The Miles of Smiles Foundation located in Fort Myers, Florida, is a non-profit organization founded in honor of Miles Doxie. Miles was two weeks from the beginning of his training for a career in the United States Air Force when he was involved in a fatal car accident. With his unexpected passing, his mother Gail became the caretaker for Marshall, Miles’ pet horse that he loved so dearly. She found it to provide so much comfort in midst of her grieving that she was inspired to pursue her master’s degree in counseling and open a therapeutic equine facility called Miles Ranch.
