Wild Mustangs for Veterans and First Responders 501c3 nonprofit
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What We Do
Why We Do It
Why We Do It
We pair a wild mustang with a veteran or first responder. The Veteran/First Responder initiates and builds a trusting and bonding relationship with their Mustang through one on one gentling and training.
Veterans and First Responders (Police, Fire Fighter, EMTs, etc) are faced with traumatic events through the very nature of their chos
We pair a wild mustang with a veteran or first responder. The Veteran/First Responder initiates and builds a trusting and bonding relationship with their Mustang through one on one gentling and training.
Veterans and First Responders (Police, Fire Fighter, EMTs, etc) are faced with traumatic events through the very nature of their chosen career. These events can lead to PTSD and symptoms such tension, anxiety, emotional numbing, distancing or avoidance; Those symptoms interfere with interpersonal relationships as well as their ability to function at work and in their personal lives.
Mustangs have also faced their own traumatic events. Employees of the Wild Horse and Burro Program (Bureau of Land Management) have been assigned the thankless task of care and custody of Mustang and Burro herds on our nations public lands. It is necessary to gather horses from their wild lands in order to protect them from starvation due to over crowding. Gatherings, health/wellness activities and placement into holding pens are traumatic events to wild Mustangs and Burros that lead to heightened "Flight or Fight" responses,
The traumatized veteran and traumatized horse help each other. When veterans “gentle” the mustangs, these horses act as therapists to the veterans, and veterans are therapists to the horses. Therefore, reciprocal healing occurs. By working with mustangs, Veterans can experience reduction in anxiety and emotional numbing, improved mastery of their fear responses, and reduction in hypervigilance in a natural learning environment. As the mustang begins to trust the veterans – the veteran begins to trust the horse and themselves.
Why We Do It
Why We Do It
Why We Do It
Since 2001, between 1.9 and 3 million service members have served in post-9/11 war operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and over half of them have deployed more than once. Many times that number of Americans have borne the costs of war as spouses, parents, children, and friends cope with their loved ones’ absence, mourn their deaths, or
Since 2001, between 1.9 and 3 million service members have served in post-9/11 war operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and over half of them have deployed more than once. Many times that number of Americans have borne the costs of war as spouses, parents, children, and friends cope with their loved ones’ absence, mourn their deaths, or greet the changed person who often returns to a daily life that is unrecognizable. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veterans account for more than half of the severely disabled veteran population.
As of the 2020 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, the suicide rate among the OIF and OEF veterans is 17.6 PER DAY and remains significantly higher than the general population. Over four times as many active-duty personnel and war veterans of post-9/11 conflicts have died of suicide than in combat, as an estimated 30,177 have died by suicide as compared with the 7,057 killed in post-9/11 war operations.
In addition to Military members, first responders such as firefighters, law enforcement and even medical staff are at high risk of stress, trauma or suicide. First responders often work in highly stressful situations and many deal with dangerous and life-threatening situations on the job. The trauma and emotional stress that comes with their day-to-day responsibilities can significantly affect their mental health and cause post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety.
We are a nonprofit corporation developed by an Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veteran with multiple deployments. Operation Remount Corporation is designed to help military veterans and first responders work through the symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, depression, loss of confidence and to offer a sense of purpose while helping the American Mustang find a quality forever home.
How We Do It
Why We Do It
How We Do It
We are a NONPROFIT and rely on fundraisers and donations to provide the wild mustang and veteran program.
- This program is FREE to participants.
- It is a 6 week program located on the Mirrored K Legacy Ranch in Jay Em, Wyoming
- At the end of the program the participant my adopt their horse free of charge as long as they have an appropriate plac
We are a NONPROFIT and rely on fundraisers and donations to provide the wild mustang and veteran program.
- This program is FREE to participants.
- It is a 6 week program located on the Mirrored K Legacy Ranch in Jay Em, Wyoming
- At the end of the program the participant my adopt their horse free of charge as long as they have an appropriate place to keep and care for their horse.
- We are currently working hard on fundraising activities to provide a larger training center and free housing for participants.
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