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Lynn Niemeyer: Horses Helping Heroes at Jester Park has served more than 300 veterans
Summary
Lynn Niemeyer, equine specialist at Jester Park, described the Horses Helping Heroes program, saying it has served "probably over 300 veterans" and runs repeated five- to eight-week sessions that use horse-handling exercises to help veterans manage tension and emotions.
Lynn Niemeyer, the equine specialist at Jester Park and coordinator of the Horses Helping Heroes program, said the program has "probably served over 300 veterans so far" and typically works with groups referred from the VA hospital in Des Moines.
The program runs five- to eight-week sessions in which small groups—Niemeyer said five to eight veterans per session—take part in…
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