Retired horses to assist war veterans dealing with stress
@Deepizzaguy (122232)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
July 29, 2019 7:53pm CST
A new program called equine assisted training (EAT) which began in Columbia University is growing in leaps and bounds to assist military persons who have served who are dealing with mental health issues like stress to find a way to relive some of the mental anguish.
The horses are retired from their line of work in horse racing and other lines of work.
Both the war veterans and the horses will benefit from their friendship since the horse will be able to live a longer life assisting a human being who needs to have a special friend to get them through the storms of life.
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@Deepizzaguy (122232)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Jul 19
Now the horses join the dogs in the service category of assisting war veterans find a way to live a life with meaning.
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@rakski (156496)
• Philippines
30 Jul 19
@Deepizzaguy yes, that is true and I think that is good
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@Deepizzaguy (122232)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Jul 19
@rakski It is impressive since now horses can live out their lives in service to servicemen and servicewomen.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
6 Sep 19
@Deepizzaguy
The program sounds very good and hope it helps the vets.
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@Deepizzaguy (122232)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Sep 19
I hope it does assist them to find some peace of mind.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
9 Sep 19
@Deepizzaguy
I hope so too after what they went through.
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jul 19
@Deepizzaguy I guess it's the interacting with a non-judgemental living thing that helps.
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@Deepizzaguy (122232)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
31 Jul 19
@JudyEv You have a good point.
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@Deepizzaguy (122232)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Jul 19
I would never thought that horses would assists war veterans just like dogs do.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Jul 19
A horse can really give someone something to focus on.
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@Deepizzaguy (122232)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
31 Jul 19
My late grandmother was very friendly with a horse that she owned in her farm in Panama's interior section.
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@LindaOHio (222527)
• United States
30 Jul 19
Thank you for sharing a very heartwarming story.
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@Deepizzaguy (122232)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
31 Jul 19
My pleasure to share this great story.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
30 Jul 19
This is laudable kind of project for the stressful people.
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@Deepizzaguy (122232)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
31 Jul 19
Horses like dogs make great service pets for persons who need help dealing with stressful problems from their line of work.
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
30 Jul 19
Retired but still gives benefit to human beings.
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@Deepizzaguy (122232)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Jul 19
It is nice to see that horses who are getting ready to leave the world are not given a new lease on life by helping our war veterans.
@Deepizzaguy (122232)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Jul 19
I agree with you since horses like dogs make great companions.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
30 Jul 19
Oh that is so neat! Horseback riding is so peaceful and it is good for the horses to not just sit (or stand) around waiting to die.
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@Deepizzaguy (122232)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Jul 19
Both parties win since the horse is now in service of a war veteran who now finds a companion for life.
@Deepizzaguy (122232)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Jul 19
That is a good question since I am more into dogs and cats than horses.
