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A non-profit organization based out of Andover is rescuing miniature horses from all over the country and using them for therapy.

‘Delivering Energy, Lifting Spirits’ campaign helps to ensure widespread vaccine distribution and extensive medical services

1 of 5 CARL RUSSO/staff photoEmily Gonzalez of Haverhill rakes hay as she works with adults and children volunteering at the Lifting Spirits Miniature Therapy Horses facility in Andover. Carl Russo CARL RUSSO/staff photoZachary Stepper, 9, of Andover and Mr. Buttons the horse greet each other at the Lifting Spirits Miniature Therapy Horses facility in Andover. Carl Russo CARL RUSSO/staff photoChris Baker, left, of Andover and his daughter, Anqi, center, 13, remove old...

1 of 9 Robert Inglis/The Daily Item Darrell Shaffer has a wide variety of Christmas decorations in his yard including inflatibles, decorated trees, and a movie screen. Robert Inglis/The Daily Item Christmas lights and decorations galore adorn the Connollys house on Old Route 45. Robert Inglis/The Daily Item Christmas goats and flying pigs are just part of the vast array of decorations outside the Connolly residence along Old Route 45. Robert Inglis/The Daily Item A famil...

>> this pop of lifting spirits wherever he goes since the start of his ponti pontifica pontificate, entering a war zone. >> pope francis opens the doors of the cathedral, a symbolic act to start the catholic churchs year of mercy. >> and saying mass for a record-setting 6 million catholics in the philippines in the midst of an approaching typhoon. praying for asylum seekers at the border who died trying to cross from mexico into the u.s., and calling for unity in kenya where 1200 people were kil...