Colorado veterans find healing on horseback near Castle Rock
A free program on 107 acres near Castle Rock teaches veterans and first responders horsemanship and peer support. About 30 participants, many combat veterans with PTSD, report better sleep and confidence.
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Veterans and first responders are learning horsemanship, and leaning on one another, at Colorado Horsepower, a free program on 107 acres near Castle Rock, CBS Colorado reported. About 30 people take part. Many are combat veterans living with PTSD. Participants report better sleep and more confidence. Those are the reports from people in the program. The story describes that peer support and the work with horses. It does not present the program as a medical treatment with a measured cure rate.
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Near Castle Rock, Colorado, a free program called Colorado Horsepower uses horses to help veterans and first responders, CBS Colorado reported. The land is 107 acres. Participants learn how to work with a horse, and they spend time with one another. About 30 people take part. Many are combat veterans living with PTSD. They report sleeping better and feeling more confident. Those are reports from the people in the program, not a promise that every veteran will have the same result.
- Why might learning to care for a large animal change how a person feels?
- What is the difference between a report from participants and a result proven for everyone?
- How can people who went through hard things help one another, not only the horses?
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