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Warhorse Ranch describes equine-assisted therapy, summer retreats aimed at veterans and rural residents
Summary
At a Department of Agriculture working group meeting, Warhorse Ranch leaders described equine-assisted therapy, multi-day retreats and summer youth programs intended to support veterans, first responders and rural residents facing behavioral-health challenges.
Warhorse Ranch co-founders Mike Lozano and Valerie presented the ranch's equine-assisted therapy programs and upcoming multi-day retreats during the Department of Agriculture working group meeting. The presenters described services for veterans, first responders, caregivers and rural community members and said registration is available on the ranch's website.
Why it matters: Rural areas, including parts of northwest Colorado, have seen spikes in suicide and behavioral-health needs; local programs that combine outdoor, agricultural and animal-assisted therapies are one pathway attendees said can reach people who otherwise do not access care.
Mike Lozano, a combat veteran who said he helped found the program after his own recovery process, described how working with…
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