There are several articles written about why our veterans need help and more options for adjusting to life post war. Also several articles regarding the benefist of Horses Assisted Counseling.  Here are a few articles relating to the mission of HARTH.

• National Geographic video on Horses Helping to Heal Veterans
   
• Psychology Today - Horses Bring Healing to Wounded Warriors  -   "Equine Therapy is Becoming a Mainstream Treatment for Soldiers with PTSD"
   
• From senior militar correspondent for the Huffington Post whose series on severly wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting - Some Veterans Need Help and That is Our Job
   
• Study published in the Canadian Military Journal which explored using horse assisted therapy for treating veterans with PTSD reinforces the mission at HARTH.
   
• CTV reports that the Canadian Fedeal government will fund horse therapy for injured veterans.
   
• NBC News reports that 1 in 8 returning soldiers suffers from PTSD.
   
• Austin American Statesman Special Report:  "Scores of recent Texas war veterans have died of overdoses, suicide and vehicle crashes"
   
• Horses help NT Army veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in Darwin
   
• Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development (JRRD) writes "As prey animals, horses are hypervigilant until they learn they are not in danger. Unlike with many dogs, who trust unconditionally, horses require humans to work to gain their trust. Because of their own hypervigilance, veterans with PTSD easily understand and can relate to the trust and hypervigilance in a horse. Other symptoms of PTSD are emotional numbness, a feeling of "not being in one's body," and a lack of awareness of body language. Horses understand communication primarily through body language, so the veterans with PTSD learn to become more aware of theirA bodies, their body language, and expression of emotion through their bodies. They must become aware of the body language of the horse, which helps them become aware of others' body language, too."
   
• Psychology Today - "Look out, Freud. There's a new therapist in town and he's a formative 1,600 pounds. That's right, I'm talking about a horse. Incorporating horses to assist in psychotherapy is an approach that has been used in agricultural societies for centuries and is just now beginning to hit mainstream society. Recently, you may have heard about Equine Assisted Psychotherapy in the news because President Obama has allocated significant funds to use EAP for veterans' rehabilitation..."