Equine program helps veterans, first responders and frontline healthcare workers who have experienced trauma
By LORI RILEY | Hartford Courant | Published: May 14, 2021 HARTFORD, Conn. (Tribune News Service) — When Karl Rohde was 11 years old, a pony at a birthday party knocked him over and stepped on him. A few years later, a horse ran away with him on a trail ride through brambles and brush, tearing his clothes and cutting his face. From then on, Rohde hated horses. Rohde, a Vietnam veteran, is currently the director of the Putnam County (N.Y.) Veterans Service Agency. As a veterans’ service officer, he recommends different programs to veterans in order to help with post-traumatic stress dis...
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