Equine Therapy for Veterans

Organizations

BITS - Back in the Saddle Bit by Bit (Colorado)

www.bitsbybit.org

B.I.T.S. (Back In The Saddle) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for combat injured men and women serving or having served in the Armed Services, their immediate families and families of deceased servicemen and women by providing physical, and psychological health and overall well-being by utilizing equine facilitated therapy.

Heartbeat Serving Wounded Warriors - Back in the Saddle Warriors (Washington)

www.heartbeatforwarriors.org

Back in the Saddle Warriors is Heartbeat's clinical and evidence based Equine Assisted Therapy which consists of Hippotherapy and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Providers include: Occupational Therapists with Level 1 Hippotherapy training,Clinical Psychologist who is also EGALA certified and a NARHA certified trainer.

Contact the organization for locations.

Horses 4 Heroes

http://horses4heroes.org/

Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, Horses4Heroes is building a nationwide network of family-friendly, kid-friendly horseback riding facilities and equine-related service providers that support our mission to make horseback riding affordable for, and accessible to the families of the heroes in our communities including, but not limited to: military personnel (active duty and veterans), law enforcement officers, firefighters/EMTs, critical care and hospice nurses, special needs school teachers and families who are struggling with serious, chronic illnesses and/or disabilities.

PATH International Horses for Heroes Therapeutic Riding Program (Nationwide)

http://www.pathintl.org/resources-education/resources/path-intl-horses-for-heroes

“Appreciating the power of the horse to change lives is our goal,” said Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) Past President Dr. Paul Spiers, “and PATH Intl. wants to provide positive change for these very special lives. Our service personnel have fought to preserve our freedom, and, for many, at a very dear cost. We must be certain that if our wounded service personnel and veterans need and want this kind of help, they will get the best PATH Intl. has to offer.”

PATH Intl. Horses for Heroes assists military veterans through services provided by PATH Intl. members and by providing leadership and guidance for equine assisted activities and therapies.

To accomplish this mission, PATH Intl. centers connect with Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and Clinics, as well as individual veterans. Veterans of any age can benefit from the program and by being involved with equines.

To find a facility near you, use the criteria of Veteran Programs or Horses for Heroes Programs with this LINK.

Soldiers' Angels Heroes and Horses (Bozeman, MT)

http://soldiersangels.org/heroesandhorses.html

Heroes & Horses is open to any recent American combat veteran who loves and could benefit from the breathtaking beauty and unique demands of Montana's real ranch country and who craves the sense of accomplishment gained by mastering true horsemanship and skills in the challenging backcountry of America's majestic Rocky Mountains. A seven-day working horse ranch experience is available for a wide-range of gutsy veterans at the Mantle Ranch, offering an opportunity to learn--through intensive instruction and interaction with fellow combat veterans--how to ride, pack, and orchestrate a mountain trip, as well as a variety of related equine and back-country activities on one of the most spectacular working horse ranches in the West.

Heroes & Horses is designed to provide a challenging, educational, and goal-oriented experience for war veterans who can benefit from the resulting knowledge, camaraderie, and skills. Utilizing the equine expertise of the Mantles and Whites, the beauty and reality of the ranch and its 400 horses and working ranch facilities, the location in spectacular Big Sky country and the sheer challenge, Heroes & Horses empowers candidates to enjoy life, the great outdoors and horses. It influences them to become creative both recreationally and entrepreneurially.

The Wounded Warrior Equestrian Program

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The Wounded Warrior Equestrian Program is a non-profit organization dedicated to give Veterans and Horses a new lease on Life! We support Therapeutic Riding Therapeutic Riding Facilities and Horse Rescue farms across the United States, providing rehabilitative services to Wounded Veterans of all Services. "The Spirit of The Warrior Lives on Forever."

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