Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals, Human Service Organizations, Human Services, Mental Health, Mental Health Treatment, Military & Veterans Organizations, Veterans

Mission: Our Mission: To improve the physical, mental, and emotional health of veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress by providing a healing, equine-assisted experience utilizing off-the-track Thoroughbreds.

Results: Saratoga WarHorse has received numerous awards and accolades recognizing its innovative approach for helping veterans with PTS. The VFW, American Legion, and numerous military medical centers have endorsed the Saratoga WarHorse program and highlighted it in numerouspublications. A case study by Advances in Mind-Body Medicine (2013) stated:​“The [Saratoga WarHorse] Connection Process creates an environment of mutual trust between man and horse. The benefits are profound: A sense of empowerment, decreased anxiety and depression, improved physical and social functioning… and increased resilience sustained over a 3-month period and beyond. ”​There is absolutely NO cost for veterans to participate. Saratoga WarHorse covers the entire cost of transporting veteran participants from anywhere in the United States and U. S. territories, as well as: lodging, meals, and program instruction. We are 100% funded by charitable contributions.

Target demographics: Military veterans and service members, along with their families and their communities

Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 200 veterans, their families, and dozens of retired Thoroughbred racehorses

Geographic areas served: The entire United States

Programs: Our equine-assisted “Connection Process”: an innovative approach for treating Post-Traumatic Stress where veterans are partnered with off-the-track Thoroughbred racehorses so they can both help each other recover after trauma