EPISODE · Jan 6, 2021 · 29 MIN
Loving Thunder: A Therapeutic Horse Riding Program in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
from HealthCare UnTold · host Barbara Ann Garcia, Gerado Sandoval, Vanessa White, Twuana Raupp
Loving Thunder was developed as a nonprofit to provide therapeutic horse riding services to children and adults. Individuals learn to groom, feed and ride the therapeutic horses and begin to gain confidence in themselves and their ability to manage a large 1,000 pound horse.Therapeutic Horse Riding contributes to increased self esteem and self acceptance as well as improved social skills; it also reduces anxiety, depression and isolation. The interaction between the horses and the participants can often unlock buried emotions, allowing them to be processed and healed.Let's support the therapeutic horses, Laramie and Poetry, to help feed and care for them as we get through these difficult times. Please support Loving Thunder by donating at Loving Thunder.com.
What this episode covers
Twuana Raupp is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Loving Thunder, an organization that provides therapeutic horse riding for people of all ages and abilities. Loving Thunder specializes in serving special needs children, adults, veterans, and foster children. Twuana and her husband were seeking equine services for their own special needs child when they realized that there were no therapeutic horse riding places in the area. They started Loving Thunder to meet the needs of children and adults in the Rio Rancho and greater New Mexico area. Therapeutic horse riding contributes to the cognitive, physical, and emotional well being of individuals. It also instills the responsibilities of pet ownership.
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Loving Thunder: A Therapeutic Horse Riding Program in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
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