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Passing did we as a family even know that he had been struggling with ptsd. learning of his diagnosis and not knowing of the signs and not knowing that he may have been struggling with this all these years also kind of adds to the agony of what it is for so many military vets, that many are suffering in silence. like the markings on a horse, there are so many unique ways these massive magical creatures touch our lives. i've loved them from early on, even volunteering as a teen at rock creek horse center in washington, d.c. >> you did good, girl. >> i think when i came here it was really for se...

Hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. in a few hours, heros will be honored live on cnn. one being honored tonight is harry swimmer. after he retired from the insurance industry, he turned his for profit horse farm into a non-profit to yoasis for childrn ...

>> my hero is the equine therapeutic riding program and we work with special needs children. i'm a very lucky man to be able to do that. i met a little girl, nonverbal, deaf, wondering what she would be like on a horse. i said to the grandmother, how about if we bring her out to the farm and let me see what she'd do on a horse. i brought her out here and put her on a pony and she lit up like a candle. i said, this is what i wanted to do. these children come to me with all kinds of disabilities, verbal and nonverbal. they gain so much from doing something that other children don't do that they ...

There's no shame in saving money. ride on, ride proud. geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. have voting now under way for the cnn "hero of the year "meet one of this year's top heroes. >> therapeutic riding program and we work with special needs children and i'm a very lucky man to be able to do that.

I appreciate it. >> thank you, we appreciate you. >> you got it. you got it. voting is now under way for the cnn hero of the year. and harry switcher is one of our top ten finalists. >> my hero is the equine assistance therapeutic riding program. we work with special needs children. and i'm a very lucky man to be able to do that. i met a little girl, non-verbal, deaf, wondered what she'd be like on a horse. so i said to the grandmother, i said, how about if we bring her out to the farm and let me she what she'll do on a horse. i put her on a pony and she lit up like a candle. i said this is wh...