Miles of Smiles Foundation

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Miles of Smiles Foundation

Miles Ranch empowers veterans with PTSD and underprivileged youth through equine therapy. Southwest Florida is home to over 202,000 veterans.

The Miles of Smiles Foundation is named to honor a wonderful, loyal, faithful, friend, and son. Miles Doxie, born in California on July 01, 1988 and passed away on May 25, 2006 at the age of 17, two weeks before he was to leave for a career in the United States Air Force. Miles would have been at the age of many of the veterans that are now returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and one can’t help b

ut wonder what that experience would bring. Miles was looking forward to and proud of the opportunity to serve his country. He was to follow a long family tradition in both British and United States military services. Fourteen days before his death he was awarded the “Most Likely to Become an Air Force Chaplin” award from his youth pastor at a service honoring the high school graduates at his church. Miles loved to share his love for God with those around him—it came naturally to him. The Miles of Smiles Foundation is focused on treating post-traumatic stress and other mental disabilities/disorders using equestrian therapy. Equestrian assisted therapy is the use of horses in the evaluation and treatment of patients. It is an amazing therapy because the patient is not treated in the normal setting of doctor patient with questions and answers where the patient feels threatened or intimidated. The patient forms a bond with a chosen horse and based on certain interactions with the horse we can evaluate the patient and start treating them in a very unique way that has worked for thousands of patients especially our veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. We are currently developing a 20 acre site in North Fort Myers which will be one of only three equine assisted psychotherapy treatment centers in Southwest Florida and we need donations to help fund this development. According to the VA, as many as one in five vets suffer from PTSD. 100% of your tax deductible gift goes to helping fund the the Equine Assisted Psychotherapy programs at the Miles Ranch. The Miles of Smiles Foundation is a 501(c)(3) entity. Your gift to the foundation is tax deductible

Thank you for your support!

07/07/2026

07/04/2026

Happy 4th of July!

06/29/2026

Zip is enjoying cooling off!

05/19/2026

Views like this are not uncommon at our 20 acre ranch. Please help support our efforts to give combat PTSD veterans a place of peace to heal. Shop for a cause this Friday, May 22nd, at the Lilly Pulitzer Boutique located inside the Waterside Shops of Naples.
10% of all purchases made in person or called in to the Naples Waterside Location on May 22nd between 10am and 6pm will be donated to the Miles of Smiles Foundation.
(Online orders will not benefit this fundraiser).
Boutique address in comment section!
If you can't shop, please share!

05/17/2026

Shop for a cause this Friday, May 22nd, at the Lilly Pulitzer Boutique located inside the Waterside Shops of Naples!
10% of all purchases made in person or called in to the Naples Waterside Location on May 22nd between 10am and 6pm will be donated to the Miles of Smiles Foundation.
(Online orders will not benefit this fundraiser).
Boutique address in comment section!
If you can't shop, please share!

03/17/2026

We wanted to extend a special thank you to Jennifer's for benefitting us with their Shop, Sip, Save & Give Back Event this past February. Jennifer's is a local botique that offers exceptional quality and timeless pieces that can be worn every day. Check them out at the link below and consider supporting this small business who so graciously supported us!

We offer exceptional quality, subtle and timeless pieces that can be worn every day. Sophisticated and simple fashions for the evening and special events.

03/14/2026

If you would like to support our mission to to save veterans' lives and keep their families together, please scan the QR code in the comments.

For two decades, Gail Doxie has run a horse therapy ranch in Florida to help military veterans — like who her son, Miles, would have become

03/08/2026

We owe another huge round of thanks to the volunteers from Cape Christian! From pressure washing to tree trimming, fire pit/planter building and installing water troughs... these are just a few of the many things this crew accomplished this weekend.

Address

19810 Gottarde Road
North Fort Myers, FL
33917

Telephone

+12398510621

Website

http://www.milesranch.org/

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