Horse Sense & Healing is a three-day equine-assisted retreat for Veterans with post-traumatic stress (PTSD/PTSI).
For over a decade Horse Sense & Healing has provided participating Veterans, and their families, with tools to overcome past emotional injuries and learn to trust, communicate emotions, and build resiliency to better cope after deployment.
In May 2020, results from the first Horse Sense & Healing science trial were presented at the (American) Association for Psychological Science conference. The study found that the Horse Sense & Healing program showed more effectiveness in reducing PTSD symptoms 85 days post-retreat than pharmacological interventions (when measured with the same quality of life scores).
“Participant focus is key. There's something magical about, not just be able to
spend time with horses, but it's the volunteer, the leaders, the people and especially
the place.” – Participant, March 2020
