Alberta Farmer Express

Working with horses offers a lifeline to Vets
Alexis Kienlen – Sunday, Aug. 4, 2016

Alberta-based equine therapy program teaches Veterans how to communicate with their loved ones.

Horses can be a mirror for human behaviour — act aggressively or refuse to communicate and it will let you know.

“You can lie to a human, but you can’t lie to a horse,” said Steve Critchley, co-founder of Can Praxis, an Alberta-based equine therapy program that uses horses to help Canadian military veterans and families affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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