By Jack Healy, Danielle Ivory and Serge F. Kovaleski Oct. 30, 2020 KIRKLAND, Wash. — After months of near-isolation inside his senior care facility, Charlie no longer recognizes his wife of almost 50 years. In another nursing home, Susan’s toenails grew so long that she could not squeeze into her shoes. Ida lost 37 pounds […]
By WOKQ 97.5 10/29/2020 Gerry Scott of Saco, ME and his gorgeous horse Hercules were at it again! This time they were visiting the people of Portland including the Portland Police Department. I became obsessed with this horse last week after seeing pictures of him in Market Square in Portsmouth. Gerry, a retired military vet who was […]
By Kellie Bigos 07/23/2020 A ray of hope can appear when you least expect it. For the past four weekends, it has come to Boothbay Harbor in the form of a big, black horse named Hercules. He was brought here by owner Gerry Scott, a retired military veteran and commander of a U.S. Army horse […]
These two difficult to predict and difficult to prevent reoccurring national tragedies are two strategic targets of our national initiative. The therapeutic benefits of contact with horses is widely recognized and it is our goal to bring tens of thousands of our nations ten million horses “into communities” regularly to make our contribution for the […]
By Press Herald September 8, 2020 Brunswick Police Department recently joined with Gerry Scott of Horses Over America for the latest Brunswick PD Community Outreach project. Scott is a retired U.S. Army-Infantry Lt. Colonel from southern Maine that is a lifelong horseman who started Horses Over America. Several times per week, he brings his black Friesian […]
By Ryan Prior, CNN August 15, 2020 On an individual level, Wright noted that the main pillars of psychological health include eating healthy, staying active, getting enough sleep and maintaining social connections. “Oftentimes when we’re in stress, it’s hard to come up with a game plan,” she said. “Friends and family play that role.” CDC […]