Nashville's Riders in the Sky Cowboy Up for "Horses for Hero's"

Cowboy Up is Riders in the Sky's motto! Be it a cowboy or veteran in a pinch they are all about lending a helping hand to those in need. Saturday night, Ranger Doug, Too Slim, Woody Paul & Joey will be signing a guitar to be auctioned in March to raise funds to keep veterans living and loving life in the saddle for Eagles Wings Stables " Horses for Heroes" program. The program provides equine assisted activities and therapeutic riding for veterans struggling to recover from trauma and injuries at no cost to the veteran or their family.

Veterans returning from the Iraq/Afghanistan war with traumatic brain injuries, blast injuries, depression, traumatic amputations and spinal cord injuries experience positive benefits from equine assisted activities and therapeutic riding that transfer into their daily lives through improved physical, psychological and psychosocial well being.

Our service men and women are returning home from war. Over the last several months multiple units have returned from deployment from Miami County and our surrounding counties. These soldiers are coming home to the loving arms of their families and their communities they call home. Yet, for many all is not so picture perfect. Our veterans are coming home and realizing they are no longer the same person that left. Many are struggling with PTSD, physical injuries, and psychological trauma. For those soldiers suffering they have lost their way, and for those with physical injuries their independence.

The “Horses for Heroes” program complements traditional medical rehab treatment plans to help them regain lost mobility, balance, strength, independence and sense of one’s old self. Eagles’ Wings is the only program within fifty miles serving seven surrounding counties offering the veterans program.

Help keep a veteran in the saddle by making a donation to Eagles’ Wings Stable, Inc., a nonprofit 501 3C program. Making a donation is as simple as visiting our web sitehttp://eagleswingsstables.webs.com to make an on line donation using Paypal. A few simple clicks of the mouse helps change the life of a veteran. Want to write a check just drop it in the mail to: Eagles’ Wings Stable, Inc., 5730 N. Washington Road, Piqua, Ohio 45356. Your donation is a gift that keeps on giving especially to those who have sacrificed so much. For additional information on our programs please call 937-726-8532.