The Calgary Herald

Alberta equine therapy program for veterans receives federal funding
Note: Federal funding awarded in 2016 was a one-time donation of $25,000.
Yolande Cole – Sunday, July 10, 2016

By the end of the three-day program, those same participants grow so fond of the animals that Critchley jokes “we have to physically stop them from trying to take one home in the trunk of their car.”

The evolution is an example of the “amazing” outcomes that the Can Praxis co-founder and facilitator says have resulted from the unique, Alberta-based program.

More than 140 couples have gone through the program, which is open to veterans and their spouses from across Canada who have been diagnosed with operational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

“The program is designed to deal specifically with the conflict and crisis that becomes part of a veteran’s life — as a matter of fact the whole family’s life,” Critchley says.

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