Melody Cantu,22, left, supervises Kassidy Salazar,11, right, as she brushes Honey , a light brown quarter horse mane at Duck and Stables Wednesday Sept.18, 2024 in San Benito, Texas. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Kassidy Salazar, 11, of San Benito, combs the mane on a quarter horse name Honey at Duck ‘N Stables Wednesday Sept. 18, 2024 in San Benito. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])“We develop interventions,” Raul Garcia, owner and director, said. “We use the animals to teach life skills to coping skills to help the individuals with some of the daily life challenges that may be interpreted by others as challenging. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Jodie Stryker, a facilitator checks on the water and hay with Duck and Stables Wednesday Sept.18, 2024 in San Benito, Texas. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Kassidy Salazar,11, of San Benito uses a brush to comb the mane of Honey, a 9-year-old female quarter horse at Duck and Stables Wednesday Sept.18, 2024 in San Benito, Texas. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Maryssa Torres,15, of Raymondville smiles while feeding one of the horses at Duck and Stables Wednesday Sept.18, 2024 in San Benito, Texas. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Melody Cantu,22, an animal-assisted facilitator from Los Fresnos guides Kassidy Salazar,11, right, with cleaning a water bucket at Duck and Stables Wednesday Sept.18, 2024 in San Benito, Texas. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Kassidy Salazar gently brushes Honey’s golden brown mane from head to hooves at Duck and Stables Wednesday Sept.18, 2024 in San Benito, Texas. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Maryssa Torres places her hand on the snout of a horse at Duck and Stables Wednesday Sept.18, 2024 in San Benito, Texas. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])The facility offers activities and interventions for at-risk individuals including children, young adults, and adults, as well as veterans who may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and their families at Duck and Stables Wednesday Sept.18, 2024 in San Benito, Texas. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
