Healing the Wounds of War

Horses and Heroes focuses on the human element  It  gives  an alternative option, which can heal the whole person instead of just focusing on symptoms.  It is a non addictive way to get their lives back.  Horses and Heroes fills a void and need, because it helps those grappling with situations brought into their lives due to traumatic events find new ways to cope with them.   It puts emotions back into documentaries and will leave  the audience  with alternative answers to their physical and emotional challenges.

This is a short pitch presentation.  Horses and Heroes will be full length documentary. To learn more please visit our site at http://cproduction5.wix.com/cosmos-productions-





Courage isn't the lack of fear, but the ability to set it aside and  focus on what is truly important

 

Help for Veterans

It has been known by many names. During the Civil War, it was called “Soldier's Heart”. During World War II they called it "Shell Shock". It has also been called "Combat Fatigue". The current label is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PSTD.

In the past, it was down played. Sufferers were told to man up. They were medicated, but instead of healing the medication turned them into zombies and never dealt with the core issues. Many have tried Talk Therapy. Results were limited. Most military personnel thought that only one who had walked the walk could possibly understand the emotional and physical toil of war. Buddy therapy is effective, but it is also limited by location and the number of veterans available to help.

Animal Assisted Therapy has been extremely effective for those who are physically and emotionally challenged. It has become more widely used in cases of PTSD, especially for veterans. Although almost any animal can be a healer, dogs and horses are the ones most commonly partnered with veterans. Dogs have the advantage of being accepted in both cities and rural areas. However, horses are known to better reflect the mood of the person handling them. This ability helps the PSTD patient to learn how to recognize their own feelings. In this way, they learn how to retrain their mind and body reacts to stressers.

A semi-scripted documentary Horses and Heroes has a personable host, who has a diverse military background as well as experience working with horses. She will be chatting with the staff of Charity Hills Ranch as well as with some of the veterans,who have gone through the program. They will be sharing their personal physical and emotional challenges as well as how working with the horses helped them heal.

Horses and Heroes focuses on the human element It gives an alternative option, which can heal the whole person instead of just focusing on symptoms. It is a non addictive way to get their lives back. Horses and Heroes fills a void and need, because it helps those grappling with situations brought into their lives due to traumatic events find new ways to cope with them. It puts emotions back into documentaries and will leave the audience with alternative answers to their physical and emotional challenges.

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You can learn more about H & H as well as all our projects on our website at http://cproduction5.wix.com/cosmos-productions-#!page3/cee5-

As yourself: If you were given a second chance, would you choose love...or revenge?

-" Instant Karma is going to get you."-
John Lennon

Have you ever met someone and suddenly felt love or hate? Yet for the life of you couldn't remember meeting them before. Did you wonder why? Would you want to remember? Would you want to know? What if the knowledge would save your life? Never Can Say Good-bye is a paranormal thriller feature film with the logline love and hate survives death.

Alternative Healing Therapy for Veterans, Military Personnel, and Their Families

 

Until You Walk The Path, You Won’t Know Where it Goes is hosting Program Director and Therapeutic Horsemanship Instructor, Christine O"Connell on December 5, 2013 at 1 pm eastern. We will be talking about how Charity Hill's Equine Therapy program helps veterans cope with the physical and emotional challenges of war. Charity Hill Ranch will be the site of the upcoming documentary, Horses and Heroes.

Christine is the CEO of Mid-Michigan Equestrian Center, dba Charity Hill Ranch. She moved the ten-year-old Mid-Michigan Equestrian Center from down state to the Rapid City, Michigan location in 2010. Christine comes with the unique perspective of having a child who sustained a severe closed head injury at a very young age and started the therapeutic riding center for her daughter’s benefit and others. To accomplish this, she became a Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor through the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NAHRA), now known as Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH) and is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist. Charity Hill Ranch is a PATH Premier Accredited Center.

Christine studied Business Administration at Baker College and received special training while employed at Peckham Industries, a training and employment facility for the physically, mentally and emotionally impaired. She was a Clinton County 4-H Horse Program Leader for six years and Coached the MIHA St. Johns Middle School Equestrian Team and the MIHA Kalkaska Home School Equestrian Team. She is also a member of the Michigan Trail Riders Association and Home School Legal Defense Association. 

 

Christine O'Connell is a PATH International Certified Instructor of 10 Years, and specializes in Traumaic Brain Injury as well as a Certified Brain Injury Specialist. Together with Sarah Wilson, who is a Mental Health Specialist with Degree in Psychology and Education, they provide programs and services where “Love in Action” enables individual growth and achievement for people who have physical and emotional trauma. 

 

Charity Hill Ranch is a proud Member of Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International. It is also e a member of Horses for Heroes Inc. Based in Las Vegas and founded in 2006, their mission is to make horseback riding affordable for, and accessible to militay personnel, veterans, First Responders, and their families. Mid-Michigan Equestrian Center, Inc, which is located at Charity Hill Ranch, is a non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation which believes that riding and caring for horses profoundly affects the lives of people with disabilities and enables them to live a more fulfilling and complete life.

Horses and Heroes combines the concepts a talk show with that of a documentary. It will utilize both interviews and practical demonstrations of horse therapy to give the audience a full understanding of how and why working with the horses help veterans heal. It will combine the spontaneity of a talk show with the informational aspects of a documentary. It will create a greater awareness of Animal Assisted Therapy for civilians, military personnel, veterans, and their families. The goal is to create an understanding of how and why the therapy works, thereby giving those suffering from PTSD another therapeutic option.

Charity Hill Website

http://www.charityhillranch.org/

https://www.facebook.com/charityhillranch

Tune into http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on December 5, 2013 at 1 pm eastern to to learn more about Equine Therapy and how it offers an alternative healing to those who have experienced physical and emotional trauma. The phone lines and chat will be available for those who wish to ask questions. The phone number is (347) 838-9927.



The interview will be available in the archives at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze/2013/12/05/until-you-walk-the-path-you-wont-know-where-it

Horses and Heroes

By

Theresa Chaze

The planes and ships brought me back, but my soul was left behind.

No words could cure.

No arms could comfort.

No loved one could help me heal.

Who I was had splintered away.

I was a memory almost forgotten.

I walked from hell looking home, but I couldn't find the way.

No way back.

No way forward.

I was lost in the land of despair.

They wanted me to be who I was.

That person didn't live anymore

Across the field not far away, stood one who saw my wounds.

She did not speak.

She needed no words.

Yet she comforted my wounded soul.

She helped me see past the fear and the pain.

I found the path that led me home.

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" Instant Karma is going to get you."
                                       John Lennon
Have you ever met someone and suddenly  felt love or hate? Yet for the life of you couldn't remember  them.  Would you want to  remember? Would you want to know if it could save  your life?

Never Can Say Good-bye is a paranormal thriller  feature film with the  logline love and hate survives death

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