By ROBERTA GEDERT as published on The Blade In 2007, Amanda Thompson saved Elise, a saddlebred quarter horse. In 2016, Elise saved Matthew Nicolai. And Sam Hudson. And almost a dozen other U.S. military veterans seeking respite from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, anxiety, and other symptoms of […]
By Jennette Barnes published in the Boston Globe At the Wild Hearts Therapeutic program, recovering war veterans bond with animals for well-being WEST BRIDGEWATER — Humans can learn from what it takes to get a horse to trust us. A horse is a prey animal whose ears are […]
by ANDRA BRYAN STEFANONI as published in the San Francisco Chronicle “Just being around the animals helped me kind of calm down…” “It’s not ‘Feel Good Sunday’ but any good news that passes across our desk about horses is number one priority to spread so read and enjoy; […]
Equine therapy has certainly been popular for autism, developmental disorders and now veterans with PTSD, but for clinical therapists, the bulk of cases have to do with relationships. The question then becomes, can equine therapy help improve relationships?
Generations ago, horses were used to wage war. Now they’re being used to heal the psychic wounds of war.
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