Therapeutic Horsemanship

From: Soldiers | Date: September 1, 2007| Author: Norris, Michael | Copyright information

FORT Myer, Va., has been the site of a therapeutic-horsemanship program for Soldier amputees since May 2006.

Mary Jo Beckman, a retired Navy commander and licensed therapeutic-riding instructor with the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, approached the 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard) at Fort Myer, and Walter Reed Army Medical Center personnel in Washington, D.C., to develop the program.

Through the program, Soldiers with disabilities can strengthen their bo...

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