Horses for Heroes Program Helps Wounded Warriors Heal

Horses for Heroes Program Helps Wounded Warriors Heal

By Erin Wittkop
American Forces Press Service

CROWNSVILLE, Md., July 13, 2012 – Army Sgt. Jonathon Biddle never imagined that the challenge of learning to ride a horse would help him recover from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and severe anxiety. A program called Horses for Heroes, however, is helping the wounded warrior do just that.

Army Sgt. Jonathon Biddle listens to directions from Suzie Stricker, a Maryland Therapeutic Riding Horses for Heroes instructor, while riding his horse, May, during a lesson at Maryland Therapeutic Riding in Crownsville, Md., April 4, 2012. DOD photo by Linda Hosek Related Entries ‘Chaplains’ Closet Helps Landstuhl’s Wounded Warriors Family Matters Blog: Heroes Program Helps Families Travel Organization Reaches Out to Wounded Warriors Wounded Warriors Recover Through Massage Therapy Recent Entries High Doses of Ursodeoxycholic Acid Up-Regulate the Expression of Placental Breast Cancer Resistance Protein in Patients Affected by Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy Assessing the Amount of Quadruplex Structures Present within G2-Tract Synthetic Random-Sequence DNA Libraries Jamaica’s Blog Action Day: What Police Can Do Chinese Social Web Comes to US VP’s Defense Over China Comment Influence of Neighboring Plants on Shading Stress Resistance and Recovery of Eelgrass, Zostera marina L Featured Video Twitter Updates follow Elites TV on Twitter Elites TV • a KBC Media Company • Copyright © 2009 • All Rights Reserved • Editor: Chris Barrett • Fitness: Fit Lizzy • PR: PRserve