Helen Richardson

Grief doesn't just live in the mind — it lives in the body. For mothers who have lost a child, that weight rarely lifts on its own. New research on equine-assisted learning shows that what happens outside, with equines, can reach places that office-based support cannot. Our Mother's Mourning Brush program opens this June at our Topsfield sanctuary on Massachusetts' North Shore. No riding. No prior experience needed.

Our founder sat down with VetsConnection Podcast host Scott McLean — a 10-year Air Force veteran and the founder of One Man One Mic Foundation — to talk about how horses, donkeys, and ground-based work change the lives of the people who walk into the paddock Suzanne MacPhail has spent more than thirty years sitting with people in some of the hardest moments of their lives. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an EAGALA-certified equine-assisted learning practitioner, and the founder of...

How the founder of One Man One Mic Foundation came to lead the board at Hands for Healing Equine — and why his story matters for the veterans we serve When Scott McLean talks about veterans and healing, he's not speculating. He's reporting from inside it. Scott is a 10-year U.S. Air Force veteran, the founder and CEO of One Man One Mic Foundation — a nonprofit that helps veterans process their experiences through podcasting and storytelling — and the founder of the Honor In Ashes Project,...