HHHVets

March 31, 2018

Saturday, March 31, Noon until 3 pm, honoring the graduates of the Nancy S. Cahoon Class, and HHHvets alumni.  Graduation ceremony, including an impressive presentation of the colors on horseback, begins at 2 pm

Grilled hot dogs, chips, cold drinks and desserts.

Live demonstrations of Equine Assisted Therapy Groundwork

Meet Keller Horsemanship’s Mustangs

Greet the veterans who participate, and meet their beautiful rescued horse partners

Ziggy the Magical Mini Horse, who loves to be petted and finger-painted on.

Get pictures of your child in the saddle on a beautiful pony.

March 04, 2018

Happy Birthday today to our beloved Clinical Director, Dede Beasley!

From everyone at Heroes and Horses Healing

March 31, 2018

Saturday, March 31 is the date for the Graduation Open House Celebration for our next HHHvets, The Nancy S. Cahoon Class.

As all of our open house events are, this will be a family friendly afternoon, offering food and fun, and a chance to meet the veterans who will have completed HHHvets Equine Assisted Therapy. We will have indoor and outdoor activities for children and adults at Keller Horsemanship in Pegram.  


 

"First class of 2018 is named the NANCY S. CAHOON CLASS. In 2017, Heroes and Horses Healing, Inc. lost a good friend..."

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In 2017, Heroes and Horses Healing, Inc. lost a good friend. Nancy Cahoon, an early, ardent supporter and "Partner on the Journey", died November 22. But her support and love for this great adventure lives on! Because of Nancy's enthusiasm for our endeavor, HHHvets has continued to receive generous contributions in Nancy's memory from her friends in various parts of the country. And now, HHHvets’ Executive Committee has voted unanimously to name our first class of 2018, the February-March 2018 sessions, the NANCY S. CAHOON CLASS.

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We will soon begin running profiles of some of the five amazing PTSD-coping veterans who have been selected to participate in the NANCY S. CAHOON CLASS, as well as offering a look at some of the men and women volunteers and rescued horses, all of whom are currently in training to work with this class.
 

November 09, 2017

From WKRN.COM, by Morgan Hightower

"The program is accepting new veterans, and there is an open house on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. It’s at Keller Horse Training, 2198 Sam’s Creek Road, Pegram, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.." See video.

July 30, 2017

PEGRAM, Tenn. - A local horse therapy program has been using horses recovering from emotional trauma to help veterans who suffer from PTSD.

Reported by Alexandra Koehn

June 25, 2017

The Open House held Sunday, June 25th was a GREAT SUCCESS! The weather was beautiful and the donors, volunteers, other suporters, and Veterans' families turned out in much greater numbers than we hoped for. Click below for more details and photos. If you missed this one, please check this site often to find out when our next Open House will be held. 

November 17, 2016

On Thursday, November 17th, Heroes and Horses Healing had our first-ever class graduation ceremony.

December 05, 2016

Our Clinical Director, Dede Beasley, along with 2 especially trained Volunteer Assistants, will begin individual couples therapy for Veterans who have completed the class and their wives.

August 28, 2016

On August 28, 2016 many volunteers met with tools and equipment to begin cleanup of the addition to the facility area provided by Keller Horse Training. Much work was accomplished and we thank everyone for donating their time and hard work.

August 26, 2016

On Friday, August 26, 2016, eight volunteers participated in an intense 3 hour assistants training class at the Keller Horse Training facility. It was led by our Clinical Director Dede Beasley. The next trainng session is set for Sunday, September 4th from 1:30pm till 5:30pm. All class assistant volunteers for our first class should attend. We will cover a lot of ground, including safety, confidentiality, a very tightly planned curriculum, responiblities of volunteers, communicating, and what we can expect from each session. 

Our first class for our veterans-what this whole thing is all about, is just around the corner. 13 sessions beginng in a few weeks.

June 25, 2016

Our first open house for HHHvets, held Saturday, June 25th, was a great success. The event drew directors, advisors, friends and many others who wanted to get to know more about each other, and about what Heroes and Horses Healing is all about. Thanks to all who were there, and all who helped make it work.

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Claudia and I want to especially thank our Three First Ladies: Hilda Keller, our Professional Horse Trainer and owner of Keller Horsemanship and riding Instruction for making her stables and beautiful facilities available for us (on the heels of her very successful first annual Ride for the Rescues Trainers' Challenge); Jane McAllister, operator of River Edge Farm Horse Rescue in Lyles, TN, who provides most of our rescued horses, and who brought her great little horse Zippy to give pony rides and picture opportunities to children and families; and to Dede Beasley, our Certified Professional Equine Assisted Therapy Clinical Director, who showed small groups of guests, up close, how the therapy for PTSD-copers and Rescued Horses works.

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We plan to do this more in the future for targeted groups of veterans, families, general public guests and prospective donors and sponsors.