Castle Craig is a 50-acre retreat in the
Scottish Borders where an innovative treatment that was designed in the
United States is now assisting those looking to restore lives in Great
Britain.
Patients recovering from alcohol addition must work with the horses to do certain tasks (which do not include riding). Patients successfully communicating and controlling these gentle giants helps to build self-esteem and modify addictive behavior.
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Helene Mauchlen, development officer for the British Horse Society in Scotland, has no doubt that horses have a healing gift and "can sense if someone is in trouble mentally". That's something Elizabeth Ormerod also believes. "Certain animals, such as dogs, cats and horses, are often gentle when they are around people who are fragile. You see that with organisations like Riding for the Disabled. "There is enormous potential for animals to restore and maintain human health and I don't think we've really begun to tap into that fully yet."
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