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Sharing the benefits of equine therapy

Peace Ranch and Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center Teaming Up to Help Sexual Assault Survivors

By Lauren Creighton and Josh Monroe — April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Peace Ranch in Traverse City has teamed up with the Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center to help sexual assault survivors. The center has helped more than 3,000 kids with free counseling since opening their doors in 2010.

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Peace Ranch Expanding Services

By Adam Bartelmay — A horse farm in Northern Michigan that specializes in equine assisted counseling and education is looking to expand its services to include more programming for veterans. Peace Ranch near Traverse City recently hired a program director with 25 years of experience in the U.S. Army.

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Taking a Step

By Laura Michels — Fifty years ago, Allen Watts served as a sniper for the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Five decades passed but the impact remains. Watts goes to Peace Ranch, a horse ranch about 10 miles south of Traverse City. Here, horses and humans heal each other, according to ranch staff.

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‘We Have A Lot To Be Thankful For’: Nonprofits’ Roller-Coaster Ride Eased By Funding, Donors, Creativity

At Traverse City’s Peace Ranch, which provides equine-assisted therapy to people of all ages needing mental health services, the pandemic brought cancellation of fundraising events but a swell in clients as the ranch took on people that state and local mental-health workers were prohibited from meeting with in person.

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Peace Ranch Equine-Assisted Therapy Helps People Cope during COVID-19 Crisis

Peace Ranch is an experience with a tranquil feel that immediately overcomes you when you walk onto the grounds in Hoosier Valley, just outside Traverse City. “We provide experiential therapy for people who have trauma, and we use horses in therapy, and that’s what makes it a little bit unique,” says Jackie Kaschel, the executive director and founder of Peace Ranch.

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