YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The owner of a horse ranch at Yakima has turned it into a therapy program for children.
Shelly Peterson told the Yakima Herald-Republic she’s seen remarkable changes in the children who’ve visited her Bachelor Creek Ranch.
Depressed teens begin to smile. Children with Attention Deficit Disorder or Obsessive Compulsion Disorder are able to focus, and still others find an escape from the stress and peer pressure that plague their home lives.
Peterson uses four of her five horses in the program. Children learn to ride or take part in chores such as mucking out stalls.
