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SANCTUARY
REHABILITATION
Out Side In RETRAINING/ADOPTION

EQUINE-ASSISTED PROGRAM

TESTIMONIAL:
“TAA has not only
provided us funding
to maintain and grow
our Thoroughbred
program, but it
also has served as a
testament to the way
we operate and care
for our horses. This
helps us to leverage
other funding
by giving donors
confidence in our
organization.”

FOUNDED: 2011
Out Side In provides equine-assisted therapy to individuals of all ages.
ADDRESS:
12511 152nd Ave.
Out Side In is a Thoroughbred rescue, reha- purpose in life. Grand Haven, MI 49417
bilitation, and retraining program, and an In addition to the Thoroughbred program
outpatient mental health facility that provides and therapy programs, in 2014 the facility PHONE:
equine assisted psychotherapy to individuals, started its Heroes for Horses program for (616) 844-0906
families, couples, and groups. veterans with PTSD, and the veterans quickly MAIN CONTACT:
OSI’s licensed clinical therapists use horses discovered the parallels between the OTTBs
to treat people of all ages who suffer from and themselves. They both are transition- Jennifer McVoy
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depres- ing into new lives and finding a new purpose. WEB ADDRESS:

sion, anxiety, and myriad other mental and By pairing each veteran with his or her own
emotional disorders. assigned horse, it improved the quality of life outsideintherapy.com
In equine-assisted psychotherapy, horses for the horses and veterans alike. SOCIAL:
are used to provide this unique form of treat- Veterans participate in the rehabilitation, OutSideInStables
ment. It was during a search for an additional retraining and eventual re-homing of the
horse for the therapy program that Out Side horse, while at the same time working with a AVERAGE NUMBER OF

In encountered its first off-the-track Thor- licensed psychotherapist to process through THOROUGHBREDS PER YEAR:
oughbred (OTTB). These horses were wonder- their own mental health issues. By combining
ful therapy partners because they are intelli- work with the horses and an indirect therapeu- 16
gent, responsive, and incredibly intuitive. This tic component, the veterans are more engaged
provided an opportunity to not only use horses and committed than in traditional psychother-
to improve the lives of people but also to help apy. Out Side In is a place where both people

these horses with a second career and a new and horses find hope and healing.

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