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November 8, 2022 Location: USAFA Equestrian Center, Colorado Springs, CO Hosted by: River Deep Foundation Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Equine Assisted Learning We had an amazing day at our last Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) session for the season at the Air Force Academy! Jennie led a series of EAL exercises to help understand more about this therapy. As with each session, we rounded out the morning with an nice horseback ride. Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom
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July 19 2022
Location: USAFA Equestrian Center, Colorado Springs, CO Hosted by: River Deep Foundation Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Equine Assisted Learning It was another great day at the Air Force Academy with an amazing group of veterans learning about equine therapy. Even though it was a little cold, we still managed to have a lot of fun. We learned about equines and how to do a few exercises to cope with stress. Our time included a nice hour of horseback riding that included three water crossings. It was exciting and also relaxing. Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar Executive Director, River Deep Foundation Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach April 12, 2022
Location: USAFA Equestrian Center, Colorado Springs, CO Hosted by: River Deep Foundation Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Equine Assisted Learning It was a great day for our opening session of Equine Assisted Learning. We had an amazing time with a group of veterans and their families learning about the power of working with horses to help with PTSD and TBI. Everyone enjoyed the time spent with others and learning other ways to deal with anxiety. Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Date: November 9, 2021 Location: USAFA Equestrian Center Hosted by: River Deep Foundation Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Equine Assisted Learning This is the final Equine Assisted Learning session for the season. A group of six veterans and couple of family members joined us on this sunny and not very cold November day. The participants learned how to interact with the horses and how to perform exercises to cope with stress. We finished our time with a relaxing hour of horseback riding through three waters crossing. We are looking forward for the next season of sessions with the horses. Thank you so much to River Deep Foundation for making this event possible so that our Operation TBI Freedom clients and family members can learn more coping skill to manage their day-to-day stress. Date: October 12, 2021 Location: USAFA Equestrian Center Hosted by: River Deep Foundation Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Equine Assisted Learning It was another great day at the Air Force Academy Equestrian Center with an amazing group of veterans! We are proud to be working with the VA to bring more clients to these wonderful outings. Today, we welcomed a primary care provider from the VA as a guest to observe and note the impact the session had on her client. As with each session we learned about Equine Assisted Learning and how to perform exercises to cope with stress. Every veteran had time to share how they felt before and after attending the equine assisted learning session. When a participant comes to the day anxious about horses and leaves excited to try riding again, we know that this outing was a meaningful experience. We finished our time with a relaxing hour of horseback riding through the natural beauty of the area. We will have one more session in November before the weather turns and we look forward to next season! Bob Adwar Executive Director, River Deep Foundation Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program 
Date: September 14, 2021 Location: USAFA Equestrian Center Hosted by: River Deep & SCIHOP Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Equine Assisted Learning It was another great day at the Air Force Academy with an excited group of veterans and their family members! The participants learned about Equine Assisted Learning and how to perform exercises to cope with stress. Every veteran had the time to share how they felt before and after their equine session. One veteran even overcame his fear of horses and rode one! Now he can’t wait to get back on the horse. Everyone enjoyed a peaceful, long ride on the horses through three water crossings! Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar Executive Director, River Deep Foundation Chairman, SCI Humanitarian Outreach Program
Date: June 8, 2021 Location: USAFA Equestrian Center Hosted by: River Deep & SCIHOP Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Equine Therapy It was an amazing day at the Air Force Academy with a wonderful group of veterans excited to learn about Equine Therapy. We learned about the many benefits of Equine Therapy as well as different tools to help cope with stress in a healthy way. All of the veterans that participated had the opportunity to share how they felt before and after the equine session. The session culminated with a serene horseback ride across a number of rivers and streams! Everyone was grateful to be apart of the Equine Therapy outing! Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar River Deep Foundation, President SCI HOP - VP of Humanitarian Outreach
Date: May 25, 2021 Location: USAFA Equestrian Center Hosted by: River Deep & SCIHOP Participating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Equine Therapy It was another great day at the Air Force Academy with an amazing group of veterans accompanied by their family members. They spent the afternoon learning about the benefits of equine therapy as well as helpful exercises to cope with stress. Every veteran had the opportunity to share how they felt before and after the equine session. The session was a peaceful hour of horseback riding through three water crossings. The veterans and their families enjoyed a very relaxing day! Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar River Deep Foundation, President SCI HOP - VP of Humanitarian Outreach
Date: April 13, 2021 Location: USAFA Equestrian Center Hosted by: River Deep Foundation and Denver SCIHOP Participating groups: Operation TBI Freedom Equine Assisted Learning This was our first Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) session for the season. Despite the cold weather, we had fun at the Air Force Academy Equestrian Center with of six amazing veterans! The group learned about (EAL) and how to do few exercises to cope with stress. We finished the session with a lovely hour of horseback riding through 3 Waters Crossing. As always, this was a relaxing way to learn and spend time outdoors. Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar President, River Deep Foundation VP/Humanitarian Outreach Chairman, Denver SCI
September 26th, 2019 Location: U.S. Air Force Academy Equestrian Center, Remount Foundation, Colorado Springs, CO. Hosted By: River Deep Alliance and SCI HOP Participants: Operation TBI Freedom Today we closed our amazing season of equine assistant learning at the U.S. Air Force Academy Equestrian Center, Remount Foundation, in Colorado Springs, CO. We had a community partner in attendance, the opportunity to learn more about Equine assisted learning, and how beneficial working with horses can be with our PTSD and TBI's. After spending some time grooming the horses and learning from our instructor, Jeanne Springer, we went for a nice long trail ride around the Air Force Academy Jesus Guerra, CBIS Military Support Specialist, Operation TBI Freedom Bob Adwar River Deep Foundation, President SCI HOP, VP/Humanitarian Chairman
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