Veterans often face a number of emotional challenges while transitioning to civilian life. However, they are finding healing with the help of horses.
– They risked their lives to protect others, but once their mission is complete, veterans are faced with a different type of battle. The transition to civilian life can often be plagued with emotional stress and isolation.“I was in the United States Navy. I was a Navy corpsman with Third Marines out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. I did my tours to Afghanistan in 2007, 2008 in the Kashmir Valley and the Korengal Valley. We had to grow up quickly.
“This program’s very unique in that it takes them out the big ranches out west, and they work in support of the rancher as a team, accomplishing a mission for the rancher. And usually it’s something like moving cattle into a national forest permit or bringing them out, helping gather and brand their calves every year. And what they’re doing now is sorting the cattle through marketing and shipping,” he said.is also an equestrian sport that requires two people to sort cattle in numerical order.
Richard Carson is a former US Army Line medic who was seriously injured in Afghanistan in 2010. His injuries required rehabilitation, and he eventually learned to walk with the use of a cane. However, in 2017 a terrible car crash left him paralyzed.
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