Tag: War Horses for Veterans

No easy snapback: Why this former Chief is helping military veterans get on horseback

By Tommy Felts / February 2, 2024

Kendall Gammon doesn’t know what it’s like to adjust to life after the military, he shared, but the former Kansas City Chiefs long snapper is familiar with losing a sense of identity and community upon leaving the NFL after 15 years. “I always talked about the fact that it was the best temporary job I’d…

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Combating fight or flight: KC nonprofit deploys horses for veterans struggling to get back in the civilian saddle

By Tommy Felts / December 28, 2023

Horses taught Patrick Benson to feel again after serving in the military, he shared. Now he extends that experience to his fellow combat veterans through a nonprofit based on a rural Johnson County farm. “Working with challenging horses that are struggling with their purpose, too; to find direction; we needed the same thing,” Benson explained…

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