Horse therapy

The main work of these horses - carry the funeral wagon to the cemetery of fallen soldiers. The rest of the animals involved in the rehabilitation program for injured soldiers. Ironically, these horses accompanying the fallen soldiers in the latter way, help their fellow survivors regain faith in life.

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1. The master 29-year-old Mariah Kochavi - veteran, suffered a stroke while on holiday in Peru - hugging the horse, whom she helped to look after a cloudy day. She says that the unique therapy program makes it stronger. And in the end she feels "a lot happier." (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)





2. Staff Sergeant 29-year-old Mike Kane with a prosthesis instead of legs was injured in Iraq when his vehicle ran over an explosive device. He plans to take a Bud (Horse), when he "retires" and take him to the farm of his parents in Wisconsin. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



3. Coaches also participate in the program. The organizers of the therapeutic program say that the relationship that set the horses to the military, helped wounded soldiers as this could not usual rehabilitation program. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



4. Horses are part of the 3rd Infantry troops at Fort Myer in Arlington. They passed here, farmers from across the country. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



5. With the help of husband and coach 43-year-old Kathy Davis is preparing to go on a horse. After surgery on the brain, turning it into an invalid, she is trying with the help of therapy to regain its balance and self-esteem. "After these sessions, it is much more cheerful," - says her husband Rick Davis. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



6. The coach helps Kochavi sit on a horse. Typically, the group walks along the Custer Road behind the house chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff and a pack along the road, which once drove General George S. Patton Jr.. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



7. For many participants, the program is also the first time in the saddle. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



8. The coach helps Vincent shorts - specialists of the National Guard DC - to cope with the horse. He was wounded by a grenade in Iraq, which overturned his car 29 times. Prior to this program, his inner communication with the horse was "while watching a program on TV." (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



9. Although the US Veterans Administration sponsored by private centers help in the rehabilitation of the military with the help of horses, the main such organization receive money from private sponsors. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



10. Kane and Kochavi ride through the streets of Fort Myer. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



11. Blair, two years participating in the program since its wounds in Iraq, refers to the horses in a special way. He considers them a symbol of sacrifice during the war. "I am honored to ride on these horses," - he says. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



12. McKinney help to climb on a horse. She is now studying for a vet in North Carolina State University. She says that riding a horse with a prosthesis, she almost did not notice that she had no legs. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



13. Davis fulfills throws, sitting on a horse during the program. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



14. Davis fulfills exercises on the horse. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



15. Participants are allowed to ride on the military base of Fort Myer. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



16. Once a promising footballer, McKinney rides on horseback in Fort Meyer during a lesson rehabilitation. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



17. Michael Daly helps program participants not only to climb on a horse, but also do what is written on his tattoo - "hope, faith and love." (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



18. Blair gets off the horse after riding on his birthday. Against the wall is Sergeant Jason Torres, injured in an explosion of homemade devices in Iraq. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



19. Kochavi Blair hugs and congratulates him on his birthday. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



20. Cathy Davies stroking a horse after a walk. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



21. Blair passes by horses harnessed to the funeral procession. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



22. Free to participate in the rehabilitation program during a horse back to their daily work - are preparing to take the fallen soldiers to their resting place. (Carol Guzy / The Washington Post)



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