Did you see us featured on Fox 31's Good Day Colorado? If not, view the story now about MHP's award-winning HopeFoal Program.

 

See us on CW2-KGWN TV! Chris Parente visits MHP.

 

Highlander, May 2007, Horses Help Heal Grieving Children, by Karolyn A. Gazella, Executive Director of Medicine Horse Program

Excerpt: "Gunshot. Car accident. Cancer. Suicide. The death of a loved one is a devastating and life-changing event. It can be even more complex and traumatic for a young child. According to Jennifer Trinkle, Healing Circles Program Coordinator with HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties, although children go through loss and grief just as adults do, they experience grief differently." Read this article in its entirety (PDF 36.3k).

 

Highlander, April 2007, Revealing new information about hormone therapy, cancer, and rescuing foals by Karolyn A. Gazella, Executive Director of Medicine Horse Program

Excerpt: "Premarin is a widely prescribed hormone replacement (HRT) drug. Premarin actually stands for pregnant mare urine. The process is methodical and brutal to the mares. After the mare is impregnated, she is confined to a small pen, a catheter is inserted, and the urine is harvested during the entire pregnancy. After giving birth to the foal, the foal is taken away prematurely, the mare is re-impregnated, and the process begins again. The quality of life for the mare is horrific. But what happens to the foal?" Read this article in its entirety (PDF 36.3k).

 

Elephant, Winter 2006-07, Horse as Teacher, by Karolyn A. Gazella, Executive Director of Medicine Horse Program

Excerpt: "We say a horse is like a mirror, reflecting our thoughts and feelings. If we're happy, or we're scared, they sense it. While this reflection is certainly true, a horse can be much more than a mirror. A horse often shows me what I do not see. Working with horses, they can offer us a picture of our true nature, revealing characteristics and qualities in us that we didn't even realize existed." Read this article in its entirety (PDF 784k).

 

Healthy Living, MyChelle to the Rescue by Karolyn A. Gazella, Executive Director of Medicine Horse Program

Excerpt: "At Medicine Horse Program, we have seen firsthand how horses can help people. Our award-winning HopeFoal Project provides direct evidence as to the power of the horse-human connection.  With HopeFoal, we rescue foals from the Premarin drug industry and match them with depressed, anxious, and troubled teens.  The foals are born to mares whose only purpose is to provide urine during their pregnancy for the estrogen replacement drug Premarin, also known as Premelle, Prempac, Prempro, and Premphase. The foals born to these mares are merely byproducts, often sent off to slaughter. They are an after thought, an irritant that serves no purpose in the eyes of the drug company." Read this article in its entirety (PDF 977k).