Horse Cure

ASHLEY was locked in closets as punishment, and physically and sexually abused, resulting in an angry and violent child who threatened her adoptive family--until she met Cocoa and Radar, the horses that helped her learn to trust again. BRENDA was diagnosed bipolar and lived through humiliating domestic abuse, but three horses--Delilah, Wiscy, and Diesel--helped her establish a sense of self-worth, hope for the future, and ultimately, the will to go on.

NICK was angry, suicidal, and a veteran with combat PTSD, who now says, "Horses literally saved my life."

Inspired by her own childhood trauma when she spent seven days in a coma, awakened to a severely compromised body and brain, and rebuilt her life with the help of a horse, Michelle Holling-Brooks founded Unbridled Change, a non-profit Equine-Partnered Therapy organization that helps match horses to individuals in need. Here she shares amazing stories of the people she's worked with and the "horse cure" that changed their lives.

Survivors of trauma, loss, illness, abuse, stress, and depression can face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. But today, a growing body of scientific evidence suggests that horses play a crucial role in therapy for those struggling with significant psychological and emotional challenges. Horses respond to angry, inhibited, heartbroken, defiant, terrified clients in many different ways, often breaking through defensive barriers via their physical presence, or by pointing to areas of psychological distress not immediately apparent. The horse's response guides the treatment team, as well as the client, in the healing process.

ASHLEY a fost inchisa in dulapuri ca pedeapsa si abuzata fizic si sexual, rezultand un copil suparat si violent care si-a amenintat familia adoptiva - pana cand a intalnit Cocoa si Radar, caii care au ajutat-o sa invete din nou sa aiba incredere. BRENDA a fost diagnosticata bipolara si a trait prin abuzuri domestice umilitoare, dar trei cai - Delilah, Wiscy si Diesel - au ajutat-o sa stabileasca un sentiment de auto-valoare, speranta pentru viitor si, in cele din urma, dorinta de a continua. furioasa, sinucigasa si veterana cu PTSD de lupta, care acum spune: „Cai mi-au salvat literalmente viata.” Inspirata de propriile traume din copilarie cand a petrecut sapte zile in coma, s-a trezit intr-un corp si un creier grav compromise si a reconstruit viata cu ajutorul unui cal, Michelle Holling-Brooks a infiintat Unbridled Change, o organizatie non-profit Equine-Partnered Therapy Therapy, care ajuta asocierea cailor cu persoanele care au nevoie.