Mitchell Reno, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2000-2004, was left with a traumatic brain injury after an explosion in Iraq. Years of therapy, medication, and alcohol weren’t providing relief, so he began working with horses. For the first time since the military, he can see a future ahead.

Similarly, after returning from war in 2014, Trecia Rodgers was faced with emotional and physical injuries that left her angry and contemplating whether life was worth living. After numerous therapies, Trecia found horses and began to participate in daily activities that she once thought wouldn’t be possible again.