Luoni is a member of the gaited hose facebook page and also the breed- specific Tennessee Walking Horse Association of New Jersey (twhanj.com), which is based in the southern part of the state.

"I think people have been rethinking the value of gaited horses in the past five years or so," said Joanne Benjamin, a Los Angeles physical therapist who has practiced hippotherapy for 18 years.

Published: Apr. 10, 2015, 12:41 p.m. By Hunterdon County Democrat webFOSHIMG_0778.jpg ...