"I've had kids out here who have hugged their parents for the first time after working with horses. I've had children who've talked for the first time after working with horses."~ Jackie Wilks, Harvest Farms Founder
Jackie said that the children who come out to her farm have never talked or hugged their parents before. After they have worked with her and the horses, the run up to their parents and hug them or they start talking to them for the first time. Her and her husband,Tom, started the farm 6 years ago after Jackie saw children falling away from their families. Dr. Travis Crowe says that it is the movement of the child on the horse that allows certain things to be released from the brain that help the child to relax.
Maynarich, Melissa. "Horse Therapy Making A Difference." (2009): n. pag. Web. 10 Nov 2010. <http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=11243629>
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