Mustang Adoption Academy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
MUSTANG ADOPTION ACADEMY
A registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
MUSTANGS OF SERVICE VETERANS PROGRAM
A free mental health program for & with our American Veterans, in service of gentling wild mustangs through brain-based horsemanship
NO HORSE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
What Our Veterans Say:
“This program has been the missing link in my recovery. Traditional therapy, AA and other methods of healing have given me strength, but it’s the connection with the horses that has brought me real healing. For the first time, the pieces of my life feel like they’re finally fitting together.”
“As I came in to work with the mustangs, I began to see parts of myself again that really had been disappeared for, well, since I came back home."
What We Do & Why We Do It
Brain-based horsemanship is a clear & concise pattern of behaviors that is scientifically backed and can be applied in any situation, to any horse, by any human.
This form of horsemanship can be taught to & utilized by someone who has never before been around horses. And yet even the most experienced trainers & owners can also benefit from incorporating the basic tenants of brain-based horsemanship.
Teaching your horses to self-down regulate is their form of wellness & mental health, and it is equally as important for them as it is for us humans, perhaps even more so as they are prey animals who make every decision based around safety.
Speaking of wellness & mental health - there are on average 22 American Veterans who commit suicide daily and many many more who live with the effects from their time in service - PTSD, anxiety, depression, etc - and are struggling to reassimilate into civilian life.
The Mustangs of Service program is NOT your traditional talk therapy program. It is however a mental health program that teaches & utilizes brain-based horsemanship and Equine Assisted Learning Services with our Veterans, in the act of gentling Mustangs.
Through this journey and the undeniable parallels between the two, they both find
understanding, learning & healing.
We have found great success in the joining of our two programs. Both are vitally important pursuits and by pairing them together we have been able to help save and enhance many lives.
Want to learn more, participate in the programs and/or adopt a Mustang?
