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Horses
That Heal
BY ERIN PESUT
DEB AND JOHN FOLEY know
what it means to serve. Deb's father
retired from the military aer 27 years,
and John, her husband, an Apache
pilot, retired in 2013 aer 29 years.
Although they aren't in the military
anymore, their commitment is still
honoring those who have ever worn a
uniform for our country.
Horses at Heal
Stemming from Avalon Counseling,
Deb's private practice, Horses at
Heal (HTH) is the Foley's nonprofit
focused on providing the opportunity
for all veterans to receive equine
assisted psychotherapy at no cost. is
assistance extends beyond Fayetteville
and Fort Bragg—their hope is to
provide their services for veterans
everywhere.
In the King Arthur books, Avalon
is the island where the wounded were
taken to recover, and at their Avalon
Farm, in Linden, Deb and John
practice the Equine Assisted Growth
and Learning Association (EAGALA)
model of therapy. Horses are not meant
for riding; they are therapists.
Each horse on their 19 acres of land
has a survival story, but the story is
not shared. ese horses help tell other
people's stories, stories belonging to
service members with Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military
Sexual Trauma (MST) and other
experiences soldiers carry with them
from years of service, deployments or
what settles once the dust has been
washed from their faces, wiped from
their boots and the new reality of being
As much today as yesterday...
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