Recently, on All My Children Wear Fur Coats, Peggy Hoyt chatted with Nancy Schier-Anzelmo and Paula Hertel who highlighted the unique relationship between people and horses and explained how Connected Horse supports individuals with dementia and their care partners.
Nancy Schier-Anzelmo and Paula Hertel are the founders of Connect Horse, a non-profit organization that provides equine-assisted learning workshops to individuals impacted by dementia. Nancy and Paula, experts in aging and elder care, grew frustrated by the shortage of non-pharmacological treatments for dementia, despite the rising number of diagnoses. As avid equestrians, the duo was aware of the healing power of horses. Given the success of horses in therapeutic applications for veterans, prisoners, and other groups, they speculated that horses might also benefit individuals affected by dementia. By measuring well-being outcomes, they observed notable improvements in participants’ depression, anxiety, social connection, and sleep. Additional research at UC Davis and Stanford further validated the effectiveness of the Connected Horse Program.
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When real estate mogul Leona Helmsley died, she earmarked $12 million for the care of her white Maltese lapdog, Trouble. Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld left $1.5 million for his cat, Choupette. And a recently deceased New York City woman put $100,000 in a trust for her 32 pet cockatiels along with instructions that they be fed natural birdfeed, carrots and popcorn.
