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NAME: Chloe
BREED: Shepherd-mix
AGE: 7 years

NAME: Hobo
BREED: Tibetan Spaniel-mix
AGE: 7 years

NAME: Cupcake
BREED: Bay Quarter Horse Pony
AGE: 22 years

ABOUT THE DOGS: Chloe was rescued from the Santa Monica, CA no-kill pound seven years ago. Around the same time. Hobo was found on the streets of South Central Los Angeles with a rope hanging from his neck. Joan Blank and her husband Jay took the two dogs in. Joan works as a riding instructor at Strides/Sinlimites Therapeutic Riding Center and would love to be able to bring her dogs to work with her. However, when Chloe and Hobo see a horse, they both bark, growl, and lunge. Joan thinks if the dogs got off-leash, they would try to nip at the horses who could retaliate and injure the riders.

ABOUT THE HORSE: A horse farrier offered to lend Cupcake to Strides/Sinlimites Therapeutic Riding Center, but she didn't work out because of her side kicking. The farrier asked if she could leave Cupcake at the center for a month, but never returned for the horse. That was almost nine years ago. The team at Strides/Sinlimites has worked with Cupcake to get her used to riders, but Cupcake's bucking and kicking often frightens the them, many of which are children.

ABOUT THE OWNERS: Joan Blank had a high-powered career as a fashion executive in New York City until she quit her job to become a full-time North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NAHA) certified therapeutic riding instructor. Joan and the rest of the staff at Strides/Sinlimites Therapeutic Riding Center strive to provide physically, mentally, and emotionally challenged individuals an opportunity for personal growth through horsemanship.

BEHIND THE SCENES: Pairing Cesar Millan and horse whisperer Pat Parelli was a long time goal of Dog Whisperer producer Sheila Possner-Emery. Cesar was all too happy when the two whisperers came together, having been a fan of Pat's work for quite sometime.