ByĀ Craig Shoup
Area veterans saddled horses for therapy to work their way back from the stresses of serving in the United States armed forces.
Gerard Recker of Fremont, who served eight years in the Marine Corps, said his wife, Rebekah, who directs the therapy program, got him interested in using horses for therapy.
“I’ve never used a horse, but I wanted to try it out,” Gerard Recker said as he mounted Caymus, a 21-year-old horse at the Behlman Road stable in Oak Harbor. “It’s very relaxing. I like riding.”
The relaxation is just what the horses provide to veterans, who are encouraged to stop by and get to know the animals, Rebekah said.
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