Sunshine Ranch: Where horses help children see the light

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By Jeff Zevely, Reporter

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SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) - There is a special bond that takes place between children with disabilities and horses.

In Thursday's Zevely Zone, Jeff went to Lakeside to the Sunshine Therapeutic Riding Ranch for saddles and smiles.

The Sunshine Ranch relies on donations to stay financially healthy. They have a golf tournament and a fundraiser in the month of October.

Sunshine Ranch offers horse rides & hope to special needs children. Watch them before football in a special 4 pm show @CBS8 @sunshineranch pic.twitter.com/H44P5exNFc
— Jeff Zevely (@JeffNews8) September 28, 2017

Some of the footage in this video story was shot using a GoPro camera.

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