Credit: Kyle Hartmann/Rutgers Equine Science Center
Veterans with PTSD in a Rutgers pilot study, including U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Eric "Moose" Petrevich (at right), found working with horses eased their symptoms. Equine specialist Jane Burrows (left) of Special Strides coaches Lt. Col. Petrevich with a specially trained horse. Petrevich wears an electromyography sensor that measures stress.