There are many expectations at Stable Recovery, a drug and alcohol rehab program based at Taylor Made Farm, the world's largest seller of thoroughbred horses. Residents are up by 5 a.m., ready to work — and sober.

Roughly 50 men are recovering from their addictions at the Kentucky farm, alongside 750 horses that give them structure, help them heal and keep them on track.

"A big part of addiction and recovery is being honest with yourself," said Christian Countzler, CEO and co-founder of the program. "It's real easy to be honest with a horse."

Countzler and Frank Taylor, whose family owns Taylor Made, are both in recovery themselves. They say that connection allows them to see themselves in the program's participants.

The program also addresses a practical challenge: a growing labor sho

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