Horses Helping Heroes
Horses Helping Heroes…Heroes Helping Horses.
“Horses are some of the most gentle creatures on earth and can sense when a person is having a rough time in his or her life. Sometimes that’s what you need as a Combat Veteran healing from old wounds.”
- Captain Cameron West, USMC Retired.
McKenna Farms Therapy Services is honored to support our local law enforcement and first responders through the Horses Helping Heroes initiative. The ultimate goal of Horses Helping Heroes is to provide participants with an effective, alternative way of managing stress and trauma. Through the connection with their horse, participants learn to understand and calm their internal state. As noted by Shultz-Jobe (2017), “Therapeutically speaking, the ability of the horse to carry, rock, and connect is powerful for brain integration.” This profound connection offers a path toward mental and emotional restoration.
For more information about private veteran riding lessons please contact us at
veteran@mckennafarms.org
For Law Enforcement/First Responders Group Sessions please click the link below:
As part of our commitment to serve our community, this program is offered at no cost to interested participants and is funded through generous grants and donations.
