May is Mental Health Awareness Month Mental Health Awareness Month strives to reduce the negative attitudes and misconceptions that surround mental illness. Each year, organizations across the country adopt a theme related to Mental Health Awareness Month. This year’s theme is “Turn Awareness into Action”. The goal of this theme is to not only celebrate the progress made in recognizing the importance of mental health, but challenging all to turn understanding into meaningful steps toward change. Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning is a proven modality, as a stand-alone or adjunct therapy and can help individuals enhance self-awareness, recognize maladaptive behaviors and identify negative feelings. This article explores and identifies how Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy can provide mental health benefits. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/helping-kids-cope/201903/equine-assisted-therapy-unique-and-effective-intervention?msockid=1bb2717709756e2822be645e08676f48 (fb)

We often think back fondly on the therapy horses who graced our pastures and barns over the years, but who eventually passed over the Rainbow Bridge… Today, we are remembering Foster — aka Lord Foster and Rum Runner. Today, Foster would have turned 22 years old. ❤️🐴❤️ Foster helped so many individuals over the years… especially those who had experienced trauma, abuse or neglect in their pasts. We honor Foster, and we thank him so much for all those he helped! ❤️ (fb)