The desire to acquire the equines had come a few years earlier on a trip through Texas, Delfs said. "We passed some miniature horses, and I absolutely fell in love,”
The celebration includes the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus on a vintage firetruck, live entertainment and sales of hot chocolate, cookies and other foods from vendors.
My Little Horse Listener, an equine therapy facility in Los Cerillos, New Mexico, uses horses to help people strengthen relationships. Students from the New Mexico School for the Deaf recently visited to practice reading books to the horses.