Camp Cowboy offers veterans a new lease on life
U.S. Armed Forces veteran Krystal Ybarra, a Camp Cowboy program participant, rides “CD” around an arena under the supervision of Lane Robison, program director. Alexandria Randolph | dispatch record
Robyn Bentley, a U.S. Army veteran, guides her equine partner through a desensitization activity. Alexandria Randolph | dispatch record
On a sunny morning in mid-October at a ranch in eastern Lampasas County, a single rider trots a gelding around a small arena. She is observed by a collection of onlookers, both men and women, some in work wear suited to a Texas ranch, and others dressed as if they have simply stepped out to do their weekly grocery shopping.
For those gathered around the arena, the air was thick with t...
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