Clark has seen many worst-case scenarios
resolve in Faith Hill Farm’s arena
and, with Maloof, is committed to continuing
the service for her clients. She
has witnessed a decrease in anxiety and
an improvement in moods in children
and older clients who are in the darkest
emotional places. Aside from the visual
anecdotes, Clark says she is compiling
data on the program’s effectiveness. “The
largest reduction came from clients with
the highest self-reported mood and anxiety
concerns,” she says. “The more data
we have, the more insurance comes on
board, the more people we can help. This
is huge.”
DIESEL AND TAMARA
have become close friends
during her months of therapy,
and she is finally starting
to believe as much in herself as she
does in him. Her time in the shelter and
floating between friends’ couches with
her three children and working multiple
jobs has left its mark. Once broke, broken
and in a dark place, she just wanted more
for herself and her kids. With Diesel, she
is slowly coming back into the light again.
“Tamara was very insecure, and consistency
was nonexistent for her. She
always needs to be loved because she had
no one to care for her growing up. Now
she knows she’s worthy of good things.
She has higher self-esteem, and knows
she deserves better,” Javid says. “Horses
have a tremendous intuitive power on us,
so this is a very important part of clients’
therapy. And I know it works, because I
did it myself.”
As Tamara turns to leave after her therapy
session, Diesel follows her, and as she
drives away, he walks to the middle of the
paddock, lies down and begins to wiggle
and roll around on his back. Winnes says
this is a common habit of horses, as it
allows them to release all their clients’
energy so that they, too, can move on.
“I have learned through this that I am
not all this stuff that has happened to
me,” Tamara says. “My kids are happy,
we have a roof over our heads, I’m not
worried about all the other things. My
whole family is now happier than we’ve
ever been. There are days that will be on
the other side, but it feels good to be on
this side. This is the first time I feel like
I have actual control over my life. And
it’s all thanks to Diesel.” �
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