Oreo & Cocoa: Chicagoland’s Most Famous Miniature Therapy Horses

10/19/2026

🎃🦇 HAY THERE, BATFEST FRIENDS! 🦇🎃

Oreo & Cocoa are bringing a brand-new barn game to Batavia BatFest, and it’s squishy, silly, and full of surprises! 🌾💕

🌾 NEEDOH IN A HAY STACK 🌾
💵 $4 per play
🎁 Every play wins a squishy!

Reach in and see what you pull out! 🤞 Every player goes home with a squish to squeeze… and if you’re extra lucky, yours could be a NEEDOH brand squishy! 💖✨

Our favorite ponies will be dressed in their Halloween best 🐴🎀🤠 so come say howdy, snap some photos, trick-or-treat, play games, and soak up all the spooky-cute fun! 👻

📅 Saturday, October 24
⏰ 10 AM – 1 PM
📍 Fat Sam’s for Pets

Grab the kiddos, round up your friends, and come play with us! 🧡

Squishes for every play, Needohs for the lucky! 🎃🌾

Proceeds from all games go to support Transformative Growth Counseling, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and its equine therapy program, which brings Oreo & Cocoa to kids, families, and seniors all around our community. Your $4 helps two little ponies keep spreading big smiles! 🐴💕

10/19/2026

🦇 Batavia Bat Fest is almost here! 🦇

Oreo and Cocoa WILL be there, dressed in costume and ready to trick or treat with you! Stop by, say hi, and take a photo with Chicagoland's most famous ponies. They're the highlight of the day, so make sure you find them!

📅 Saturday, October 24
⏰ 10 AM – 1 PM
📍 Fat Sam's for Pets, 102 First Street, Batavia

While you're there, play our farm games:
🦆 Pick a Duck: everyone wins!
🌾 NeeDoh in a Haystack: something squishy is guaranteed, but only the lucky ones will win a NeeDoh!

All game proceeds support our 501(c)(3) charity, giving kids without insurance access to equine and traditional therapy.

See you there! 🎃🐴

10/18/2026

A big thank you to NAPERVILLE JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLUB , Southbank Original Barbecue, and the Village of Oswego, Illinois for having us out!

All together, Cocoa and I put in 12 hours of fun and saw 585,600 children. Just kidding. We can't count. We're ponies, and hooves are terrible for math!

Thank you to all our volunteers who came out and ran the show!

Volunteers make this dream work! A special shout-out to everyone who showed up ready to work: the ones who jumped in without being begged, stayed on their feet all day, kept smiling through every hour, and gave their time expecting nothing in return.

A positive attitude and a willingness to help are what make these events happen, and Cocoa and I noticed every single one of you who showed up with a smile and hands ready to help!

And thank you to our local families! By coming out to these events and donating, you helped us raise over $1,000!

What does $1,000 buy?

Six months of gas for the "mini van" that the horses ride in, so we can keep visiting senior homes, adult recreation programs, and primary schools.

10/17/2026

10/17/2026

🏮 Oreo & Cocoa are dressed to impress this Halloween! Come see our dragon & spider duo at the Oswego Lantern Festival & Night Market — Oct 17, 5:30-9PM at Hudson Crossing Park. Carnival games, night market vibes, and limited-edition collectibles await! 🎃✨ See you there!

👉 Tag someone you're bringing along!

10/17/2026

Your furnace called. It wants you to buy a raffle ticket. 😂🔥

A HUGE thank-you to Nortek Environmental, Inc. for donating a $249 preventative maintenance package to our October 17 fundraiser! 💚

This prize includes:
✅ A 22-point certified tune-up, cleaning and inspection for one furnace and one air conditioner
✅ 10% off repairs
✅ Priority customer service

For just $1 per raffle ticket, you could win this practical prize while supporting Transformative Growth Counseling and our equine-assisted therapy program! 🐴❤️

📍 Southbank Original Barbecue, Yorkville
📅 October 17, 1-4:30pm.
🎟️ Raffle drawing at 4:30 PM

As a nonprofit, community support makes our work possible. Nortek, thank you for showing up for us—and the people we serve!

Come grab your tickets, check out our other amazing prizes, and show our generous sponsors some love! 🙌

10/16/2026

We bought Oreo a crown for Halloween. He thought it was a promotion. 👑🐴

He’s now taxing carrots, referring to volunteers as “my subjects,” and treating every closed feed bin as an act of treason.

We run a nonprofit. He runs an absolute monarchy.

Cocoa has requested a transfer to a democracy. 😂

10/16/2026

Only one more day! 🎃🐴

Oreo and Cocoa have their costumes on and their trick-or-treat smiles ready!
Tomorrow morning they'll be at Trick or Treat at Naperville Safety Town, and they can't wait to see all your little witches, superheroes, and pumpkins.

👻 Saturday, October 17th
🕤 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Naperville Safety Town

Come say hi to Chicagoland's most famous miniature therapy horses! It's fun for the whole family. 💜🧡

🎟️ $15 per family in advance
🎟️ $20 walk-up day of event

Grab your tickets today and save:

https://www.simpletix.com/e/2026-njwc-trick-or-treat-at-safety-town-tickets-292577?fbclid=IwZnRzaAU-a2VleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAXNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHgIyPCZ_9JktklCX9xw9xr4cmO94GfyAoMuU_bszvc03eT6Z7kbotkyVKBPu_aem_A6anHyGqZwRsx09IayT_Iw

Hosted by the NAPERVILLE JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLUB

See you tomorrow! 🦇🍬

10/16/2026

🎃 Oreo & Cocoa are going to the Yorkville Biz Boo - and beyond! 🐴🐴

🐴 YES, small adorable 36 inch horses WILL BE ONSITE! 🐴

Come trick-or-treat with Chicagoland's most famous and charming therapy team at our community fundraiser!

Cocoa is coming as a spider because four legs just weren't enough. Oreo heard the word "Candy" and stopped listening.

Details:

📅 Saturday, October 17
⏰ 1:00–4 PM.

📍 Southbank Original Barbecue, 129 E Hydraulic St, Yorkville

🐴 Oreo & Cocoa will be in costume, so bring your camera!

We have:

🎪 $1 carnival games with real prizes!

🎟️ $1 Raffle tickets - win amazing prizes including NeeDoh baskets, a Santa & reindeer photo + boutique shopping experience, “discover horses” experience, HVAC cleaning, ADOPT swag, dog hiking adventure basket & more!

🌴 Win a 7-Day Resort Stay! 🤯

And

🎭 Special performance by Your Performing Arts Center!

This fundraiser benefits children, young adults, and our equine-assisted therapy program at Transformative Growth Counseling.

Cocoa will be accepting compliments on the spider costume. Oreo will be accepting carrots and kisses!

Come take a photo with us!

10/15/2026

🐴 Ever wanted to take one of us home? Now you can! 🐴

Hi friends, it's Oreo and Cocoa! Did you know owning a horse is only $10?

Okay… a plushy horse. 🙈

But still! No hay, no hoof trims, no stalls to muck. Sounds like a deal to us!!

Meet our one-of-a-kind, custom-made Limited Edition Oreo and Cocoa plushies! Designed to look like miniature versions of our two favorite miniature horses, they stand 6 inches tall (we're 36 inches, but we'll let it slide), have glitter hooves and their favorite hair accessories. Oreo comes with his blue hat, and Cocoa made sure her classic pink bow made the cut.

💙 Just $10 each, and 100% of the proceeds go back to our 501(c)(3) nonprofit to help children and families access therapy.

Come find us at:

🎃 BIZ BOO
Sat, Oct 17 | 1:00–4:30 PM
Southbank Original Barbecue, 129 E Hydraulic St, Yorkville

🏮 Oswego Lantern Festival & Night Market
Sat, Oct 17 | 6:00–9:00 PM
Hudson Crossing Park, Oswego

🎅 Santa at the Yorkville Education Craft Fair
Sun, Nov 8 | 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Yorkville High School

🎅 Santa at Bows & Babes
Sat, Nov 21 | 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Naperville

You can also order and pick up at our Naperville office, 24W500 Maple Ave., Suite 216. Sorry, no shipping. We tried, but we don't fit in the mailbox. 📦

🎉 Booking a Pony Party? Add our plushies as party favors for all your guests at a discounted price of just $8 each!

Limited Edition means limited, so grab yours before they gallop off!

Love,
Oreo & Cocoa 🐴🐴

Also: Oreo wanted to charge a million dollars each. This is why Oreo can't be in charge.