News Archive | Building Bridges Foundation at Anderson Farm

Hay Huts from Woodmen Life

Dec 27, 2017 | News, News Archive

Thanks to Sara Bender and Woodmen Life the horses at Building Bridges now have Hay Huts to keep their hay nice and dry and healthy! Eating hay is a very important part of a horses diet. Hay that gets wet or moldy poses a huge health hazard to horses. These Hay Huts...

Efficacy of the EAGALA Model in Equine Assisted Therapy

Aug 16, 2017 | News, News Archive

Efficacy of the EAGALA Model in Equine Assisted Therapy There is a growing body of evidence for EAGALA Model equine-assisted psychotherapy. The publications listed below are papers describing research investigating EAGALA. They have been published in peer-reviewed...

Offering Veterans Equine Therapy

Aug 16, 2017 | News, News Archive

Pennsylvania’s deputy adjutant general for Veterans Affairs paid a visit to Building Bridges Foundation at Anderson Farms on July 17. Maj. Gen. Eric Weller was joined by Chip Gilliland, chief of reintegration and outreach, and Rick Hamp, director of the Bureau...

PTSD in Vanity Fair

Jul 5, 2017 | News, News Archive

PTSD in Vanity Fair Though only 10 percent of American forces see combat, the U.S. military now has the highest rate of post-traumatic stress disorder in its history. Sebastian Junger investigates. The first time I experienced what I now understand to be...

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