In 2004, Scott and Linda Fargnoli founded Fargnoli Farms, a carriage and boarding service, in Apalachin, NY. As the horses began to age, Linda saw the great potential in these well trained, hard working, gentle horses to work with children.
Kali’s Klubhouse takes pride in repurposing and rehabilitating retired horses so they can still feel useful and fulfill an even greater role in their lives - helping children, teens and adults with social, emotional and physical needs of their own.
One day, a sign mysteriously appeared below the “Fargnoli Farms” sign. It said, “The Healing Place”. To this day, we don’t know who put it there. Our mission is to partner with horses to provide therapies and education in support of people experiencing health, social and life challenges.
Linda Fargnoli
Linda has been a member of the horse community for 53 years welcoming her first pony at the age of 6. She has been partnering with horses in the therapeutic setting for the past 13 years working with clinicians, therapists and equine professionals. She is certified in Equine Assisted Learning as well as Equine Experiential Education.
Tina Caswell, MS CCC-LP
Tina directs the clinical portion of our program. An assistant clinical professor at Binghamton University, Tina brings 14 years of experience in academia. Previously, she held a position at Ithaca College, where she taught graduate and undergraduate students. She also supervises graduate speech-language pathology clinicians - our fantastic interns at KKH!
Our Volunteers
Kali’s Klubhouse is actively seeking volunteers!
Horse prep and side walking - Help groom and ready horses for our riding programs and/or side walk with horse and rider team.
Stable help - Assist barn staff with various chores and activities such as feeding and cleaning.
Barn Buddy - Help children safely explore the farm environment while their sibling is riding.
Maintenance and repair - Are you a handy man or woman who might have a couple of hours a month to do some minor fixer upping?
Fundraising - Help raise funds so more children can participate and also to care for our most important team members - the horses.
If you are a motivated person who loves animals, getting a little dirty, and helping out - please contact us!
Internships: Kali’s Klubhouse at Fargnoli Farms partners with Ithaca College, Binghamton University, SUNY Cobleskill, Broome Tioga BOCES and other colleges and educational facilities to provide internships in Speech and Language Pathology, Behavioral Therapy, Therapeutic Horsemanship, and Animal Sciences.
Please contact your school’s clinical placement coordinator for more information.
Check out this video for an overview of what we do!
