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Nonprofit catering to veterans, first responders tries to help its therapy animals survive winter blast
Read full article: Nonprofit catering to veterans, first responders tries to help its therapy animals survive winter blastBOERNE, Texas – John and Amy Henderson started the nonprofit Legacy Farmstead a year ago on their ranch in Boerne. “We are a nonprofit that provides equine therapy to veterans and first responders that may be struggling with PTSD or just the stresses of life,” John said. John and Amy Henderson started the nonprofit Legacy Farmstead a year ago on their ranch in Boerne. (Legacy Farmstead)“We rescued them out of kill pens where they were days, sometimes hours from going to slaughter,” John said. “So, they’re definitely special animals, for sure.”The work to keep their animals alive doesn’t end there.