TLC Therapy Hooves, Inc. will visit three retirements homes today (Wednesday). The trained miniature horses and potbellied pigs will bring holiday cheer to residents of Maranatha Manor, Kenilworth Care and Rehab and Sudan Interior Mission.

TLC Therapy Hooves follows a strict therapy protocol and trains each volunteer member on proper handling of the animals with focus on safety first, said spokesman and founder Terri Lynn Crutchfield.