HEALTH NEWS:

Horseback Riding May Relieve Combat Vets' PTSD Symptoms

Riding horses may help ease symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD) in veterans. Researchers found after three weekly riding sessions, veterans lowered their scores for symptoms of PTSD. And after six-weeks, the vets experienced a clinically significant reduction in their symptom scores-- which means they were capable of doing things such as going to a supermarket that they might have been unable to do when they started the horse riding program.