Honoring Our Untold Heroes

November 11 marks Veterans Day, when we honor all U.S. military veterans — living and deceased — who have served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The date commemorates the end of World War I when the armistice with Germany went into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.

While all veterans are considered heroes for their service, many return home with invisible emotional wounds caused by the horrors they witnessed during their military careers. This trauma can manifest as PTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction, or as an inability to adapt back to civilian life. While medication and varied forms of therapy can ease these symptoms, it has also been found that equine assisted therapy can be highly successful in treating veterans to help them find emotional stability. For many veterans, horses are the untold heroes who finally help them find peace.

Several of USEF’s Community Outreach Organizations offer veterans’ programs that literally change the lives of the military community. They shared stories explaining the powerful way that horses can heal emotional wounds that other treatments cannot. Continue reading

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100% of your donation goes to the USEF Opportunity Fund. Each donation supports the USEF Community Outreach Organizations who connect people with horses and transform lives. 

Everyone should have the chance to experience the power of horses, regardless of their circumstances, especially if they have the desire. USEF Opportunity Week is a celebration of the organizations that are transforming lives through the joy of horses. These organizations are all part of the USEF Community Outreach Program. 

One of the great benefits of being a USEF Community Outreach Organization is having access the USEF Opportunity Fund. This resource is dedicated to supporting grassroots organizations with a mission to increase access to horses, horse sports, and equine-based learning opportunities among under-represented and/or under-served communities. 

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