BraveHearts

Project Title
Operation Mustang
Amount
$25,000
Category
Veterans
Year
2016
Location
Harvard, IL

BraveHearts provides innovative equine-assisted activities and therapies in support of children, adults, and our military veterans. Operation Mustang is a program where veterans work with and gentle wild mustangs. Participants may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, and other issues associated with a return from active service. Veterans learn horsemanship skills and techniques on how to gentle a wild horse. The mustang often serves as a mirror times 10 of the veteran. Veterans are able to relate to the horse’s lack of trust and readjustment to their new “normal”.

Funding provides travel and related support for military veterans participating in Operation Mustang as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming. Funding also supports the sponsorship – care and feeding- of one mustang so that Operation Mustang may be offered to additional veterans.

BraveHearts provides innovative equine-assisted activities and therapies in support of children, adults, and our military veterans. Operation Mustang is a program where veterans work with and gentle wild mustangs. Participants may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, and other issues associated with a return from active service. Veterans learn horsemanship skills and techniques on how to gentle a wild horse. The mustang often serves as a mirror times 10 of the veteran. Veterans are able to relate to the horse’s lack of trust and readjustment to their new “normal”.

Funding provides travel and related support for military veterans participating in Operation Mustang as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming. Funding also supports the sponsorship – care and feeding- of one mustang so that Operation Mustang may be offered to additional veterans.