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War Horses for Veterans offers help for vets, responders with PTSD

  • Apr 17, 2025
  • 1 min read

By: John Holt - Fox 4 Kansas City

April, 2025




What he learned when he arrived two years ago: the horses can feel your stress and anxiety.

“That horse could feel your negative energy four to six feet away,” he recalled. “The more I brought negative energy to the horse, the more that horse was not happy.”

He and a group of other first responders worked to calm themselves, and in turn, calm their four-legged beasts. Once they did so, learning to ride and rope and other horse-riding skills came easier. So did their new-found confidence. Read more.






 
 
 

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