"Freund – who has bachelor’s degrees in psychology and criminal justice administration and is working toward a master’s degree in psychology – said the relationship her daughter had with the horse was what saved her child from struggles during her adolescent years.
“The power it had to get her through her adolescence was overwhelming,” Freund said. “The horse was able to reach her in a way that I couldn’t and was the only one who was able to overpower the influence of her peers. That was probably the kernel, and I wondered if horses could reach abused and neglected kids that way.”
"Thus, Healing Tales – an equine facilitated learning program for trauma patients...was born in 2011.
"Because humans and horses are both prey animals – meaning they respond to trauma with a fight-or-flight instinct – the mutual understanding and connection between patients and horses has been effective in the trauma patient’s treatment, Freund said.
"Healing Tales works with all trauma patients, but particularly abused and neglected children. It is a supplemental treatment that works in tandem with traditional mental health treatment, Freund said...."
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