Miniature horses brighten care facility

A "very bright light" came into the lives of the senior citizens at Friendship Villas at La Cholla recently.

And that light clopped along on eight hooves.

The assisted-living facility on North La Cholla Boulevard got a visit on July 20 from two miniature horses, Lillie and Dolly.

In addition to taking their horses to nursing homes and hospices, the Oracle-based nonprofit Little Hooves & Big Hearts helps children with special needs as well as those with other physical conditions.

"They are a very bright light," said self-professed "Army brat" C.J. Knutson, 88, who lives at the facility with...