Fritz: Mustang makes a special connection with veterans’ program
Lois Dawn Fritz
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Ms. Jolene Bean came to New Freedom Farm in March with a Heinke Body Score of 1 out of 10.
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Her health restored, Ms. Jolene Bean likes to help retrieve the mail at New Freedom Farm.
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Ms. Jolene Bean spends time with one of New Freedom Farm's participants. The farm uses therapeutic activities with horses to help veterans and first responders recover from conditions like PTSD or traumatic brain injury. Â
For New Freedom Farm in Botetourt County, taking in wild mustangs is part of our mission. I founded New Freedom Farm in 2016 to aid veterans and first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use, traumatic brain injury and other conditions by using the therapeutic activity of interacting with equines, farming and peer-to-peer support. The wild mustang program pairs a veteran with a wild mustang for gentling and training, using many different activities involving the horse as a partner on the ground.
Ms. Jolene Bean spends time with one of New Freedom Farm's participants. The farm uses therapeutic activities with horses to help veterans and first responders recover from conditions like PTSD or traumatic brain injury. Â
