Farm’s horses help people heal - SunGazette.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information - Williamsport-Sun Gazette
January 29, 2012
By JOSH BROKAW - Sun-Gazette Correspondent , Williamsport Sun-Gazette
Wendy and Scott Armstrong own Flipside Farm, where they board horses, offer riding lessons and pony camps, and provide equine-assisted therapy to patients in need of a different approach to mental health.
Wendy Armstrong earned her equine therapy certification about a year ago, after it was recommended that a family member fighting an eating disorder try the nontraditional treatment.
The Muncy farm has since served about 40 patients, mostly in one-on-one sessions.
"Most of the treatments are unmounted," said Armstrong. "You take a kid that's never been around horses, lay out a series of halters, and tell them to go halter the horse they feel represents them most. Most people try to put it on backwards every time."
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