here: https://online.littlebit.org/of/s/sign-in

Today, we remember and honor the brave individuals who gave their lives in service to our country. Wishing our community a meaningful Memorial Day filled with gratitude, remembrance, and connection.

𝟓𝟎 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟓𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 | 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬 & 𝐉𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧

Jocelyn has been riding at Little Bit for almost 30 years. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat Syndrome, she began riding as a preschooler and quickly found joy, confidence, and connection through the horses and people around her.

“She started sitting taller, gesturing with purpose and steering her walk consistently within the first few years,” shares her mom, Colleen Willis, Little Bit’s 2026 Board Chair. “Now, it is all about the positive energy that radiates from the horses, volunteers, staff, and in Jocelyn’s demeanor on riding days.” 🥰

That experience is what inspired Colleen to join Little Bit’s Board of Trustees in 2021. But in 2024, Colleen was diagnosed with a rare cancer. “…the greatest fear of a parent is not being around when you are needed,” she shares. “I am more committed than ever to building a caring network of support and compassion around Jocelyn. This network is exemplified by Little Bit, a place where individuals are empowered, celebrated, and given the tools to enhance their lives. It is the commitment to this community that drives me each day.”

As Little Bit celebrates its 50th birthday, Colleen reflects on the transformative impact the organization has had on families like hers—from Jocelyn’s hippotherapy as a preschooler to adaptive riding today—and the hope and joy it continues to provide. 🐎

Read Colleen and Jocelyn’s full story, as well as many others, at littlebit.org/50anniversarystories.