July 2012 – Nevada Equine Assisted Therapy (NEAT)

There is help for mental health issues

Jul 30, 2012

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in Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Mental Illness

This is the incredible story about Keris Myrick’s struggle with mental illness. Her story is harrowing and inspirational. The “take away” for me is that there is help available. We have to shed the stigma that forces people to hide their problems out of fear and embarrassment. With the necessary care and support Keris Myrick has a rich and…

What our families have to say about Equine Therapy

Jul 20, 2012

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Laurie

in ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar, Depression, Mental Health, OCD, ODD, Other challenges, Teens, The horses

I’m sharing this because I know there are those who still question the effectiveness of Equine Therapy for addressing social, emotional and behavioral problems. We have been working with a young man. He’s 16 years old and faces a number of challenges. When he came to the ranch he was immediately drawn to Ruby, “I…

Baxter and a story about what horses really have to offer

Jul 8, 2012

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Laurie

in Anxiety Disorders, Children’s issues, Mental Health, Reactive Attachment Disorder, The horses

We think all of our horses are awesome, but we confess, we are biased, but we’ll let you be the judge… Baxter, our great big Thoroughbred has had some lameness issues lately. The Thoroughbred breed is infamous for having “bad feet” and as an ex-race horse (he won over $300,000 on the track!) he was…

Month: July 2012

There is help for mental health issues

What our families have to say about Equine Therapy

Baxter and a story about what horses really have to offer